Sitzungsberichte Der Wiener Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
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1608 BOOK REVIEWS ones a hypercholesteremia. P. Bonnet sug- gested that a patient with the complications of sympathetic ophthalmia should not be de- prived the benefit of surgery. In his hands, an intracapsular cataract extraction was suc- cessful. A diagnosis of bilateral tuberculous tarsi- tis was made by Belz and verified by biopsy. Tarsectomy and diathermy coagulation were combined with calcium therapy. He also em- phasized the value of Friedenwald's ophthal- moscope in the diagnosis of central serous chorioretinitis. P. Bonnet saw a thrombosis of the central vein, which was formed by leukocytes and an unusual segmentation of white and red blood cells in the preretinal hemorrhage, in a severe case of leukemia. L. Paufique described a new technique for the breaking of anterior synechias before completing keratoplasty. The place of treph- ination is outlined with a 6-mm. trephine, overlapping the anterior synechias by 2 mm. Sutures are applied at the edge of the disc and knotted so that they are in place for the traction to be applied later on. The cornea is only partly perforated by slightly inclin- ing the trephine. The corneal flap is care- fully raised with the traction sutures and the anterior synechia is removed with an iris hook and scissors. Of 8 operations of this kind, 5 were uneventful, 1 was complicated by a mild iritis, and 2 by an increase in ten- sion. Alice R. Deutsch. SITZUNGSBERICHTE DER WIENER OPHTHAL- MOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT. By Dr. H. Fanta. Wien, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1947. The proceedings of the Vienna Ophthal- mological Society cover in 98 pages the 23 meetings held between January 19, 1942, and February 26, 1945. A wide range of diseases, operations, and pathologic conditions of the eye are discussed. Many of the ideas ex- pressed are widely known now and there is very little material relating to the war. An index by subjects and authors makes any comment easily found. J. Bock, H. Fanta, K. Heinz, J. Meiler, K. Lindner, A. Pillat, and R. Rössler are prom- inent among the contributors. GAIL SOPER. IL TRACHOMA. By Giambattista Bietti. Rome, 1947. 142 pages. In this monograph, which was contributed as part of a program financed by U.N.R.R.A. to combat social diseases, Professor Bietti systematically considers the various aspects of the trachoma problem. He presents its history, discusses etiology and epidemiology, and adequately describes the manifestations of the diseases in the various tissues that are involved, the complications, pathology, diag- nosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment. F. H. Haessler.
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1608 BOOK REVIEWS
ones a hypercholesteremia. P. Bonnet sug-gested that a patient with the complications of sympathetic ophthalmia should not be de-prived the benefit of surgery. In his hands, an intracapsular cataract extraction was suc-cessful.
A diagnosis of bilateral tuberculous tarsi-tis was made by Belz and verified by biopsy. Tarsectomy and diathermy coagulation were combined with calcium therapy. He also em-phasized the value of Friedenwald's ophthal-moscope in the diagnosis of central serous chorioretinitis.
P. Bonnet saw a thrombosis of the central vein, which was formed by leukocytes and an unusual segmentation of white and red blood cells in the preretinal hemorrhage, in a severe case of leukemia.
L. Paufique described a new technique for the breaking of anterior synechias before completing keratoplasty. The place of treph-ination is outlined with a 6-mm. trephine, overlapping the anterior synechias by 2 mm. Sutures are applied at the edge of the disc and knotted so that they are in place for the traction to be applied later on. The cornea is only partly perforated by slightly inclin-ing the trephine. The corneal flap is care-fully raised with the traction sutures and the anterior synechia is removed with an iris hook and scissors. Of 8 operations of this kind, 5 were uneventful, 1 was complicated by a mild iritis, and 2 by an increase in ten-sion.
Alice R. Deutsch.
SITZUNGSBERICHTE DER WIENER OPHTHAL-MOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT. By Dr. H. Fanta. Wien, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1947.
The proceedings of the Vienna Ophthal-mological Society cover in 98 pages the 23 meetings held between January 19, 1942, and February 26, 1945. A wide range of diseases, operations, and pathologic conditions of the eye are discussed. Many of the ideas ex-pressed are widely known now and there is very little material relating to the war. An index by subjects and authors makes any comment easily found.
J. Bock, H. Fanta, K. Heinz, J. Meiler, K. Lindner, A. Pillat, and R. Rössler are prom-inent among the contributors.
GAIL SOPER.
IL TRACHOMA. By Giambattista Bietti. Rome, 1947. 142 pages.
In this monograph, which was contributed as part of a program financed by U.N.R.R.A. to combat social diseases, Professor Bietti systematically considers the various aspects of the trachoma problem. He presents its history, discusses etiology and epidemiology, and adequately describes the manifestations of the diseases in the various tissues that are involved, the complications, pathology, diag-nosis, prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment.
F. H. Haessler.
