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Vitreous microsurgery
SURVEY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
BOOK
VOLUME 27 - NUMBER 1’ JULY-AUGUST
1982
REVIEWS
STEVEN M. PODOS, M.D.
Vitreous Microsurgery, by Steven Charles. Baltimore, Williams @ Wilkins, 198 1, pp. 19 1, illus. Price: $32.00
ly recommended. The author is to be congratulated on his pioneering contributions to the field and for providing the reader with his surgical insight and wisdom. KEITH M. ZIN'N
Vitreous Microsurgery is a concisely written treatise on the fundamentals of vitrectomy surgery by one of the world’s most experienced and innovative vitrectomy surgeons. The major theme throughout the work is to provide a rational basis for making the major management decisions in the preoperative, operative and postoperative phases of vitrectomy surgery. In addition, the author stresses throughout the text clinically proven techniques of anterior and posterior vitrectomy that form the basis for solving many complex vitreoretinal management problems. The text begins with the preoperative patient evaluation followed by a chapter on the basic present day instrumentation systems used for vitrectomy surgery. Anterior and posterior segment surgiare described separately and cal techniques followed by a discussion of scleral buckling and scleral resection methods adopted for vitrectomy surgery. The middle section of the book deals with specific clinical problems, e.g., proliferative diabetic retinopathy, massive periretinal proliferation, epimacular proliferation, giant retinal breaks and trauma. The role of pars plana vitrectomy in the management of endophthalmitis is particularly valuable as is the discussion on resection of epiretinal and massive periretinal membranes. The last portion of the text contains a detailed analysis of pediatric traction retinal’ detachments, e.g., retrolental fibroplasia and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous as well as a chapter devoted to the management of complications of vitrectomy. This book is an excellent and concise exposition on the subject with an orientation to the practical aspects of vitreous surgery. Its goal is to provide the reader with an orderly approach to decision-making in vitrectomy surgery as well as the basic techniques used to solve simple as well as complex vitreoretinal problems. This text is valuable for the novice resident and general ophthalmic practitioner, as well as for the experienced vitreoretinal surgeon. It is high-
Visual Electrodiagnostic Testing, by Ronald E. Carr and Irwin M. Siegel. Baltimore, Williams 63 Wilkins, 1982, pp. 126, illus. Price: $32.00 This compact volume gives an excellent overview of the field of electrodiagnostic testing. The book is divided into three main sections: I. Basic Concepts and Methods; II. Clinical Section; and, III. Appendix. The Basic Concept section, which deals with electroretinography, fovea1 ERG’s, electroocwlography, and visually evoked cortical potentials, gives information concerning basic physiological considerations, patient preparation and recording, and general points concerning clinical applications. The electroretinogram is emphasized. The second part, Clinical Section, covers specific retinal disorders including generalized heredodegenerations of the retina, cone disorders, and congenital stationary night blindness. The beginning of this section, diagnostic guides, has pages with blackened edges for easy reference and summarizes conditions which are characteristic of four specific types of ERG abnormalities. Schematic waveforms demonstrating each ERG abnormality are also presented with each of the four diagnostic guides. A final chapter, “All Tests Considered”, touches on the appropriateness of one test over another in certain situations. The last section of the book, the Appendix, deals with more technical data concerning ERG and EOG testing as well as assessment of color vision and dark adaptometry. This excellent volume presents an informative, clearly written manual on visual electrodiagnostic testing and is recommended for practicing ophthalmologists and residents alike. MURRAY WOLKSTEIN 73
BOOK
VOLUME 27 - NUMBER 1’ JULY-AUGUST
1982
REVIEWS
STEVEN M. PODOS, M.D.
Vitreous Microsurgery, by Steven Charles. Baltimore, Williams @ Wilkins, 198 1, pp. 19 1, illus. Price: $32.00
ly recommended. The author is to be congratulated on his pioneering contributions to the field and for providing the reader with his surgical insight and wisdom. KEITH M. ZIN'N
Vitreous Microsurgery is a concisely written treatise on the fundamentals of vitrectomy surgery by one of the world’s most experienced and innovative vitrectomy surgeons. The major theme throughout the work is to provide a rational basis for making the major management decisions in the preoperative, operative and postoperative phases of vitrectomy surgery. In addition, the author stresses throughout the text clinically proven techniques of anterior and posterior vitrectomy that form the basis for solving many complex vitreoretinal management problems. The text begins with the preoperative patient evaluation followed by a chapter on the basic present day instrumentation systems used for vitrectomy surgery. Anterior and posterior segment surgiare described separately and cal techniques followed by a discussion of scleral buckling and scleral resection methods adopted for vitrectomy surgery. The middle section of the book deals with specific clinical problems, e.g., proliferative diabetic retinopathy, massive periretinal proliferation, epimacular proliferation, giant retinal breaks and trauma. The role of pars plana vitrectomy in the management of endophthalmitis is particularly valuable as is the discussion on resection of epiretinal and massive periretinal membranes. The last portion of the text contains a detailed analysis of pediatric traction retinal’ detachments, e.g., retrolental fibroplasia and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous as well as a chapter devoted to the management of complications of vitrectomy. This book is an excellent and concise exposition on the subject with an orientation to the practical aspects of vitreous surgery. Its goal is to provide the reader with an orderly approach to decision-making in vitrectomy surgery as well as the basic techniques used to solve simple as well as complex vitreoretinal problems. This text is valuable for the novice resident and general ophthalmic practitioner, as well as for the experienced vitreoretinal surgeon. It is high-
Visual Electrodiagnostic Testing, by Ronald E. Carr and Irwin M. Siegel. Baltimore, Williams 63 Wilkins, 1982, pp. 126, illus. Price: $32.00 This compact volume gives an excellent overview of the field of electrodiagnostic testing. The book is divided into three main sections: I. Basic Concepts and Methods; II. Clinical Section; and, III. Appendix. The Basic Concept section, which deals with electroretinography, fovea1 ERG’s, electroocwlography, and visually evoked cortical potentials, gives information concerning basic physiological considerations, patient preparation and recording, and general points concerning clinical applications. The electroretinogram is emphasized. The second part, Clinical Section, covers specific retinal disorders including generalized heredodegenerations of the retina, cone disorders, and congenital stationary night blindness. The beginning of this section, diagnostic guides, has pages with blackened edges for easy reference and summarizes conditions which are characteristic of four specific types of ERG abnormalities. Schematic waveforms demonstrating each ERG abnormality are also presented with each of the four diagnostic guides. A final chapter, “All Tests Considered”, touches on the appropriateness of one test over another in certain situations. The last section of the book, the Appendix, deals with more technical data concerning ERG and EOG testing as well as assessment of color vision and dark adaptometry. This excellent volume presents an informative, clearly written manual on visual electrodiagnostic testing and is recommended for practicing ophthalmologists and residents alike. MURRAY WOLKSTEIN 73