Atlas of the Fundus of the Eye. By Hans-Walther Larsen, MD. Price, $24.65.

Pp 271, with 166 colored illustrations. Ejnar Munksgaard, 6 Norregarde,

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1963.
Atlases generally vary in character between the comprehensive on one hand and
the prototypal on the other. As may be conjectured from its size, this work falls
into the latter category. The author has selected examples of normal fundi, and
the commonest diseases of the retina, choroid, and optic nerve. He has photo-
graphed them with remarkable effect and has added to each picture a brief de-
scription and an abstracted case report.
The experienced practitioner will perhaps find the illustrations somewhat stereo-
typed. He can however recommend the work to beginners in ophthalmoscopy as a
superb reference work.
Gordon M. Bruce, MD
Intra-Ocular Lenses and Implants. By Peter Choyce, BSc, MB, MS (Lond),
FRCS (Eng), DOMS. Price, \c=p\4. 10s. net. Pp 211, with 155 (66 colored)
illustrations. H. K. Lewis & Co., Ltd., PO Box 66, 136 Gower St, London,
WC 1, 1964.
We in this country for various reasons, some of which are beyond our control,
have been backward in evaluating the status of intraocular lenses so that most of
the original work has come out of European centers. The present monograph by
Mr. Choyce was developed from a thesis submitted for a Master's degree. It is the
most comprehensive work which has been published on the subject and merits close
scrutiny by all those working in the field. Of interest are the author's contra-
indications to the procedure, particularly "if a patient's ocular problem can be
solved by spectacles or contact lenses then there is obviously no need to consider
the insertion of an implant." Rigorously interpreted this would drastically limit the
number of patients who would be suitable candidates for implants. After a review
of the materials employed, types and modifications of current implants, and the
optics and manufacturing problems involved, the author discusses preoperative
management, techniques, and complications. About 85 pages are then devoted to
indications and contraindications of the various implants available, concluding with
a long-term follow-up of his own cases, the longest of which has been in place
about seven years. The book is well written, well illustrated, and is an entertaining
as well as an instructive review of the author's wide experience in this field.
Arthur Gerard DeVoe, MD

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