This handbook on ocular traumatology follows one I jointly edited/authored
with D. Pieramici (Santa Barbara, California) about 5 years ago.
When asked recently whether the current book represents a second edition
to Ocular Trauma: Principles and Practice , my answer was both no and
yes.
I can answer no because so much has changed since the previous book
was published that much in this book is new material; and no because the
current book was mostly written by myself alone to assure uniformity in
substance as well as style.