Second edition of a textbook on Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology.
Article Type: Book review
Subject: Books (Book reviews)
Pub Date: 10/01/2010
Publication: Name: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2010 American Foundation for the Blind ISSN: 0145-482X
Issue: Date: Oct, 2010 Source Volume: 104 Source Issue: 10
Topic: NamedWork: Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2d ed. (Nonfiction work)
Persons: Reviewee: Brodsky, Michael C.
Accession Number: 240487501
Full Text: The first edition of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology, by Michael C. Brodsky, presented the clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation, and therapeutic options for the common neuro-ophthalmologic disorders of childhood, and described the processes involved in the clinical management of these disorders. In the nearly 14 years since the first edition was published, technical advances in neuroimaging have given rise to a more integrated mechanistic classification of neuro-ophthalmological disease in children. Researchers' understanding of neuro-developmental disorders of the visual system has expanded and the underlying concept of disease pathogenesis has been revised and in some cases overturned. "Bearing witness to these remarkable advancements has compelled me to enhance and expand the first edition," writes the author in the preface to the second edition. "These conditions are fun to diagnose, fascinating to understand, and gratifying to manage." The 550-page hardcover book is available for a cost of $219. For more information, contact: Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013; phone: 212-460-1500; e-mail: ; web site: .
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