General ophthalmology

Historical Significance: This book was first published in 1958 and had editions in 1960, 1965 and 1968 to the 18th edition with different authors in 2011. It was much used by optometry students and is listed in ':one hundred important ophthalmology books of the 20th century compiled by H. Stanley Thompson MD and Donald L. Blanchard MD. In the 1960s it challenged Charles May's Manual of Diseases of the Eye and soon took over as the most popular summary of ophthalmology for medical students and general practitioners. It was translated into several languages and has served many doctors as an introduction to modern ophthalmology. It offers just what the general medical practitioner needs to know about ophthalmology: a basic understanding of the problem and a sense of when to refer the patient to a specialist. Daniel G. Vaughan of Monte Sereno USA (1921-2000) died on April 10, of a stroke during his battle with cancer. He graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School and served as a medical officer in the First Marine Division in China in World War 2 from 1946 to 1947. He then completed a residency in ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco and opened a private practice in San Jose. During his long career, he served as a clinical professor of ophthalmology at UCSF and co-authored General Ophthalmology, a manual that is considered the "bible" of ophthalmology for most American medical students and physicians, and has been translated into five languages.