This is a Fourth Edition of a popular introductory text to ophthalmology whose First Edition was awarded the Asher Prize in the Royalty Society of Medicine Book Awards.

• The contents are divided into four parts
• The first contains essential anatomy and physiology
• The second part describes ophthalmic diseases using a predominantly anatomically-ordered approach
• The third deals with a collection of special topics, some disease-related, others covering clinical management
• The final section is concerned with clinical problem solving