Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology [Hardcover]

D.J. Spalton (Author), R.A. Hitchings (Author), P.A. Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1985

"A definite visual feast, this book is a prize for any bookshelf." (American Journal of Ophthalmology, review of the last edition) The 3rd Edition of this critically acclaimed source offers unparalleled visual guidance on state-of-the-art ocular diagnostic imaging, pathology, and surgery. More than 3,400 outstanding photographs and line drawings (over 1,800 in full color) richly capture a full range of common and uncommon eye disorders and the methods used to treat them. And, a bonus CD enables users to incorporate all of the book's images into electronic presentations.

• Features contributions from 20 world-renowned authorities.
  
• Discusses examination, investigation, and diagnosis for each ophthalmic syndrome, as well as relevant embryology, histology, pathology, and ocular manifestations of systemic disease.
  
• Offers an organization both by chapter and by ophthalmic subspecialty, making information easy to find.

• Depicts the very newest imaging and pathology studies and their findings.
  
• Covers the latest refractive surgery and LASIK techniques.
  
• Delivers over 1,000 completely new illustrations-3,400 in all-over 1,800 in full color.
  
• Includes all of the book's images on CD for convenient use in electronic presentations.

With 17 additional contributors.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Doody's Rating: * * *
The long-awaited third edition of Spalton's acclaimed Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology is a comprehensive collection of beautiful photographs, illustrations, and well-written, clinically relevant text. The CD-ROM, which enables easy access to digital images, is a welcome addition to this edition, which has been 11 years in the making.

This is a gorgeous pedagogic tool that is unmatched in photographic quality and clarity of illustrations. This gem is greatly enhanced by the user-friendly CD-ROM that enables easy incorporation of digital images into presentation formats. It is a "must-have" for any reference shelf.
Weighted Numerical Score: 87


"The atlas contains an excellent compendium of clinical pictures, slit-lamp photos, photomicrographs, electron micrographs and illustrations spanning a wide spectrum of ophthalmic topics. A CD-ROM is included with the book and contains not only the illustrations from the atlas, but also useful internet links. ... This atlas is a welcome reference for any ophthalmologist's library." --Ocular Surgery News, August 1, 2005


"It is a bounty of superbly chosen photographs... This atlas is unsurpassed in its representational clarity... A definite visual feast, this book is a prize for any bookshelf." - American Journal of Ophthalmology, review of the previous edition

"It is always easy to find criticism of a book is one looks hard enough. In this book it seems pointless... It is a superb atlas and I strongly recommend it as a pictorial addition to every clinician's library." - Clinical & Experimental Optometry, review of the previous edition

First edition: Winner of the Abbott Prize for Medical Writing --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

More than 3,400 outstanding photographs and line drawings capture a full range of common and uncommon eye disorders --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (January 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397582897
• ISBN-13: 978-0397582891
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,557,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The caption drawings make the atlas, August 7, 2002

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"akahana" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlas Of Clinical Ophthalmology, 2e (Hardcover)

This is a great resource for residents. A major problem with most atlases is that pictures of subtle findings are not properly annotated, so that the reader may miss the actual focus of the picture.

This atlas fixes the problem rather ingeniously: most pictures have an accompanying drawing that highlights and delineates each important finding and detail seen in the picture. Using these drawings, the reader can learn to identify these subtle but important features.

The use of such drawing makes so much sense that one wonders why more atlases do not employ the method.

I love the atlas for the great pictures, accompanying drawings, and good explanations.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for Students, June 7, 2000

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Ted Ficklen (Saint Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlas Of Clinical Ophthalmology, 2e (Hardcover)

If you are a student of Ocular Pathology and can only buy one book, it should be this one. There is at least one picture of everything here, from glaucem fleken to schlerql staining. Also, all the pictures here are available as a slide set from the same publisher.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Would have been 5 stars if it had been edited well and on non-glossy paper, June 11, 2006

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A. Khan "Ophtho guy" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas Of Clinical Ophthalmology, Third Edition (Hardcover)

Great book, but I actually like the earlier edition better. I have the latest edition, but was disappointed with the many errors in the book and on the CD that accompanies the book. The Index has numerous errors as topics are not listed on the pages stated in the index. The CD also has numerous errors as the pictures dont coincide with the chapters in the book even though they are supposed to.

And finally the photos are printed on glossy paper making the details of the photos hard to see under reading light. The older edition used non glossy paper which made the pictures much easier to see. If they fix these two problems (indexing error and paper quality) then this book will receive a 5 rating from me.