Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology (6-Volume Set) [Hardcover]

Daniel M. Albert MD MS (Author), Frederick A. Jakobiec MD DSc(Med) (Author), Dimitri T. Azar MD (Author), Evangelos S. Gragoudas MD (Author), Susan M. Power AB MBA (Author), Nancy L. Robinson AB (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1999 | ISBN-10: 072167500X | ISBN-13: 978-0721675008 | Edition: 2

In 1994, Drs. Albert and Jakobiec set a new standard for reference works on ocular health and disease with PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. Now a Second Edition of this landmark 6-volume set encompasses all of the very latest ophthalmic knowledge. It also retains the scholarship, encyclopedic coverage, clinical focus, and rich illustrative detail that distinguished the 1st Edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 5583 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (November 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072167500X
• ISBN-13: 978-0721675008
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 42 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,061,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Work for Ophthalmologists, June 5, 2001

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Antonio Di Gregorio (Modena, ITALY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology (6-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

I study Medicine at Bologna (Italy) and I have a passion for Ophthalmology. I think that Albert & Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology is a very fine work. This textbook has the correct range of structure and topics, although some of them are in need of integration, i.e. Surgery, Ophthalmic Pathology, Optics (involved exposition), Lens and Strabismus.
Every chapter is similar to a Scientific American article, but just not easy to read and sufficiently comprehensible. Therefore, the book is not appropriate for use by medical students and residents; yet the six volumes cooperate to make clear the physiopathology of many ocular diseases, chiefly because the Authors are very authoritative and experienced. There are few pictures, so I think it is necessary to buy a valid atlas (Spalton) to compensate for such lack. The strengths of the current edition are: Retina, Uvea, Eyelids, The Glaucomas, Conjunctiva and Cornea.
In my opinion "Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology" is a great work for Ophthalmologists who want to widen their knowledge.