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Show Section Editor: Michael S. Vaphiades, DO Neuro-Ophthalmology: Diagnosis and Management Grant T. Liu, MD, Nicholas J. Volpe, MD, Steven L. Galetta, MD. 2010, 706 pp, Hardcover, 19 chapters, ISBN-13: 9780721665337, ISBN: 0721665330, Price: $165.00 Referenced Intended audience: Neuro-ophthalmologists, ophthalmol-ogists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, residents, and fellows. This beautifully written and illustrated text opens with a practical review of the neuro-ophthalmic history and examination and subsequent chapters include disorders of the retina, the optic nerve, and retrochiasmal visual pathways and higher cortical function, as well as transient visual loss, functional visual loss, visual hallucinations and illusions, pupil and eyelid abnormalities, facial nerve dysfunction, eye movement disorders, nystagmus, and orbital disease. Also included is a chapter on headache, facial pain, and disorders of facial sensation. Each easy-to-read chapter is very well organized and clearly labeled and with multiple tables throughout. The relevant neuroanatomy, signs and symp-toms, pathophysiology, diagnostic studies, and management are reviewed. This second edition includes major updates regarding migraine, multiple sclerosis, and neuroimaging. This text has 816 illustrations (523 in full color) with accompanying DVD-ROM videos (including things such as optic nerve fenestration surgery). The line drawings, face photographs, anatomical illustrations, retinal photography, and neuroimaging are of very high quality. There is an extensive list of current references. Overall, this book serves as an authoritative text, color atlas, and reference resource in neuro-ophthalmology and succeeds on all levels. Ocular Disease: Mechanisms and Management Leonard A Levin, MD, PhD, Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS. 2010, 704 pp, Hardcover, 84 chapters, ISBN-13: 9780702029837, ISBN: 0702029831, Price: $125.00 Referenced Intended audience: Ophthalmologists, neuro-ophthal-mologists, residents, and fellows. This large multiauthored newly introduced companion volume to Adler's Physiology of the Eye correlates basic science and clinical management of ophthalmic disorders and covers all areas of disease in ophthalmology, including retina, cornea, cataract, glaucoma, and uveitis. The Neuro- Ophthalmology section includes optic neuritis, abnormal ocular motor control, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, giant cell arteritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, optic nerve axonal injury, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, optic atrophy, nystagmus, and toxic optic neuropathies. The book is beautifully illustrated with the liberal use of color with 330 full-color line artwork, tables, clinical photographs, and schematics. This book includes access to the fully searchable text online at expertconsult.com, along with images and references. Optic Nerve Disorders: Diagnosis and Management Jane W. Chan. 2010, 284 pp, Softcover, 11 chapters, ISBN: 1441915877, Price: $32.51 Referenced Intended audience: Ophthalmologists, neuro-ophthal-mologists, neurologists, residents, and fellows. This multiauthored book (all but 2 chapters written by Dr. Chan) focuses on optic nerve disorders commonly encountered in a neuro-ophthalmologic clinic. Updated information on diagnostic techniques, including OCT, PET, SPECT, diffusion-weighted imaging, electrophysio-logic testing, and genetic testing for hereditary optic neuropathies, are discussed. Chapters include optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathies, papilledema, compressive and infiltrative optic neuropathies, traumatic optic neuropa-thies, nutritional and toxic neuropathies, hereditary optic neuropathies, congenital disc anomalies, optic disc tumors, optical coherence tomography in optic nerve disorders, and the use of multifocal electroretinograms and visual evoked potentials in diagnosing optic nerve disorders. Multiple color illustrations and tables complement this user-friendly practical reference. Books Received: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2011; 31: 97 97 Books Received Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. |