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This book presents an encyclopedic visual catalogue of all clinical signs and symptoms in ophthalmology. It presents fully comprehensive coverage of all clinical conditions organized by region, starting with the front of the eye and working through to the retina in a very logical manner. The text is presented in a very readable and concise format, and is supplemented with over 2800 full colour clinical photographs of the highest quality. Virtually every condition (and variations within those conditions) has been illustrated. Clinical Diagnosis in Ophthalmology encourages the practitioner to view the patient as a whole to aid with the differential diagnosis of systemic and ocular signs. It comprehensively covers all systemic diseases associated with the eye. The illustrations are enhanced with brief, bullet-point style text that follows a tightly controlled, template format for quick and easy reference. Clinical Diagnosis in Ophthalmology provides an outstanding aid to clinical decision-making and practitioners will find the book very useful for matching conditions seen in the clinic. I will also be an ideal revision aid for examinations in ophthalmology. The book is also an extremely useful reference for all optometrists and primary care physicians.

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Clinical Diagnosis in<br>Ophthalmology<br>Jack J Kanski<br>USA: Elsevier Mosby, 2006<br>601 pages, RPR $290.00<br>Reviewed by IAN S DOUGLAS, <br>Department of Optometry and Vision<br>Sciences, The University of Melbourne<br>E-mail: <br>i.douglas@optomery.unimelb.edu.au<br>Jack Kanski is well known in the area of<br>ophthalmic disease, having written numerous<br>excellent books over many years.<br>This first edition is an atlas rather than<br>a textbook and so does not include descriptions<br>of symptoms, treatment or any<br>information relating to differential diagnosis.<br>Each image has a brief descriptive<br>note.<br>The book is divided into 18 chapters<br>encompassing all aspects of ocular disease, <br>including congenital and inherited abnormalities, <br>trauma and strabismus. Each<br>chapter has a series of subheadings, under<br>which specific conditions with a number<br>of appropriate images are listed. For example, <br>in the chapter on eyelids one of<br>the 15 sub-headings is 'Viral infections of<br>the lid', which is further broken down into<br>the specific conditions of Herpes zoster<br>ophthalmicus, Herpes simplex and molluscum<br>contagiosum, with an excellent<br>selection of images for each condition.<br>The index lists all of these conditions, <br>allowing them to be easily found in the<br>body of the book. Where appropriate, <br>there are also images of the systemic disease<br>associated with the ocular condition.<br>The quality of reproduction of the<br>images is excellent and throughout the<br>book there are numerous high quality<br>drawings by the renowned ophthalmic artist<br>TR Tarrant. Where appropriate, there<br>are also images of supportive tests such as<br>X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, angiograms and<br>OCT scans.<br>The book includes a single-user CDROM<br>that has the images and their<br>descriptions in digital form. The CD-ROM<br>has all the images that are in the book and<br>includes a search function, which gives<br>quick and easy access. The

RQClinical Diagnosis in<br>Ophthalmology<br>Jack J Kanski<br>USA: Elsevier Mosby, 2006<br>601 pages, RPR $290.00<br>Reviewed by IAN S DOUGLAS,<br>Department of Optometry and Vision<br>Sciences, The University of Melbourne<br>E-mail:<br>i.douglas@optomery.unimelb.edu.au<br>Jack Kanski is well known in the area of<br>ophthalmic disease, having written numerous<br>excellent books over many years.<br>This first edition is an atlas rather than<br>a textbook and so does not include descriptions<br>of symptoms, treatment or any<br>information relating to differential diagnosis.<br>Each image has a brief descriptive<br>note.<br>The book is divided into 18 chapters<br>encompassing all aspects of ocular disease,<br>including congenital and inherited abnormalities,<br>trauma and strabismus. Each<br>chapter has a series of subheadings, under<br>which specific conditions with a number<br>of appropriate images are listed. For example,<br>in the chapter on eyelids one of<br>the 15 sub-headings is 'Vi

Clinical Diagnosis in<br>Ophthalmology<br>Jack J Kanski<br>USA: Elsevier Mosby, 2006<br>601 pages, RPR $290.00<br>Reviewed by IAN S DOUGLAS, <br>Department of Optometry and Vision<br>Sciences, The University of Melbourne<br>E-mail: <br>i.douglas@optomery.unimelb.edu.au<br>Jack Kanski is well known in the area of<br>ophthalmic disease, having written numerous<br>excellent books over many years.<br>This first edition is an atlas rather than<br>a textbook and so does not include descriptions<br>of symptoms, treatment or any<br>information relating to differential diagnosis.<br>Each image has a brief descriptive<br>note.<br>The book is divided into 18 chapters<br>encompassing all aspects of ocular disease, <br>including congenital and inherited abnormalities, <br>trauma and strabismus. Each<br>chapter has a series of subheadings, under<br>which specific conditions with a number<br>of appropriate images are listed. For example, <br>in the chapter on eyelids one of<br>the 15 sub-headings is 'Viral infections of<br>the lid', which is further broken down into<br>the specific conditions of Herpes zoster<br>ophthalmicus, Herpes simplex and molluscum<br>contagiosum, with an excellent<br>selection of images for each condition.<br>The index lists all of these conditions, <br>allowing them to be easily found in the<br>body of the book. Where appropriate, <br>there are also images of the systemic disease<br>associated with the ocular condition.<br>The quality of reproduction of the<br>images is excellent and throughout the<br>book there are numerous high quality<br>drawings by the renowned ophthalmic artist<br>TR Tarrant. Where appropriate, there<br>are also images of supportive tests such as<br>X-rays, CTscans, MRIs, angiograms and<br>OCT scans.<br>The book includes a single-user CDROM<br>that has the images and their<br>descriptions in digital form. The CD-ROM<br>has all the images that are in the book and<br>includes a search function, which gives<br>quick and easy access. There is an export<br>function, which allows for the images to<br>be cut and pasted into documents and<br>presentations such as PowerPoint. Their<br>quality is more than adequate for use in a<br>PowerPoint presentation or slide-show.<br>The CD-ROM works well on PCs running<br>Windows 95 onwards. Unfortunately, <br>it required a little more skill to get it to<br>run on a Macintosh with OS9 or Classic, <br>and it is not possible to run it on the latest<br>Macintosh operating system Tiger, which<br>has been available in Australia for about<br>one year.<br>Both the book and CD-ROM are very<br>useful in a clinical setting for showing<br>patients the conditions they have. The CDROM<br>is an excellent source of images for<br>teaching purposes, with the images easily<br>exported into teaching presentations. The<br>only disadvantage is that it will not run on<br>the latest Macintosh computers. As a reference<br>book to help differentially diagnose<br>a condition, it is less useful, but it is<br>helpful in putting a name to a condition<br>by comparing the image with the patient's<br>ocular features.

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