Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Clinical Geriatric Eyecare Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses Contact Lens Optics and Lens Design. 2nd edition Neuro-Ophthalmological Disorders-Diagnostic Work-up and Management. Neurological Disease and Therapy Series. No. 31 The Lacrimal System Clinical Ocular Pharmacology. 3rd edition The Wills Eye Manual. 2nd edition Visual Science and Engineering Ocular Accommodation, Convergence and Fixation Disparity: A Manual of Clinical Analysis. 2nd edition     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Cornea: Its Examination in Contact Lens Practice, by Nathan Efron, editor Visual Fields 2nd edition, by David B Henson Work and the Eye, 2nd edition, by Rachel V North Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Mobility Disorders, 3rd edition, by Alec M Ansons and Helen Davis Spectacle Lenses: Theory and Practice, by Colin Fowler and Keziah Latham Petre Systemic Diseases and the Eye: Signs and Differential Diagnosis, by Jack J Kanski Inflammatory Diseases of the Conjunctiva, by T‐H Xuan, C Baudouin and C Creuzot‐Garcher Illustrated Tutorials in Clinical Ophthalmology with CD‐ROM, by Jack Kanski and Anne Bolton     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Principles of Neural Development Color Atlas of Contact Lenses Effective Communication for Professionals and Executives The Ocular Fundus Methods of Examination and Typical Findings Pattern Recognition Mechanisms Eye Movement Disorders Optics for Ophthalmologists Handbook of External Diseases of the Eye     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Essentials of Eye Car—The John Hopkins Wilmer Handbook Rohit Varma Manual of Cataract Surgery RM Sinsky and JV Patal MIMS Disease Index.2nd edition MIMS Eye Care for Infants and Young Children Bruce D Moore Eye Diseases in Hot Climates. 3rd edition John Sandford-Smith     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Defective Colour Vision: Fundamentals, Diagnosis and Management. By R. Fletcher and J. Voke.
Clinical Visual Optics . By A rthur G. B ennett and R onald B. R abbetts .
A Text Book on Contact Lens Practice. By D evendra K umar .
Studies of Brain Function, Vol. 11: Neuronal Operations in the Visual Cortex. By G. A. O rban .
Retinal Diseases: Pathogenesis, Laser Therapy and Surgery. By J esse S igelman .
Fitting Guide for Rigid and Soft Contact Lenses. A Practical Approach. By H arold A. S tein and B ernard J. S latt .
The Eye in Contact Lens Wear. By J ohn L arke .
Ocular Photography. By W. F. L ong .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Optics for Ophthalmologists : Alfredo A. Sadun and James D. Brandt Springer-Verlag, New York, 1987, 104 pp., DM 40
Eye, Brain, and Vision : David H. Hubel Scientific American Library Book-distributed by W. H. Freeman, New York, £15.95
Clinical Light Damage to the Eye : Edited by David Miller Springer-Verlag, New York, 1987, DM 178     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Cataract Surgery Technique, Complications, Management, Roger F Steinert, Uveitis: Fundamentals and Clinical Practice, Robert B Nussblatt and Practical Retinal Photography and Digital Imaging Techniques: ME Tyler, PJ Saine and Biochemistry of the Eye, 2nd edition: David R Whikehart, Practical Binocular Vision Assessment: Frank Eperjesi and Michelle M Rundstrom Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care, David B Elliott,     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books Reviewed in this Article:
Mathematical Models of the Dynamics of the tinman Eye (Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, Vol. 34. By R. C ollins and T. J. V an D er W erft .
Visual Optics and Refraction: A Clinical Approch . By David D. Michels.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Illustrated Manual of Ophthalmology, 2nd edition Peter K Kaiser, Neil J Friedman and Roberto Pindea II Research Methods for Clinical Therapists Carolyn Hicks     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Dictionary of Eye Terminology (2nd Edition): B Cassin, SAB Solomon. ML Rubin (ed) Atlas of Primary Eyecare Procedures: M Fingeret L Casser HT Woodcome The Ocular Fundus: Methods of Examination and Typical Findings (5th Edition) Professor Arno Nover Clinical Procedures for Ocular Examination: NB Carlson D Kurtz DA Heath C Hines Differential Diagnosis of Eye Diseases Hans Pau New methods of sensory visual testing M Walland AA Sadun     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Colour Blindness. Causes and Effects Donald Mclntyre Reviewed by: BARRY L COLE, Ophthalmic Surgery Principles and Practice George L Spaeth, editor Reviewed by: DR DAVID M COCKBURN Adler's Physiology of the Eye—Clinical Applications, 10th edition Paul L Kaufman and Albert Alm Reviewed by: PROFESSOR MICHAEL KALLONIATIS Investigative Techniques and Ocular Examination Sandip Doshi and William Harvey Reveiwed by: JOHN SLACK Anterior Eye Disease and Therapeutics A‐Z Adrian S Bruce and Michael S Loughnan Reviewed by IAN DOUGLAS     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Contemporary Issues in Ophthalmology—Volume 3, Open-Angle Glaucoma : George W. Weinstein, ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone 1986; pp. 275. $112.00. ISBN: 0 443 08488 2
Eye Emergencies :Michael J. Roper-Hall. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone,
Retinal Diseases: Biomedical Foundations and Clinical Management : Mark OM Tso, ed. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1988,     

OBITUARY

Book reviewed in this article:
Microsurgery of the Anterior Segment of the Eye. Volume II. The Cornea: Optics and Surgery.
Richard C. Troutman, The C. V. Mosby Cornpany     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Glaucomas. 2nd edition: Ritch R, Shields MB, Krupin T Mosby The Lippincott Manual of Primary Eye Care: KL Alexander Eye and Skin Disease: JJ Mannis, MS Macsai and AC Huntly Paediatric Eye Care: Simon Barnard and David Edgar     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology: Oculoplastics :Robert B Penne and CJ Rapuano, editors USA: McGraw Hill, 2003 Reviewed by: DR GAVIN BONEHAM, School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales Clinical Pathways in Neuro‐Ophthalmology— An Evidence‐Based Approach, 2nd edition :Andrew G Lee and Paul W Brazis Amsterdam, Thieme, 2003 Reviewed by: IAN GUTTERIDGE, Associate Professor, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ocular Syndromes and Systemic Diseases :Frederick Hampton Roy USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003 >Reviewed by: DR PETER HERSE, School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales     

BRIEF REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article:
Essential Ophthalmology. By H. B. C hawla .
Frank Dickinson, Contact Lens Pioneer, 1906–1978. A Bibliography of Published Writings. .
Mechanisms of Colour Vision: Selected Papers of W. S. Stiles with a New Introductory Essay.
Optics. By W. T. W elford 2nd edition.
Cumulative Index for The British Journal of Physiological Optics, Vols 1–34, 1940–1980 .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Genetics and Ophthalmology by C. Gregory Keith Physiology of the Eye. An Introduction to the Vegetative Functions. By Irving Fatt Current Topics in Eye Research. Volume I. Jose A. Zadunaisky and Hugh Davson Parsons Diseases of the Eye. 16th Edition. By Stephen J.H. Miller     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Refractory Glaucomas, Fathi el Sayyad , editor The Eye in Contact Lens Wear. 2nd edition, John R Larke Ophthalmic Pocket Companion. 4th edition , Dean Dornic     

AcrySof Natural intraocular lens optical characteristics during and after different doses of ultraviolet-visible light illumination

PURPOSE: To determine the optical transmission properties of a recently introduced intraocular lens (IOL) (AcrySof Natural SN60AT, Alcon Laboratories) and compare them with those of a conventional IOL (AcrySof SA60AT, Alcon Laboratories) after ultraviolet (UV)-visible light irradiation. SETTING: Eye Clinic and Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, and the National Institute of Applied Optics, Florence, Italy. METHODS: Two IOLs, the AcrySof Natural with a UV and blue-light filter and the AcrySof without a blue-light filter, were studied. Three IOLs of each model with different dioptric powers were examined in two experimental setups. The samples were stressed with very high irradiance to reproduce light aging, and the transmission properties of the IOLs were studied. RESULTS: No significant decrease in transmission was found at a UV-visible light dose equivalent to 100 years of light aging. CONCLUSION: The AcrySof Natural IOL has stable optical characteristics.