Physics for Ophthalmologists

From The Critics

Reviewer: John W. Chandler, MD, FACS(University of Washington School of Medicine)
Description: This book contains the essentials of physics as the subject relates to optics, refraction, lasers, medical imaging, and electrophysiological testing in clinical ophthalmology.
Purpose: The authors seek to provide a sound, understandable, and comprehensive understanding of physics and its basis in clinical ophthalmology. As this is an area where clinicians are often deficient in their knowledge, this is an important subject to present in a clinical context. To a large extent the authors achieve their goal in a surprisingly straightforward fashion.
Audience: The book is targeted toward residents, but it is appropriate for those who are preparing for board examinations. This book would be an excellent text for a physiological optics course in ophthalmology because it is not overloaded with pure physics and uses pertinent clinical issues to discuss and describe relevant physics subjects. The editor has used his faculty as chapter authors and they cover the subject matter well.
Features: The book makes extensive use of line drawings and avoids heavy use of mathematics and equations. The chapters are not referenced, but there is a page of references at the end of the book. The book style allows easy reading and is very useful for providing a solid understanding of the physics involved in optical systems as they relate to the eye and other clinically related subjects.
Assessment: Any ophthalmologist who carefully reads this book will better understand the basis of many important aspects of the specialty. He or she will understand how diagnostic and therapeutic equipment works and be able to understand how to avoid or correct problems caused by inappropriate spectacle or contact lens corrections. The book will enhance any ophthalmologist's basic understanding of issues that must be dealt with in the management of virtually every patient.

John W. Chandler

This book contains the essentials of physics as the subject relates to optics, refraction, lasers, medical imaging, and electrophysiological testing in clinical ophthalmology. The authors seek to provide a sound, understandable, and comprehensive understanding of physics and its basis in clinical ophthalmology. As this is an area where clinicians are often deficient in their knowledge, this is an important subject to present in a clinical context. To a large extent the authors achieve their goal in a surprisingly straightforward fashion. The book is targeted toward residents, but it is appropriate for those who are preparing for board examinations. This book would be an excellent text for a physiological optics course in ophthalmology because it is not overloaded with pure physics and uses pertinent clinical issues to discuss and describe relevant physics subjects. The editor has used his faculty as chapter authors and they cover the subject matter well. The book makes extensive use of line drawings and avoids heavy use of mathematics and equations. The chapters are not referenced, but there is a page of references at the end of the book. The book style allows easy reading and is very useful for providing a solid understanding of the physics involved in optical systems as they relate to the eye and other clinically related subjects. Any ophthalmologist who carefully reads this book will better understand the basis of many important aspects of the specialty. He or she will understand how diagnostic and therapeutic equipment works and be able to understand how to avoid or correct problems caused by inappropriate spectacle or contact lens corrections. The book will enhance anyophthalmologist's basic understanding of issues that must be dealt with in the management of virtually every patient.

Booknews

Offers coverage of optics, refraction, lasers, automated assessment of vision, electrosurgery, and physics of medical imaging, for ophthalmologists with no background in physics preparing for postgraduate examinations. Includes numerous b&w diagrams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

3 Stars from Doody