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Atlas of Strabismus
VOL. 96, NO. 1
BOOK REVIEWS
ities gives a direction to investigations of the still unsolved problems regarding the cause of uveitis. There follows an excellent discussion of the relationship of exogenous uveitis and sympathetic ophthalmia by Kraus-Mackiw. Here particular importance is at tached to a distinction between lensinduced uveitis and classic sympathetic ophthalmia without involvement of the lens. The section on diagnostic proce dures in sympathetic ophthalmia is fol lowed by a presentation of the results of animal experiments. The closing pages of this chapter present ideas concerning the pathogenesis, pathology, therapy, and prognosis of sympathetic uveitis. The chapter on the pathology of uvei tis, by Müller-Hermelink, focuses on lens-induced uveitis, sympathetic oph thalmia, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syn drome, intermediate uveitis, and malig nant lymphoma of the uvea. Müller-Her melink covers these subjects in an orderly and clear manner and supports his text with many photomicrographs. The chapter on the treatment of uve itis, by Dinning, presents a survey of the general management of uveitis, including a comprehensive review of the use of cytotoxic drugs. H e considers corticosteroids, methods of oral therapy, and com plications of systemic corticosteroids. He gives indications for the use of cytotoxic agents in uveitis, and describes practical cytotoxic therapy. Finally, there is a sur vey of surgical procedures in uveitis. This clinically informative chapter is well done. Finally, there is a chapter on immuno logie insights into uveitis, written by Kaplan. He covers the subject in a fasci nating manner, discussing the immune responses to transplantation antigens and protein antigens, the pathogenesis of idiopathic anterior uveitis, and approaches to future research in uveitis, including
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the analysis of cell surface markers on intraocular lymphocytes. Those wishing to refresh their knowl edge of recent advances in our knowledge of the pathophysiology and therapy of uveitis will profit by reading this book. It should be a part of the library of investi gators interested in intraocular inflamma tion. K. M A T T I SAARI
Atlas of Strabismus, 4th ed. By Gunter K. von Noorden. St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1983. Hardcover, 223 pages, sub ject index, references, 112 black and white figures, 35 color figures. $35 In his preface, the author states that this edition differs from earlier editions in the deletion of a few illustrations and tests because of questionable relevance, and that others have been added or sub stituted to illustrate additional diagnostic steps or to depict motility disorders not considered previously. The text has been revised and is more effectively written than before. The volume is in the handy textbook size of T H E AMERICAN JOURNAL O F O P H T H A L M O L O G Y and not in the atlas size of previous editions. This remains the standard teaching strabismus atlas. FRANK W.
NEWELL
Anesthesia For Ophthalmology. By Robert A. Bruce, Jr., Kathryn E. McGoldrick, and Paul Oppenheimer. Birmingham, Aesculapius Publishing Co., 1982. Hardcover, 246 pages, bibliography index, subject index, 55 black and white figures. $65 The authors have produced an informa tive book that is of value for both ophthal mologists and anesthesiologists involved in ophthalmic surgery. They have admir-
BOOK REVIEWS
ities gives a direction to investigations of the still unsolved problems regarding the cause of uveitis. There follows an excellent discussion of the relationship of exogenous uveitis and sympathetic ophthalmia by Kraus-Mackiw. Here particular importance is at tached to a distinction between lensinduced uveitis and classic sympathetic ophthalmia without involvement of the lens. The section on diagnostic proce dures in sympathetic ophthalmia is fol lowed by a presentation of the results of animal experiments. The closing pages of this chapter present ideas concerning the pathogenesis, pathology, therapy, and prognosis of sympathetic uveitis. The chapter on the pathology of uvei tis, by Müller-Hermelink, focuses on lens-induced uveitis, sympathetic oph thalmia, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syn drome, intermediate uveitis, and malig nant lymphoma of the uvea. Müller-Her melink covers these subjects in an orderly and clear manner and supports his text with many photomicrographs. The chapter on the treatment of uve itis, by Dinning, presents a survey of the general management of uveitis, including a comprehensive review of the use of cytotoxic drugs. H e considers corticosteroids, methods of oral therapy, and com plications of systemic corticosteroids. He gives indications for the use of cytotoxic agents in uveitis, and describes practical cytotoxic therapy. Finally, there is a sur vey of surgical procedures in uveitis. This clinically informative chapter is well done. Finally, there is a chapter on immuno logie insights into uveitis, written by Kaplan. He covers the subject in a fasci nating manner, discussing the immune responses to transplantation antigens and protein antigens, the pathogenesis of idiopathic anterior uveitis, and approaches to future research in uveitis, including
125
the analysis of cell surface markers on intraocular lymphocytes. Those wishing to refresh their knowl edge of recent advances in our knowledge of the pathophysiology and therapy of uveitis will profit by reading this book. It should be a part of the library of investi gators interested in intraocular inflamma tion. K. M A T T I SAARI
Atlas of Strabismus, 4th ed. By Gunter K. von Noorden. St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1983. Hardcover, 223 pages, sub ject index, references, 112 black and white figures, 35 color figures. $35 In his preface, the author states that this edition differs from earlier editions in the deletion of a few illustrations and tests because of questionable relevance, and that others have been added or sub stituted to illustrate additional diagnostic steps or to depict motility disorders not considered previously. The text has been revised and is more effectively written than before. The volume is in the handy textbook size of T H E AMERICAN JOURNAL O F O P H T H A L M O L O G Y and not in the atlas size of previous editions. This remains the standard teaching strabismus atlas. FRANK W.
NEWELL
Anesthesia For Ophthalmology. By Robert A. Bruce, Jr., Kathryn E. McGoldrick, and Paul Oppenheimer. Birmingham, Aesculapius Publishing Co., 1982. Hardcover, 246 pages, bibliography index, subject index, 55 black and white figures. $65 The authors have produced an informa tive book that is of value for both ophthal mologists and anesthesiologists involved in ophthalmic surgery. They have admir-