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Edited by H. Stanley Thompson, M.D.
rent advances in the medical management of glaucoma. There is also a discussion of new surgical techniques used in the operative treatment of glaucoma. Other chapters examine the problems inherent in the evaluation of visual fields, the examination of the retinal nerve fiber layer, and the use of databases and trend analysis in the treatment of patients with glaucoma. The wide range of topics addressed in this book provide reading that will be of interest to both the glaucoma specialist and the general ophthalmologist.
Perspectives in Glaucoma. Transactions of First Scientific Meeting of The American Glaucoma Society. Edited by M. Bruce Shields, Irvin P. Pollack, and Allan E. Kolker. Thorofare, Slack, Inc., 1988. 297 pages, index, illustrated. $55
Reviewed by RONALD L. RADIUS Milwaukee, Wisconsin As set forth by the editors in their preface, the text is intended to serve a three-part purpose. As the Transactions of the First Scientific Meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, this publication "documents the inauguration of this new society." These transactions also "honor one of the Society's founding members, Charles D. Phelps," whose untimely death occurred only months before the official establishment of the Society. Finally these proceedings fulfill "the desire of the membership ... to share with the ophthalmic community selected current concepts regarding the management of glaucoma." To these ends, the editors have compiled the contributions of several different authors into a single book. The breadth of the material included in this text and the expertise of the individual contributors are the text's greatest strengths. The single shortcoming of this format is that material originally prepared for an oral presentation does not always transcribe well into text. The time constraints generally imposed upon an oral presentation may limit the amount of information that can be included. The reader may finish some selections wishing that the chapter had been longer. In contrast, other selections may include too much material. Information that may have been valuable as an oral presentation can, as text, make difficult reading indeed. For the most part, however, the editors have accomplished their task. What were interesting oral presentations have been transformed into readable text. Although some of the topics are of rather selected interest, most of the chapters should be of general interest to the practicing ophthalmologist. Several chapters review cur-
The Book List Cataract and Refractive Microsurgery. By A. E. Maumenee, W. J. Stark, and I. Esente. Milan, Italy, Fogliazza Editore, 1989. 353 pages, illustrated. $200
Clinical Ophthalmology, ed. 2. By Jack J. Kanski. Stoneham, Butterworths, 1989. 491 pages, index, illustrated. $95
Contact Lenses In Ophthalmology. By Michael S. Wilson and Elisabeth A. W. Millis. Stoneham, Butterworths, 1989. 152 pages, index, illustrated. $49.95
Management of Facial, Head and Neck Pain. By Barry C. Cooper and Frank E. Lucente. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1989. 368 pages, index, illustrated. $75
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Edited by H. Stanley Thompson, M.D.
rent advances in the medical management of glaucoma. There is also a discussion of new surgical techniques used in the operative treatment of glaucoma. Other chapters examine the problems inherent in the evaluation of visual fields, the examination of the retinal nerve fiber layer, and the use of databases and trend analysis in the treatment of patients with glaucoma. The wide range of topics addressed in this book provide reading that will be of interest to both the glaucoma specialist and the general ophthalmologist.
Perspectives in Glaucoma. Transactions of First Scientific Meeting of The American Glaucoma Society. Edited by M. Bruce Shields, Irvin P. Pollack, and Allan E. Kolker. Thorofare, Slack, Inc., 1988. 297 pages, index, illustrated. $55
Reviewed by RONALD L. RADIUS Milwaukee, Wisconsin As set forth by the editors in their preface, the text is intended to serve a three-part purpose. As the Transactions of the First Scientific Meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, this publication "documents the inauguration of this new society." These transactions also "honor one of the Society's founding members, Charles D. Phelps," whose untimely death occurred only months before the official establishment of the Society. Finally these proceedings fulfill "the desire of the membership ... to share with the ophthalmic community selected current concepts regarding the management of glaucoma." To these ends, the editors have compiled the contributions of several different authors into a single book. The breadth of the material included in this text and the expertise of the individual contributors are the text's greatest strengths. The single shortcoming of this format is that material originally prepared for an oral presentation does not always transcribe well into text. The time constraints generally imposed upon an oral presentation may limit the amount of information that can be included. The reader may finish some selections wishing that the chapter had been longer. In contrast, other selections may include too much material. Information that may have been valuable as an oral presentation can, as text, make difficult reading indeed. For the most part, however, the editors have accomplished their task. What were interesting oral presentations have been transformed into readable text. Although some of the topics are of rather selected interest, most of the chapters should be of general interest to the practicing ophthalmologist. Several chapters review cur-
The Book List Cataract and Refractive Microsurgery. By A. E. Maumenee, W. J. Stark, and I. Esente. Milan, Italy, Fogliazza Editore, 1989. 353 pages, illustrated. $200
Clinical Ophthalmology, ed. 2. By Jack J. Kanski. Stoneham, Butterworths, 1989. 491 pages, index, illustrated. $95
Contact Lenses In Ophthalmology. By Michael S. Wilson and Elisabeth A. W. Millis. Stoneham, Butterworths, 1989. 152 pages, index, illustrated. $49.95
Management of Facial, Head and Neck Pain. By Barry C. Cooper and Frank E. Lucente. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1989. 368 pages, index, illustrated. $75
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