Cornea: Fundamentals, Diagnosis and Management – 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition

By Mark J Mannis, MD, FACS and Edward J Holland, MD

ISBN: 978-0-323-35757-9

Pub Date: 10/31/2016

Reviewed by: Charles C Lin, M.D. (Stanford University School of Medicine)

Description

This is the definitive textbook for the subspecialty of cornea and external diseases for ophthalmologists. Updating the third edition published in 2011, this edition presents a comprehensive and detailed review of medical and surgical cornea disorders. An online version is available on the Expert Consult website, which also provides supplemental videos.

Purpose

This is a comprehensive and detailed review of the field of cornea and external diseases. The website provides an online version that adds value by improving accessibility and portability, as well as presenting a vast compendium of helpful surgical videos.

Audience

This book provides useful information for a wide range of audiences, including cornea specialists and general ophthalmologists. In addition, residents and fellows will find it exceptionally helpful to augment their fund of knowledge.

The editors are well-respected clinician-scientists and they have gathered a veritable who’s who list of cornea experts to write the chapters.

Features

As a reference for cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery, this book encompasses the whole gamut of the subspecialty from medical to surgical conditions. Readers will find the chapters on tumors, corneal manifestations of systemic disease and therapies, immunological disorders of the cornea, and infectious and noninfectious keratopathy particularly helpful.

Assessment

This fourth edition surpasses the third edition in terms of the scope and depth of material it presents. It has been updated well to cover the fast-emerging field of endothelial keratoplasty and corneal edema. This is the go-to reference that all cornea specialists should have.

Doody’s Review Service Weighted Numerical Score: 99 – 5 Stars!