最近读完了由Mitchell H.Fried laender博士主编的《眼病预防》一书。八十年代的十年可称为预防医学的十年,预防医学已日益引起人们的兴趣和重视。眼科学也毫不例外地和一般医学一样发生了这样的变动。该书是一本很好的眼科预防学的教材。在宏观角度上,该书介绍了防盲工作。并以沙特阿拉伯的盲人调查为实例,从抽样设计到结果分析,内容甚详尽,结论亦十分精辟。提出白内障是发展中国家的主要致盲原因,建议 Recently I read “Eye Disease Prevention”, a book edited by Dr. Mitchell H. Fried laender. Decades of the eighties can be described as a decade of preventive medicine, and preventive medicine has drawn increasing interest and attention. Ophthalmology is no exception, like general medicine, had such a change. The book is a good ophthalmic prophylaxis textbook. At a macro level, the book introduces anti-blind work. Taking the blind survey in Saudi Arabia as an example, from the sample design to the result analysis, the content is very exhaustive and the conclusion is very brilliant. Suggest that cataract is the main cause of blindness in developing countries