Reviewer
Dr. Judy Tong
Assistant Professor
Consultant, Ocular Disease and Special Testing
Southern California College of Optometry

Ophthalmic Photography: Retinal Photography, Angiography and Electronic Imaging .PJ Saine, ME Tyler. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002. 368 pages, $150.00.

This well-thought-out and organized text was written with a large audience in mind including professional ophthalmic photographers as well as optometrists, ophthalmologists, and students. The intent of the second edition of this text is to meld the basics of ophthalmic photography with the new technology of digital imaging with the hope of making one a better ophthalmic photographer. The scope of this text spans from the very basic to very advanced.
Principles and techniques of stereo fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, electronic imaging, analog and digital videography, and scanning laser ophthalmoscopes are meticulously detailed in the 9 chapters of this text. Accompanying this are high quality color and black/white images, descriptive interpretation of sample cases, emergency intervention, step-by-step guide in trouble shooting, and film processing and printing. In addition, an extensive discussion on basic topics is presented. Subjects such as dilation, ocular and retinal anatomy, documentation, patient positioning, film and lens selection, and alternate languages are covered.
This is an exceptional text and resource tool for the student and doctor learning how to capture stereo retinal photos with either traditional film or digital/computer imaging. It is also an excellent instructional text on performing, reading, and interpreting the various angiographies. The only fault of this text is that it indiscriminately covers too many topics, some of which might be better relegated to more basic sources.