I wrote this book to try to help make optics accessible (and fun!) for a student learning it for the first time. Many students starting out in optometry or dispensing might not have a strong math/physics background, but the physics of light is crucial to understanding vision and refraction. Unfortunately, a lot of the key texts available at the moment, while very good, are written for a specialist audience which can be off-putting for someone who is less experienced in the field. MORE

The first edition of this text was truly revolutionary.  It helped to define the field of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.  Importantly, it pulled together two strands of clinical practice and research, as reflected in the hyphenated name: developmental pediatrics, which focused on developmental disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and autism, and biological influences, such as genetics and neurobiology and behavioral pediatrics, which emphasized normal development, temperamental differences among children, parent-child interactions, and social or environmental influences on children’s development.  The second through fourth editions expanded on the first edition, adding new information based on emerging evidence to improve clinical practice. MORE

Interview with Jeffrey S. Dover How has Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology: Lasers, Lights, and Energy Devices book evolved since the previous edition?  This is the 5th edition of the bestselling text on Lasers, Lights, and Energy Devices. In the first edition of Lasers and Lights, there were few if any Energy Devices to write about.MORE

Care of the surgical patient is complex and involves surgeons and anesthesiologists, nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team. Patients are ageing and the procedures we can deliver are more and more challenging. Successful surgical outcomes depend not only on expert clinicians, but on all the components of the system working together to deliver safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, and equitable care. I wanted to share my learnings, and those of my co-editors, Lee Fleisher and Michael Englesbe, on how to study, optimize, and deliver great care across the surgical continuum. MORE