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Proceedings of the Centennial Symposium, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Vol. 1. Ophthalmology
VOL. 70, NO. 1
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(anatomy, genetics, physiology, neuro-oph- very difficult to select any section as the most thalmology, etc.). This is obviously a supe outstanding one, since all of them are of ex rior arrangement, but the authors have ceptional caliber. The participants presenting hedged the issue by including an introduc their most current views in their main inter tory chapter called "Ophthalmic Entities," est, provide a reader with the latest happen which is really a melange of conditions listed ings in the clinical and surgical problems of by the same old scheme. The personal pref ophthalmology. This volume should be of in erence of this reviewer would have been to terest to all ophthalmologists who wish to ob integrate this chapter with Appendix One, tain an insight into the most recent advances "Symptomatology of Eye Diseases," so that of ophthalmology. the student could look up a presenting com Tibor G. Farkas plaint and read a descriptive list of differen tial diagnoses he should consider. Finally, one may take objection to the in clusion of a chapter on the techniques of ADVANCES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, VOL. 21. BIBLIOTHECA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, No. 80. ocular surgery in such a book, particularly Edited by M. J. Roper-Hall, H. Sautter, when two whole magnificent color plates are and E. B. Streiff. Basel, S. Karger AG, devoted to the relatively uncommon proce 1969. Clothbound, 236 pages, bibliography, dures of goniotomy and goniopuncture. In 43 tables, 48 figures in black and white. their defense one should point out that the Price $16.55 blocks were probably available to the senior author, so that inclusion of these plates did The editors have wisely chosen the seven not augment the cost of the book. papers that are included in volume 21 of Ad In summary this is a lovely book to look vances in Ophthalmology. It begins with a upon. It is a far cry from the simple manual review, "Non-magnetic intraocular foreign first published by Dr. Gifford, but then oph bodies (1958-67)," by H. Neubauer of thalmology in 1970 is several light years Köln-Lindenthal (English, 41 pages, refer ence of 182 articles). The author discusses from 1938. and elaborates upon the technical progress in David Schoch problems of accurate localization and towards this end, has an optimistic approach to in strumental and operative techniques. He PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTENNIAL SYMPO concludes that "because of the relatively SIUM, MANHATTAN E Y E , EAR AND small number of cases and the expensive THROAT HOSPITAL, Vol. 1. Ophthalmol technical equipment needed for their manage ogy. By Arnold I. Turtz. St. Louis, C. V. ment, special centers for the treatment of Mosby, 1969. Clothbound 331 pages, in nonmagnetic intraocular foreign bodies are dex, 247 illustrations. Price $27.50 needed." The participants of the ophthalmology section of the centennial symposium of the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital read as the Who's Who in Ophthalmology. The organizers divided the symposium into various sections covering the most pertinent ophthalmic problems. The papers of each section were followed by a group discussion which, as is usually the case, is the most in teresting portion of the symposium. It is
Olga M. Ferrer of Miami, Florida, gives us a five-year review (1960-65) of fluorescein fundus photography (English). It is ex cellently done and timely. She points out that in 1960 Novotny and Alvis (U.S. Air Force) first reported this increasingly valu able and important technique. After a slow start, the method began to increase in popu larity in 1965, by the improvements in in strumentation and technique. A subsequent
BOOK REVIEWS
155
(anatomy, genetics, physiology, neuro-oph- very difficult to select any section as the most thalmology, etc.). This is obviously a supe outstanding one, since all of them are of ex rior arrangement, but the authors have ceptional caliber. The participants presenting hedged the issue by including an introduc their most current views in their main inter tory chapter called "Ophthalmic Entities," est, provide a reader with the latest happen which is really a melange of conditions listed ings in the clinical and surgical problems of by the same old scheme. The personal pref ophthalmology. This volume should be of in erence of this reviewer would have been to terest to all ophthalmologists who wish to ob integrate this chapter with Appendix One, tain an insight into the most recent advances "Symptomatology of Eye Diseases," so that of ophthalmology. the student could look up a presenting com Tibor G. Farkas plaint and read a descriptive list of differen tial diagnoses he should consider. Finally, one may take objection to the in clusion of a chapter on the techniques of ADVANCES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, VOL. 21. BIBLIOTHECA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, No. 80. ocular surgery in such a book, particularly Edited by M. J. Roper-Hall, H. Sautter, when two whole magnificent color plates are and E. B. Streiff. Basel, S. Karger AG, devoted to the relatively uncommon proce 1969. Clothbound, 236 pages, bibliography, dures of goniotomy and goniopuncture. In 43 tables, 48 figures in black and white. their defense one should point out that the Price $16.55 blocks were probably available to the senior author, so that inclusion of these plates did The editors have wisely chosen the seven not augment the cost of the book. papers that are included in volume 21 of Ad In summary this is a lovely book to look vances in Ophthalmology. It begins with a upon. It is a far cry from the simple manual review, "Non-magnetic intraocular foreign first published by Dr. Gifford, but then oph bodies (1958-67)," by H. Neubauer of thalmology in 1970 is several light years Köln-Lindenthal (English, 41 pages, refer ence of 182 articles). The author discusses from 1938. and elaborates upon the technical progress in David Schoch problems of accurate localization and towards this end, has an optimistic approach to in strumental and operative techniques. He PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTENNIAL SYMPO concludes that "because of the relatively SIUM, MANHATTAN E Y E , EAR AND small number of cases and the expensive THROAT HOSPITAL, Vol. 1. Ophthalmol technical equipment needed for their manage ogy. By Arnold I. Turtz. St. Louis, C. V. ment, special centers for the treatment of Mosby, 1969. Clothbound 331 pages, in nonmagnetic intraocular foreign bodies are dex, 247 illustrations. Price $27.50 needed." The participants of the ophthalmology section of the centennial symposium of the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital read as the Who's Who in Ophthalmology. The organizers divided the symposium into various sections covering the most pertinent ophthalmic problems. The papers of each section were followed by a group discussion which, as is usually the case, is the most in teresting portion of the symposium. It is
Olga M. Ferrer of Miami, Florida, gives us a five-year review (1960-65) of fluorescein fundus photography (English). It is ex cellently done and timely. She points out that in 1960 Novotny and Alvis (U.S. Air Force) first reported this increasingly valu able and important technique. After a slow start, the method began to increase in popu larity in 1965, by the improvements in in strumentation and technique. A subsequent