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The Ocular Fundus
VOL. 80, NO. 3, PART II
BOOK REVIEWS
is an interesting basic introduction but does not cover what such assistants are expected to do in the United States, such as applanation tonometry, perimetry, or orthoptic eval uation. It does not cover any medical tech nological aspects such as obtaining a speci men, taking cultures, and preparing and reading slides for a bacteriologic examina tion. (2) The second part deals with the role of the assistant in the hospital environment or clinic. Here again the role is somewhat restricted and more the obligation of a prac tical nurse than of an ophthalmic nurse cli nician. (3) The third chapter deals with the duties of an operating room nurse in an ophthalmic theater. This obviously has to be a basic introduction as the techniques and methodology differ greatly. This is a useful introduction for any ophthalmic assistant—orthoptist, nurse, or technician. Some aspects are obviously ob solete for this country and most assistants will need more thorough and deeper indoc trination. F. C. BLODI
3rd ed. By Arno Nover. Translated by Frederick Blodi. Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, 1974. Clothbound, 175 pages, table of contents,
THE OCULAR FUNDUS,
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index, 42 black and white figures, 112 color plates. $19.50 In its third edition this useful book on the ocular fundus has been enhanced by the addition of 20 more colored plates, all of uniform excellence, six additional black and white illustrations, and a short chapter on the vitreous body. The clarity of the text and the positioning of the illustrations remain the same as in the previous editions, which should add to the continued popularity of the book. Some misspelling of names, such as "Gaudier" on page 138, or misnomers such as "sickle-shaped atrophy of choroid and retina" in describing an inferior conus, are not serious drawbacks. To many nonophthalmologists and begin ners who will be the main readers of this book, some of the most puzzling phenomena are frequently the physiologic light reflexes in the retina, not only those of the macular region but others occurring along the retinal vessels and concentric with the optic disk. A color plate showing a young fundus with these varieties of physiologic retinal reflexes would be a great aid in avoiding the false diagnosis of retinal edema, one of the most common diagnostic pitfalls. Perhaps the next edition of the book will cover such topics. BERTHA A. K L I E N
BOOK REVIEWS
is an interesting basic introduction but does not cover what such assistants are expected to do in the United States, such as applanation tonometry, perimetry, or orthoptic eval uation. It does not cover any medical tech nological aspects such as obtaining a speci men, taking cultures, and preparing and reading slides for a bacteriologic examina tion. (2) The second part deals with the role of the assistant in the hospital environment or clinic. Here again the role is somewhat restricted and more the obligation of a prac tical nurse than of an ophthalmic nurse cli nician. (3) The third chapter deals with the duties of an operating room nurse in an ophthalmic theater. This obviously has to be a basic introduction as the techniques and methodology differ greatly. This is a useful introduction for any ophthalmic assistant—orthoptist, nurse, or technician. Some aspects are obviously ob solete for this country and most assistants will need more thorough and deeper indoc trination. F. C. BLODI
3rd ed. By Arno Nover. Translated by Frederick Blodi. Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, 1974. Clothbound, 175 pages, table of contents,
THE OCULAR FUNDUS,
SS9
index, 42 black and white figures, 112 color plates. $19.50 In its third edition this useful book on the ocular fundus has been enhanced by the addition of 20 more colored plates, all of uniform excellence, six additional black and white illustrations, and a short chapter on the vitreous body. The clarity of the text and the positioning of the illustrations remain the same as in the previous editions, which should add to the continued popularity of the book. Some misspelling of names, such as "Gaudier" on page 138, or misnomers such as "sickle-shaped atrophy of choroid and retina" in describing an inferior conus, are not serious drawbacks. To many nonophthalmologists and begin ners who will be the main readers of this book, some of the most puzzling phenomena are frequently the physiologic light reflexes in the retina, not only those of the macular region but others occurring along the retinal vessels and concentric with the optic disk. A color plate showing a young fundus with these varieties of physiologic retinal reflexes would be a great aid in avoiding the false diagnosis of retinal edema, one of the most common diagnostic pitfalls. Perhaps the next edition of the book will cover such topics. BERTHA A. K L I E N