the neuro-ophthalmology survival guide, by anthony pane, michael a. burdon, and neil r. miller,...

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Atlas of Fundus Angiography, by Heinrich Heimann,Ulrich Kellner, Michael H. Foerster, Ulrich Kellner,and Michael H. Foerster, New York, NY, Thieme, 2006,191 pp., illus., hardcover. Price: US $119.95.

The Atlas of Fundus Angiography, an English trans-lation of a German book published in 2004, joins theranks of many fundus angiography texts already avail-able. It utilizes a concise and logical outline format thatconveys information efficiently and is easy to digest.

Fundamental aspects of fundus imaging modalitiesare discussed in the first part of the book. The readeris then led through a logical progression of posteriorsegment pathologic entities. Although the mainthrust of the text is diagnosis, treatment informationis also provided. As to be expected from almost anytext on retinal diseases, the treatment material hasalready been dated by new advances in the field.

On the whole, the quality color and black-and-white photographs are excellent representations ofthe pathology described, and several examples aregiven for common diseases. Unfortunately, some ofthe images are not classic representations of keydisorders. For example, the only case of birdshotchorioretinopathy does not demonstrate the hall-mark yellow choroidal lesions that would beexpected. Similarly, the case of CMV retinitis lacksthe hemorrhages found in typical cases.

This atlas excels above other similar offerings byits thorough inclusion of fundus autofluorescenceimages and descriptions. This strength is somewhatoffset by the relative lack of optical coherencetomography, an essential component of retinalimaging today. As a smaller atlas it is limited inscope and is not sufficiently comprehensive to beused as a complete reference. Overall, the Atlas ofFundus Angiography is suited for new students offundus angiography, or to those seeking to learnmore about fundus autofluorescence.

Jared S. Nielsen, MDChicago, Illinois, USA

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.06.014

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The Neuro-ophthalmology Survival Guide, byAnthony Pane, Michael A. Burdon, and Neil R.Miller, Philadephia, PA, Mosby Elsevier, 2007, 415 pp.,illus., softcover. Price: US $79.95.

The irony of most neuro-ophthalmology textswritten for residents and comprehensive ophthal-mologists is that the reader has to know enough tomake an anatomic diagnosis—for example, opticnerve problem or occipital infarct—before he or shecan find the section detailing symptoms, signs,etiologies, evaluation, and treatment. The physician,having made the initial diagnosis, whether right orwrong, usually feels obligated to travel along theapparently obvious path without a logical consider-ation of alternative diagnoses. This book is uniquein that it is organized according to symptoms. Thetext for each symptom includes an introduction,examination checklist, management flowchart, di-agnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and guide toappropriate referral.

Eleven chapters cover topics such as blurred visionor field loss, swollen discs, double vision, ptosis,unequal pupils, and so on. The titles avoid termssuch as diplopia, anisocoria, and other specificophthalmic terms, making this book easy to readand valuable to clinicians in other areas of medicine,such as neurology and neurosurgery. An introduc-tory chapter titled ‘‘Staying Out of Trouble’’ offers 20general practice guidelines (pearls) to preventcommon and potentially serious mistakes made byclinicians with minimal neuro-ophthalmic experi-ence. There are descriptions of situations in whichurgent rather than leisurely evaluation is required.Chapters include many beautiful illustrations such asexamples of radiological studies, color fundusphotographs, and visual field charts. Managementflow charts are easy to read and understand.

Appendices following the regular chapters in-clude an excellent treatise on the neuro-ophthalmichistory and examination and another sectionsuggesting additional reading. The section onhistory and examination is particularly good, withaccompanying illustrations detailing many aspects

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of the examination. The description of the motilityexamination, including alternate cover testing, pris-matic measurement, and saccadic testing, is espe-cially effective and easy to understand for medicalstudents, residents, and non-ophthalmologists.

Throughout medical school and resident trainingin all of the specialties and subspecialties, thereseems to be an endless search for the book or

manual that covers everything one needs to knowabout a subject, but will still fit in a large pocket. Forneuro-ophthalmology, this is that book.

Michael Rosenberg, MDChicago, Illinois, USA

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.06.003