Stereoscopic Atlas of Macular Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment (2 Volume Set) [Hardcover]

J. Donald M. Gass MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997

This fully updated edition by the leading authority on the macula includes 128 color stereoscopic pairs inserted into the text for viewing with the viewer included. This text provides the most extensive coverage of differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of macular disease available in print.

* Illustrates the appearance of disease based on fluorescein angiographic findings and histopathology * Features 3,900 black-and-white photographs, color stereofundus photographs, fluorescein angiograms, photomicrographs, and schematic drawings -- nearly 1,500 illustrations are new to this edition! * Covers perflurocarbon liquids, retinal detachment, inflammatory disease of the retina and choroid, manifestations of AIDS, and much more

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1061 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 4 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815134169
• ISBN-13: 978-0815134169
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 4.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,989,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the BEST, March 29, 1999

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This review is from: Stereoscopic Atlas of Macular Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

Gass provides the "gold standard" for textbooks regarding macular maladies. I have read many other texts purporting to review macular disease but none do so to the extent Gass does. Each sentence is jam-packed with information and the references are extensive and complete. The text is a must for any serious student of macular disease. One drawbrack is the black & white photos but I recognize the prohibitive costs of printing the text with color prints. I recall reading the beginning part of the chapter on choroidal neovascularization as a resident and marveling at how Gass explained the pathophysiology with simple yet telling diagrams. This book rates a solid 6 stars (on the five star scale!).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb book, November 14, 2004

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This review is from: Stereoscopic Atlas of Macular Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

Gass book's is a superb book,for students, fellows,and practitioners,This book has the most important of Macular and
retina diseases.

2 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is cool, but there is better, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stereoscopic Atlas of Macular Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

This book is incredibly cool. It has 15 ViewMaster reels with it that give you an up-close look at some things that can go wrong with your eyes. In fact the problem with this book it that it is too close -- and all the VM photos look more or less the same.

However, Volume II -- "Orbit, lacrimal apparatus, eyelids, and conjunctiva" by David D. Donaldson is much better. Stomach-churning pictures of the grossest eye problems you've ever seen -- all in glorious ViewMaster 3-D.

Both of these books are must-haves, but after Donaldson's masterpiece, Gass' is a little bit of a let-down.