I am again very pleased that my Editorial team has done such a marvelous job with the 2009 edition of the Year Book of Ophthalmology! The goal of the Year Book is to provide a concise summary of the most important peer-reviewed journal articles covering the span of ophthalmic sub-specialties from the previous year. The summary is accompanied by a brief discussion of the relevance (or irrelevance) of the paper to practicing ophthalmologists. I believe it does just that. With the ever expanding number of peer-reviewed journals, not to mention "throw-away" journals, it is getting harder and harder to not only keep up with the latest developments but also to sift through the literature to find what is important. The Year Book of Ophthalmology accomplishes that task and puts it into perspective. For those of us with hardly enough time to review the important literature in our own sub-specialties, the Year Book can't be beat for keeping us abreast of the significant issues in other sub-specialties.
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