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reader into the realization that clinical ocular therapy cannot be entirely separated from medical care. In summary, Clinical Ocular Pharmacology can be highly recommended to optometrists. I might also recommend it to medical students wishing some additional exposure to ocular pharmacology, provided they understand the limitations of the text. I do not believe the book provides sufficient information for the pharmacologic practice of ophthalmology. JOEI. MINI)F.I., M.D., PH.D
BOOK REVIEWS era1 full-length, up-to-date texts on pediatric ophthalmology and at least one other comparable nonspecialist work are available. Its major appeal will be to those whose principal involvement in health care is in areas other than pediatric ophthalmology. For these readers its strengths would clearly establish its value. ED~AKI) L. RAAB, M.D.
Animal Models of Ocular Diseases, edited Pediatric Ophthalmology, M.D. Philadelphia, illus. Price: $39.50
by Leonard B. Nelson, ?Y. B. Saunders, 1984, 268 pp.,
This manual of pediataric ophthalmology, intended for the nonophthalmologist, is published as Volume 25 of the Major Problems in Clinical Pediatrics series. Dr. Nelson has made excellent choices as to the subject matter to be included, and he demonstrates an enviable ability to condense a large amount of information, covering the entire range of pediatric ophthalmology, into the dimensions of a handbook, without excessive sacrifice of detail. In particular, the sections on visual acuity testing (especially in preverbal children), and on retinal disorders and trauma are extremely well written. An unusual feature of this volume is the inclusion as appendices of lists of special education resources available in each of the United States, of state agencies providing preschool and vocational counseling services, and of private agencies involved in blindness and visual handicaps. This is an important informational source for health workers in this field. Unfortunately, several imperfections must be mentioned. While the book is appropriately and quite liberally referenced (a valuable reading list for further study), authors’ names frequently are misspelled and the citations contain numerous errors. These and other typographic errors in the text occur throughout the book. Another item of concern is the illustrations; although not unique, most were borrowed (requiring lengthy captions for attribution) and many reproduced poorly or, being intended originally for a selected readership, were cropped too closely for easy orientation by the non-specialist. Some topics were illustrated unnecessarily by more than one figure. In one composite photograph the components were arranged incorrectly, and in another figure the legend indicated right when the involvement was on the left. This book becomes available at a time when sev-
Khalid F. Tabbara, M.D. and Robert V.M.D. Springfield, Charles C Thomas, pp., illus. Price: $39.75
by M. Cello, 1984, 300
The papers published in this book are from another of the seminars sponsored by the Alta California Eye Research Foundation and held at Lake Tahoe, California. The book is the fourth publication resulting from these seminars. The majority of the contributors are from University of California, San Francisco and Davis. The chapters are organized into four sections: I - Infectious Diseases; II - Neoplastic Diseases; I I I - Metabolic and Miscellaneous Disorders; and IVImmunologic Disorders. The first chapter on the selection of animal models for scientific investigations is most informative and germane to current considerations for laboratory animal research. The preface by G. Richard O’Connor, M.D., president of the Alta California Eye Research Foundation, also emphasizes the sensitivity and ethical considerations necessary for investigations with laboratory animal models. The chapters range from general or review articles to specific original publications. As is the case with multiple author texts, the quality of the individual chapters vary and some bibliographies are brief‘ and others extensive. Nonetheless, this text summarizes a large number of animal models for human ophthalmic disorders, particularly for the infectious and immunologic diseases. While the text provides no new information, it serves as a wellorganized, well-indexed, and fairly comprehensive review of this subject. This volume is an excellent source of information for the academic ophthalmologist, veterinary ophthalmologist, visual scientist, microbiologist, and immunologist active in or proposing ophthalmic research. This instructive reference should be of value to all ophthalmic investigators using laboratory animals. KIKICN. CI
Surv Ophthalmol
29(5) March-April
1985
reader into the realization that clinical ocular therapy cannot be entirely separated from medical care. In summary, Clinical Ocular Pharmacology can be highly recommended to optometrists. I might also recommend it to medical students wishing some additional exposure to ocular pharmacology, provided they understand the limitations of the text. I do not believe the book provides sufficient information for the pharmacologic practice of ophthalmology. JOEI. MINI)F.I., M.D., PH.D
BOOK REVIEWS era1 full-length, up-to-date texts on pediatric ophthalmology and at least one other comparable nonspecialist work are available. Its major appeal will be to those whose principal involvement in health care is in areas other than pediatric ophthalmology. For these readers its strengths would clearly establish its value. ED~AKI) L. RAAB, M.D.
Animal Models of Ocular Diseases, edited Pediatric Ophthalmology, M.D. Philadelphia, illus. Price: $39.50
by Leonard B. Nelson, ?Y. B. Saunders, 1984, 268 pp.,
This manual of pediataric ophthalmology, intended for the nonophthalmologist, is published as Volume 25 of the Major Problems in Clinical Pediatrics series. Dr. Nelson has made excellent choices as to the subject matter to be included, and he demonstrates an enviable ability to condense a large amount of information, covering the entire range of pediatric ophthalmology, into the dimensions of a handbook, without excessive sacrifice of detail. In particular, the sections on visual acuity testing (especially in preverbal children), and on retinal disorders and trauma are extremely well written. An unusual feature of this volume is the inclusion as appendices of lists of special education resources available in each of the United States, of state agencies providing preschool and vocational counseling services, and of private agencies involved in blindness and visual handicaps. This is an important informational source for health workers in this field. Unfortunately, several imperfections must be mentioned. While the book is appropriately and quite liberally referenced (a valuable reading list for further study), authors’ names frequently are misspelled and the citations contain numerous errors. These and other typographic errors in the text occur throughout the book. Another item of concern is the illustrations; although not unique, most were borrowed (requiring lengthy captions for attribution) and many reproduced poorly or, being intended originally for a selected readership, were cropped too closely for easy orientation by the non-specialist. Some topics were illustrated unnecessarily by more than one figure. In one composite photograph the components were arranged incorrectly, and in another figure the legend indicated right when the involvement was on the left. This book becomes available at a time when sev-
Khalid F. Tabbara, M.D. and Robert V.M.D. Springfield, Charles C Thomas, pp., illus. Price: $39.75
by M. Cello, 1984, 300
The papers published in this book are from another of the seminars sponsored by the Alta California Eye Research Foundation and held at Lake Tahoe, California. The book is the fourth publication resulting from these seminars. The majority of the contributors are from University of California, San Francisco and Davis. The chapters are organized into four sections: I - Infectious Diseases; II - Neoplastic Diseases; I I I - Metabolic and Miscellaneous Disorders; and IVImmunologic Disorders. The first chapter on the selection of animal models for scientific investigations is most informative and germane to current considerations for laboratory animal research. The preface by G. Richard O’Connor, M.D., president of the Alta California Eye Research Foundation, also emphasizes the sensitivity and ethical considerations necessary for investigations with laboratory animal models. The chapters range from general or review articles to specific original publications. As is the case with multiple author texts, the quality of the individual chapters vary and some bibliographies are brief‘ and others extensive. Nonetheless, this text summarizes a large number of animal models for human ophthalmic disorders, particularly for the infectious and immunologic diseases. While the text provides no new information, it serves as a wellorganized, well-indexed, and fairly comprehensive review of this subject. This volume is an excellent source of information for the academic ophthalmologist, veterinary ophthalmologist, visual scientist, microbiologist, and immunologist active in or proposing ophthalmic research. This instructive reference should be of value to all ophthalmic investigators using laboratory animals. KIKICN. CI