The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Review Manual for Ophthalmology [Paperback]

Jeffrey C. Lamkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0781717639 | ISBN-13: 978-0781717632 | Edition: 2nd

The updated Second Edition of this manual is a comprehensive self-assessment review of ophthalmology and a valuable study aid for Boards. It contains over 2,300 true/false, matching, and multiple-choice questions covering the entire field of ophthalmology, including the subspecialties. Answers are provided along with brief explanations and extensive references. More than 100 new questions in this edition cover topics such as refractive surgery basics; therapeutic and diagnostic issues in AIDS; new vitreous substitutes; new antiglaucoma treatments; and updated results from landmark clinical trials, including the Macular Photocoagulation Study, the Cryo-ROP Study, and the Central Vein Occlusion Study. The first three chapters review fundamentals of ophthalmology, optics and refraction, and ophthalmic pathology and intraocular tumors. Subsequent chapters focus on the various subspecialties--neuro-ophthalmology; pediatric ophthalmology; orbit and oculoplastic surgery; cornea and external disease; intraocular inflammation and uveitis; glaucoma, lens, and anterior segment trauma; retina and vitreous; and ocular motility and strabismus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781717639
• ISBN-13: 978-0781717632
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,029,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It is good, but not the best., July 29, 2006

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Ocular/Orbital Surgeon (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Review Manual for Ophthalmology (Paperback)

I bought this book as a question book for studying for the OKAPS during my second year of residency. I had already used the Chern review book and Chern question book the year before. This book has far more questions than the Chern book. This book also covers some topics that are not covered well or at all in the Chern book such as pathology, fundamentals, general medicine, and refractive surgery. The problem I have with this book is that the questions themselves are not high yield. There are a LOT of questions on minutia. While the Chern question book had fewer questions, I found that the content covered in Chern was more relevant to what showed up on the OKAPS. But if you have extra time, use this book too. And I suspect that much of the "minutia" in this book wont seem like minutia anymore when studying for the real boards. Anyway, I would recommend this book for some additional questions to work after the Chern question book.

As a side note, its true there are some errors in the book, but there aren't that many

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Needs editing!, February 16, 2005

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J. Reaves (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Review Manual for Ophthalmology (Paperback)

I bought this review book in order to prepare for my written boards in 2004. I found that there were numerous mistakes in the answer sections making this a very hard review manual to get through. I would not recommend this book if you are preparing for boards. I would get Chern's review manual and question and answer book for board review studying.

3.0 out of 5 stars get chern's instead, August 11, 2010

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MTB Dude "MTB Dude" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Review Manual for Ophthalmology (Paperback)

Adequate but too detailed. Chern is more condensed and higher yield. If you have money to spare, get both. If you can only afford one question book (or have time to only review one book), then get the Chern.