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Show lOUT/ wi '" Cli,,; cal N<' ImH'l'hlhalll1[ 1l" g.~ 12( 4): 280- 281, 1992. Book Reviews '( 11992 Raven Press, Ltd., 1':" , .. , rk Atlas of Orbital Surgery, by Charles R. Leone, Jr., Arthur S. Grove, Jr., William C. Lloyd Ill, and Ted H. Wojno. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1992, 187 pp, $ 74.50, Doctors Leone, Grove, Lloyd, and Wojno's combined expertise in ophthalmic plastic surgery, orbital surgery, and ophthalmic pathology is well represented in their Atlas of Orbital Surgery. The end result is a concise, well- written atlas, whose main emphasis is on the surgical management of orbital disease. The book is organized into five main sections: ( 1) " Orbital Anatomy and Preoperative Diagnostic Studies," ( 2) " Surgical Approaches to the Orbit," for example, anterior, lateral, and medial, ( 3) " Graves' Disease- Orbital and Eyelid Surgery," ( 4) " Orbital Trauma Surgery," and ( 5) " Surgical Management of Orbital Diseases," for example, orbital infections, orbital tumors, and optic nerve problems, The authors of this text assume that the reader has adequate knowledge of orbital disease and that the clinical diagnosis has been made. The main value of this book is in providing, step by step, the most commonly performed orbital procedures. Carefully prepared illustrations accompany the text and depict the surgeries from the initial skin incision to final closure. The surgical procedures presented are all sound, time- honored techniques. The Table of Contents and Index of this book make it quite easy for the reader to locate the procedure( s) of interest. This book does contain " a few extras" not commonly found elsewhere in the ophthalmology literature. The chapter entitled " Pediatric Orbital Surgery" emphasizes orbital and visual development, reminding the reader that children are not simply " small adults." The chapter entitled " Cranial or Neurosurgical Approaches" will introduce the ophthalmologist to the topic of comnbined orbital and neurosurgical procedures. " Handling and Processing of Surgical Specimens" is a very useful chapter, which recognizes the pathologist as a valuable preoperative consultant in select cases, and describes the proper methods of handling orbital tissue biopsies. In summary, this textbook is an excellent surgical atlas. The strength of this book is in its detailed, well- illustrated presentation of the most commonly performed orbital procedures. Myron Tanenbaum, M. D., F. A. C. S. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida Manual of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy. 3rd. ed., edited by Deborah Pavan- Langston. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991. 494 pp, $ 24.50. Years ago, when I was an ophthalmology resident in training, there was always one book that I carried in my lab coat to be used as a rapid reference, particularly during Grand Rounds as well as in the usual " light loads of clinic" that residents are required to see. That book was none other than the first edition of the Manual of Ocular Diagnosis alld Therapy, edited by Dr. Deborah PavanLangston. I found the book to be an excellent quick reference for working up patients with ocular trauma in the emergency room, or to quickly review certain disease processes that were inadvertently placed in my short differential as a resident. I felt Dr. Pavan- Langston had done an excellent job of appointing 11 contributing authors who provided an excellent review of basic disease processes involving the eye. It is my delight to have the opportunity to review the third edition of the Mallual, which has been recently published. Most of the original contributing authors remain, with a few worthy additions. I found the review booklet to be better organized, with good illustrations of basic cataract technique, as well as phacoemulsification. The young, aspiring cataract surgeon will also enjoy the precise review of intraocular lens implants. For us purists, Dr. Shirley H. Wray maintains an excellent chapter on neuro- ophthalmology that is very extensive and to the point. This manual should be considered a pocketbook for medical students, residents, and fellows in general ophthalmology as well as the sub~ -,:, jalty 280 |