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BOOK NOTICES 467 of the different way this matter is han- dled by the French. Professor Toulant of Algiers devotes 154 pages to tropical ophthalmology, which is well done. One wishes, however, there had been more of the striking colored plates or autochromes by Dr. Morard to illustrate this section. Pro- fessors Robin and Brion, veterinarians, collaborate on a chapter, unique in ophthalmic systems, on comparative ophthalmology This should be a useful work of reference to ophthalmologists doing animal experimentation. Cosse and Caillaud's chapter on medical ethics and ophthalmology is an important and fitting end to a magnificent piece of work. An alphabetic index of the entire set of eight volumes is appended. It would have been more useful, I think, had it been bound separately. Derrick Vail. BULLETINS ET MfiMOIRES DE LA SOCIETE FRANQAISE D'OPH- TALMOLOGIE. 403 pages. Paris, Masson et Cie, 1939, volume 52. This annual volume presents the indi- vidual reports made during the meetings of May 9 to 11, 1939, and comprises 37 communications. The subject matter cov- ers a diversified assortment and does not lend itself to facile or coherent review. The interest in the different reports will, therefore, fluctuate with the personal in- terests of the different readers. The first 47 pages of the text are devoted to the discussional comments of several members to a report made before the society by Dr. Coutela on professional and industrial diseases of the eye. Un- fortunately, the report itself is not given either in toto or in abstract, so that it is difficult to appraise fairly the different comments. Several papers are given over to anaphylactic conditions of the eye: Drs. Sedan and Koutseff illustrating the effect of ovarian hormones on ocular allergy; Dr. Nectoux demonstrating by experi- mental procedure the increased ocular tension accompanying anaphylactic re- actions of the rabbit's eye. Cholesterin infiltration of the cornea and its treatment by cholesterin solvents are discussed by Genet and Martin. Predicating trachoma as a lymphoidal disease, Dejean and Artieres give a theoretic consideration of benzene and its derivatives in the treatment of trachoma because of the use of this chemical in leukemic hypertrophy and lymphoid adenitis. They have actually treated 15 trachomatous patients with septicine (a sulfon, as well as benzene compound). They found marked improvement in 12 patients, slight improvement in 2, and no change in 1. A method of diagnosis for leprous keratitis is suggested by lifting off a corneal nodule, and staining the crushed contents by the usual acid-fast stains. There is an interesting paper on ocular pemphigus by Kapuscinski, in which the concept is postulated that pemphigus is primarily a degeneration of the conjunc- tival and corneal epithelium and that in- flammatory infiltration is a secondary phase. As was true last year, there is more or less a "symposium" on cataracts, with re- ports on extraction. In one paper, the treatment of senile cataract with ascorbic acid is reported, apparently with en- couraging results. It would be impossible in a review of this kind to review in great detail all the papers. It should be said, however, that the volume maintains its usual good standard of reporting and publication. L. A. Julianelle.
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BOOK NOTICES 467
of the different way this matter is handled by the French.
Professor Toulant of Algiers devotes 154 pages to tropical ophthalmology, which is well done. One wishes, however, there had been more of the striking colored plates or autochromes by Dr. Morard to illustrate this section. Professors Robin and Brion, veterinarians, collaborate on a chapter, unique in ophthalmic systems, on comparative ophthalmology This should be a useful work of reference to ophthalmologists doing animal experimentation. Cosse and Caillaud's chapter on medical ethics and ophthalmology is an important and fitting end to a magnificent piece of work. An alphabetic index of the entire set of eight volumes is appended. It would have been more useful, I think, had it been bound separately.
Derrick Vail.
BULLETINS ET MfiMOIRES DE LA SOCIETE FRANQAISE D'OPH-TALMOLOGIE. 403 pages. Paris, Masson et Cie, 1939, volume 52. This annual volume presents the indi
vidual reports made during the meetings of May 9 to 11, 1939, and comprises 37 communications. The subject matter covers a diversified assortment and does not lend itself to facile or coherent review. The interest in the different reports will, therefore, fluctuate with the personal interests of the different readers.
The first 47 pages of the text are devoted to the discussional comments of several members to a report made before the society by Dr. Coutela on professional and industrial diseases of the eye. Unfortunately, the report itself is not given either in toto or in abstract, so that it is difficult to appraise fairly the different comments.
Several papers are given over to anaphylactic conditions of the eye: Drs. Sedan and Koutseff illustrating the effect of ovarian hormones on ocular allergy; Dr. Nectoux demonstrating by experimental procedure the increased ocular tension accompanying anaphylactic reactions of the rabbit's eye. Cholesterin infiltration of the cornea and its treatment by cholesterin solvents are discussed by Genet and Martin.
Predicating trachoma as a lymphoidal disease, Dejean and Artieres give a theoretic consideration of benzene and its derivatives in the treatment of trachoma because of the use of this chemical in leukemic hypertrophy and lymphoid adenitis. They have actually treated 15 trachomatous patients with septicine (a sulfon, as well as benzene compound). They found marked improvement in 12 patients, slight improvement in 2, and no change in 1.
A method of diagnosis for leprous keratitis is suggested by lifting off a corneal nodule, and staining the crushed contents by the usual acid-fast stains. There is an interesting paper on ocular pemphigus by Kapuscinski, in which the concept is postulated that pemphigus is primarily a degeneration of the conjunc-tival and corneal epithelium and that inflammatory infiltration is a secondary phase.
As was true last year, there is more or less a "symposium" on cataracts, with reports on extraction. In one paper, the treatment of senile cataract with ascorbic acid is reported, apparently with encouraging results.
It would be impossible in a review of this kind to review in great detail all the papers. It should be said, however, that the volume maintains its usual good standard of reporting and publication.
L. A. Julianelle.
