This book fills a niche in ophthalmology texts and is a welcome addition. The introductory sections describe the techniques of examination and the spectrum of normal appearances. This is well laid out and, with many of the illustrations being photographs taken through the indirect ophthalmoscope, the reader is well prepared for examining patients. The first main section is on developmental abnormalities and it is noteworthy that the author thought it appropriate that this section should occupy more than one third of the book. Many referrals, both to ophthalmologists from optometrists …