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By Marc H. Hollender. Price, $6.50. Pp. 276. W. B. Saunders Company, 218 W. Washington Sq., Philadelphia 5, 1958.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1959;61(2):344.

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There are several chapters in this book which are of interest to ophthalmologists in that they pertain to the general practice of medicine in all fields. These have to do with the doctor-patient relationship. Since many of our problems are now chronic ones, such as senile macular degeneration, too much emphasis cannot be laid on just how the physician should handle patients over a long period of time with decreasing sight. Frequently, adjusting the patient to his condition is the chief function of the physician, and any ophthalmologist who fails in attempting to do this should not take care of these patients. The major portion of this book concerns fields which are not directly related to ophthalmology, although the chapter on surgical patients will be of benefit. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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