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VOL. 79, NO. 3 BOOK REVIEWS 527
disease. A clinical study of corneal changes following scierai buckling revealed that sponge expiants may induce large astigmatic errors. The dry eye and corneal erosions and aseptic ulcérations are reviewed. Included is a short discussion of the dreaded ocular mycoses with the latest methods of therapy. Finally, there is a well-referenced review of corneal cryopreservation.
Glaucoma is reviewed with a complete discussion of the classic arguments concerning the etiology of congenital glaucoma. The anatomy of the ciliary body and an assessment of cyclocryotherapy are detailed. It is evident that long-term information concerning the benefits of cyclocryotherapy is yet to be obtained.
Choroidal tumors are discussed at length with emphasis on their prognosis and diagnosis by fluorescein angiography, echog-raphy, and radioactive phosphorus uptake testing. Recent material on the immunology of melanomas is also included. Many other subjects are covered both in review and with specific research reports. Dr. Blodi's chapter on orbital inflammations alone makes the text a valuable addition to the ophthalmologist's library.
J. TERRY ERNEST
L E FOND D'OEIL DANS LES MALADIES DU SANG. By G. Bechac and G. Bechac. Paris, Doin, 1974. Paperbound, 118 pages, table of contents, 7 color plates. $11.80
This small paperbound publication contains a brief account of the ophthalmoscopic manifestations of the various disturbances of the blood. Although the text is written in French even those not skilled in this language will find it a good source of information. There are 42 fundus photographs, reproduced in color, and one black and white photograph. Although the illustrations are reduced somewhat from optimal size, the pathologic details are clearly visible and supplement adequately the text. The colored photographs are situated inside the back cover of the book,
on triple-sheet foldout pages that enable the reader to read the text and follow illustrations concurrently.
There are 83 pages of text, in large type, except for the 43 case reports set in reduced italic type ; and there are 16 pages listing 215 references.
The text is divided into four categories: diseases of the red and white blood cells; diseases of the hematopoietic organs; the dysproteinemias ; and hemorrhagic diatheses and disorders of hemostasis. Included in diseases of the erythrocytes are a general statement of anemic retinopathy and the modifications in the retinopathy produced by the various forms of macrocytic, microcytic hypochromic and normocytic normochromic anemias ; primary and secondary polycythe-mias are included in this section. Leukocytic diseases illustrated are: leucemia, agranulo-cytosis, and infectious mononucleosus.
In the second chapter, on diseases of the hematopoietic organs, only one case report is given, that of Hodgkins' disease, and the single photograph shows the ophthalmoscopic picture of dysproteinemia. There are two similar fundus photographs in the following chapter on the dysproteinemias.
The last chapter presents the ophthalmoscopic findings in the following disorders: increased capillary fragility, idiopathic and secondary thrombocytopenic purpura, throm-bocythemia, defective thromboplastin, pro-thrombin abnormalities, and diseases of the formation of fibrin.
This booklet does a service in bringing together the findings in the broad spectrum of diseases of the blood.
ROBERT W . H O L L E N H O R S T
YEAR BOOK OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 1974. Edited by William F. Hughes. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1974. Clothbound, 424 pages, table of contents, index, 86 black and white figures. $19.75
It is always a joy to receive the Year Book of Ophthalmology and to see the material