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By M. A. Pugh. Price, $2.75. Pp. 117, with illustrations. London: Oxford University Press, 1936.

K. C. Brandenburg, Reviewer

Arch Ophthal. 1936;16(6):1073-1074.

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This book is a first-class guide to the nonsurgical management of squint and should become the textbook for all those who desire to cope with the problem intelligently. The author, Mary A Pugh, medical officer in charge of the orthoptic department at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, is, because of intensive experience with a large amount of clinical material, as well qualified to write on the subject of orthoptic training as any present day ophthalmologist.

To quote from the preface, "The academic side of strabismus is not dealt with in this book, which aims only at giving a practical classification of cases, an accurate method of measuring the deformity, and the technique of treating a squint."

To quote further, "Stereoscopes of any design are not safe to order unless the patient is very intelligent or has developed normal projection. Careless exercises with this instrument may fix a squint instead . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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