Diseases of the Eye

This is undoubtedly one of the best, if not the very best, of the books that have yet appeared in the English language on the subject of Ophthalmic Diseases. It is illustrated by coloured pictures from the brush of Dr. Tatham Thompson of Cardiff,?very well executed, but perhaps some are a little unnatural in colouring. The pictures form, however, a considerable addition to the book, and most of them are very good. The diseases are described rather from the clinical standpoint than from the pathological; but in ophthalmic work it is particularly difficult to dissociate them. Histological changes are easily seen, especially in diseases of the cornea and iris, in which structures the pathology of inflammation can be most perfectly studied. The first half of the book, Section I., is concerned with the general diseases affecting the eye and its appendages. The consideration of the affections of the lacrymal passages is very full and satisfactory: the author gives good practical advice in this difficult subject. Diseases of the cornea are well and fully dealt with ; and iritis, in its various forms and under its various complications, receives ample consideration. These facts are mentioned to show that the book is one well adapted for the needs of the family practitioner. But it