Atlas of Ophthalmic Ultrasonography and Biometry

Abstract

The first section is devoted to disorders of eye movement and there are chapters on the diagnosis and therapy of squint by Hugonnier and Magnard, on squints in children by Otto, on amblyopia also by Otto, and on nystagmus by Kommerell.This is followed by a large section on the retina with contributions by Henkes, Deutmann, and Archer.Finally there are two small chapters on glaucoma-related subjects-gonioscopy and secondary glaucoma, both by Slezak.The illustrations throughout are of the highest quality, and each chapter is followed by a comprehensive list of references.It is difficult in a book of such uniformly high standard to single out any particular aspect that requires special mention over the rest, equally difficult to find any fault.The contributions on squint and on retinal disease can be classed as definitive studies, and the only criticism is that the mixture is almost too rich, for we are presented under one cover with three books that could achieve great success independently.The editors are to be congratulated on this contribution to ophthalmic teaching, and the German-speaking ophthalmologists for whom this book is written are to be envied.We look forward eagerly to part 2 and to volume 2 in the series.