Introduction to Clinical Microbiology

Kador's paper would have been much more complete had it mentioned some current inhibitors of sorbitol formation. In addition to the article on sugar-induced opacities, Human Cataract Formation contains thirteen other research papers. The subjects range from calcium and the physiology of cataracts to cytoskeletal proteins of the aging human lens. Most of the work in the symposium is concise, lucid, and well thought out. The Ciba Foundation's Human Cataract Formation should be read by anyone interested in the etiology of lens opacity. Clinicians may find the reading difficult, but the classification and theory of human cataract change is important not only for the scientist, but for the ophthalmologist as well.