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and cause macular holes. If vitreoretinal adhesions are not routinely present, perhaps a simple tamponade with gasfluid exchange without vitrectomy would prove to be an effective proce dure in these cases. A. DELLAPORTA,
Palo Alto,
M.D.
California
REFERENCE 1. Dellaporta, A.: Endodiathermy. A method for sealing macular holes by transbulbar coagulation. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 37:649, 1954.
Boston,
EDITOR:
I was particularly interested in the ar ticle, "Retinal neovascularization com plicating rhegmatogenous retinal de tachment of long duration" (Am. J. Ophthalmol. 93:773, June 1982), by K. S. Felder and R. J. Brockhurst be cause my colleagues and I have found the same abnormalities, related to the long duration of the retinal detachment, in 28 eyes. In three of the 28 eyes we found an exudative reaction to the outer retina similar to that found in Coats' disease. Our findings were reported at the 11th Meeting of the Jules Gonin Club, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 1978 and have been published. 1 Buenos Aires,
tachment to our attention. Despite an intense search we found only the refer ences mentioned in our article. Unfortu nately, neither of us had the good for tune to attend the Gonin meeting in 1978 and thus we were unaware of this paper. We regret that we were thus un able to include his work. Nonetheless, we are delighted that he has also observed this phenomenon and hope that this will serve as a stimulus to others to differentiate this problem from so-called Coats' disease. K E N N E T H S. FELDER, M.D. ROBERT J. BROCKHURST, M.D.
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E N R I Q U E S. MALBRAN,
407
M.D.
Argentina
REFERENCE 1. Malbran, E. S., Dodds, R. A., and Hulsbus, R.: Retinal telangiectasias associated with long standing retinal detachment as a prognostic sign. Mod. Probi. Ophthalmol. 20:96, 1979.
Reply EDITOR:
We are grateful to Dr. Malbran for bringing his report on neovascular anomalies in long-standing retinal de
Massachusetts
BOOK REVIEWS Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. Edited by Allen M. Putterman. New York, Grune & Stratton, 1982. Hardcover, 327 pages, index, 225 black and white fig ures. $64.50 This book is a timely contribution to a rapidly developing specialty. In the past few years, the demand for cosmetic oculoplastic surgery has grown almost exponentially. A society eager to pre serve its youth, social pressures that en courage people to improve the way they look, and a population in which large numbers of people are approaching middle-age have created the demand and need for expertise in this field. This book presents discussions by Putterman and 17 other contributors of the various aspects of cosmetic oculo plastic surgery. In addition to the de tailed descriptions of various techniques, there are chapters on many other aspects of cosmetic oculoplastic surgery. The his tory, patient selection, patient evalua tion, dermatopathology, psychiatry, and many other valuable topics are discussed. Although multi-author books often vary
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and cause macular holes. If vitreoretinal adhesions are not routinely present, perhaps a simple tamponade with gasfluid exchange without vitrectomy would prove to be an effective proce dure in these cases. A. DELLAPORTA,
Palo Alto,
M.D.
California
REFERENCE 1. Dellaporta, A.: Endodiathermy. A method for sealing macular holes by transbulbar coagulation. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 37:649, 1954.
Boston,
EDITOR:
I was particularly interested in the ar ticle, "Retinal neovascularization com plicating rhegmatogenous retinal de tachment of long duration" (Am. J. Ophthalmol. 93:773, June 1982), by K. S. Felder and R. J. Brockhurst be cause my colleagues and I have found the same abnormalities, related to the long duration of the retinal detachment, in 28 eyes. In three of the 28 eyes we found an exudative reaction to the outer retina similar to that found in Coats' disease. Our findings were reported at the 11th Meeting of the Jules Gonin Club, held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 1978 and have been published. 1 Buenos Aires,
tachment to our attention. Despite an intense search we found only the refer ences mentioned in our article. Unfortu nately, neither of us had the good for tune to attend the Gonin meeting in 1978 and thus we were unaware of this paper. We regret that we were thus un able to include his work. Nonetheless, we are delighted that he has also observed this phenomenon and hope that this will serve as a stimulus to others to differentiate this problem from so-called Coats' disease. K E N N E T H S. FELDER, M.D. ROBERT J. BROCKHURST, M.D.
Retinal Neovascularization
E N R I Q U E S. MALBRAN,
407
M.D.
Argentina
REFERENCE 1. Malbran, E. S., Dodds, R. A., and Hulsbus, R.: Retinal telangiectasias associated with long standing retinal detachment as a prognostic sign. Mod. Probi. Ophthalmol. 20:96, 1979.
Reply EDITOR:
We are grateful to Dr. Malbran for bringing his report on neovascular anomalies in long-standing retinal de
Massachusetts
BOOK REVIEWS Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. Edited by Allen M. Putterman. New York, Grune & Stratton, 1982. Hardcover, 327 pages, index, 225 black and white fig ures. $64.50 This book is a timely contribution to a rapidly developing specialty. In the past few years, the demand for cosmetic oculoplastic surgery has grown almost exponentially. A society eager to pre serve its youth, social pressures that en courage people to improve the way they look, and a population in which large numbers of people are approaching middle-age have created the demand and need for expertise in this field. This book presents discussions by Putterman and 17 other contributors of the various aspects of cosmetic oculo plastic surgery. In addition to the de tailed descriptions of various techniques, there are chapters on many other aspects of cosmetic oculoplastic surgery. The his tory, patient selection, patient evalua tion, dermatopathology, psychiatry, and many other valuable topics are discussed. Although multi-author books often vary