Practical Orthoptics in the Treatment of Squint
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SQUINT.?By K. Lyle, M.A., M.D., M.Chir. l^antab.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.), F.R.C.S. (Eng.;, ana S. Jackson. 1937. H. K. Lewis and Company, Limited, London. Pp. xiv plus 211 with 68 illustrations including 5 plates. Price, 12s. 6d. The early treatment of squint by exercises to abnormal retinal correspondence and suppression is perhaps new to many doctors in India. Although some ophthalmologists do not regard orthoptic treatment with enthusiasm, yet the many volumes that have appeared recently on the subject encourage one that orthoptic treatment, provided it is carried out with patience and sympathy can be done with very excellent results. It is, of course, futile to treat every type of
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