Abstract: text (the previous editions were all written by Sir Stewart Duke-Elder). The book's new format consists of a larger size and double columns. Many of the old figures have been retained, and updated figures have been added. The scope of the text has been broadened. In recent years there have been several books that attempt, quite admirably, to enlighten us about the eye, its properties, and corrections of its aberrations. This book is another of this genre. Discussions of optics, ametropia, and strabismus are presented in a clear concise manner. Techniques of visual acuity and refraction testing are also noted. We tend to take for granted many of the optical principles that form the basis of much of our clinical work. The manufacture of the spectacle lens, and lens aberrations that affect visual function, are also described. Dr Abrams presents this subject well. An expanded section concerning contact lenses and low-vision aids has been added that is brief but valuable. For example, in this country, few physicians prescribe the scierai con¬ tact lens, but this information is still of general interest. Obviously, not all there is to know about refraction can be compacted into such a text. I feel, however, that the author does give a general over¬ view with enough specifics to make the text clinically important. Since the book was originally British, most of the instruments and materials de¬ scribed are those manufactured abroad. They may not be familiar to an American audience. The text should serve as a good review for the clinician and as a general introduction to the neophyte ophthalmologist. In this regard, it serves its purpose, along with other texts now in print that delve more deeply and at greater length into the issues surrounding the practice of refraction. John Mensher, MD Iowa City Current Concepts in Ergophthalmology, edited by Bjorn Tengroth, 397 pp, with illus, Stockholm, Societas Ergophthalmologica Internationalis, 1978.
Publication Year: 1972
Publication Date: 1972-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 119
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot