1976 Year Book of Ophthalmology

This Year Book volume reviews the literature up to January 1976 and maintains its high standard of compression and clarity. In addition to the abstracts the editor summarizes present trends and highlights important aspects. The section on vision, refraction, and contact lenses has an introduction by Jack Hartstein; the section of glaucoma has a chapter by Jeffrey S. Robin and Philip P. Ellis on developments in pilocarpine therapy; there is an introduction to the section on the lens by Samuel D. McPherson and to the section on the uvea by T. F. Schaegel; in the section on the retina Gerald A. Fishman discusses rhodopsin and visual excitation; and the section on neuro-opthalmology is introduced by Michael E. Rosenberg. These chapters add to the character of the production, which can be read in small quantities over a prolonged period. 73 figs., tables, refs.