News and notices. Comm Eye Health Vol. 26 No. 81 2013. May 21, 2013

Book review. The Epidemiology of Eye Disease, 3rd edition, edited by Johnson GJ et al.

The Epidemiology of Eye Disease, 3rd edition, edited by Johnson GJ et al.
The Epidemiology of Eye Disease, 3rd edition, edited by Johnson GJ et al.

The third edition of this authoritative text is 240 pages longer than the previous version and has 15 additional expert contributors. There is an extra chapter on research synthesis and an expanded section on visual impairment and blindness in children. Dry eye and uveitis now feature as separate entities, and the final two chapters address the practical application of epidemiology in changing people’s lives for the better.

Reviewed by Nick Astbury.

Cost: UK £98.

Readers can quote WSoPH to get a 50% discount when ordering from: World Scientific Publishing (UK) Ltd., c/o Marston Book Services, PO Box 269, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN, UK. Email: [email protected]

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