Opthalmalogists Gold (U. of Texas Medical Branch) and Weingeist (U. of Iowa) present 133 contributions in this atlas/text. They include most of the major and more common systemic disorders with significant ocular manifestations, as well as other less common but interesting ocular-systemic diseases. Topics include cardiac, chromosomal, collagen, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hearing, hematologic, infectious, malignant, metabolic, muscular, renal, pulmonary, skeletal, skin and mucous membrane, and vascular disorders; inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology; and physical and chemical injury. Entries are set out in a tabular format and contain a general definition and systemic and ocular manifestions, color illustrations, and suggestions for reading. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Featuring more than 400 full-color illustrations, this text is a unique combination of a color atlas of clinical ophthalmology and a quick reference guide to how the eye is affected by systemic diseases. In 159 chapters, the book covers every systemic disorder that has significant ocular complications. Each disorder is presented in a separate brief chapter, beginning with a general overview of the disorder, then a review of its systemic manifestations, followed by a review of its ocular manifestations, full-color photographs, and a suggested reading bibliography for the reader who wants more extensive information about that disease entity.
