Abstract
Here we have two volumes of a new four-volume series on modern ophthalmology. Volume I deals with basic sciences related to ophthalmology and Volume II primarily with systemic diseases related to ocular disorders. The author states that Volumes III and IV will contain chapters on topical ophthalmology, with emphasis on etiological aspects. The final section of Volume IV will discuss surgical procedures. In both volumes Dr. Sorsby has gathered an excellent group of contributors. In Volume I the introductory chapter on History of Ophthalmology, written by Sorsby, is superb. Here he presents a concise but adequate survey of the periods of ophthalmology and the historical aspects of specific ocular disorders. The basic subjects included in Volume I are anatomy, physiology, optics, and pharmacology. All of these sections are clearly written and adequately illustrated. Biochemistry, treated under the general section of physiology, lacks a detailed discussion of many of the biochemical
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