Volume 1 : Cornea and Conjunctiva Anterior Segment Trauma Immunology and Anterior Uveitis Volume 2 : Optics Refractive Surgery Lens Volume 3 : Glaucoma Volume 4 : Retina Imaging Genetic and Gene-Based Therapies Retinal Vascular Diseases Volume 5 : Surgical Retina Macular and Choroidal Diseases Inherited Retinal Degenerations Volume 6 : Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis Neuro-ophthalmology Volume 7 : Low Vision Oculoplastic Volume 8 : Ophthalmic Pathology Pediatric Ophthalmology Volume 9 : The Eye and Systemic Disease Ocular Oncology Volume 10: Index Keeping up to date with advances in comprehensive ophthalmology and in the ophthalmic sub-specialties is extremely difficult because of the accelerating rapidity with which new information and technology become available and the diminishing time and opportunity for practitioners and trainees to read and learn. The first edition of Albert and Jakobiec’s Principles and Practice (1994) was conceived with the idea of utilizing an electronic, updated version in which the chapters were revised by the chapter authors on an annual or semi-annual basis, but the technology was not sufficiently advanced to achieve this goal. Subsequent editions (2000 and 2008) were organized by Saunders and the last published by Elsevier (of which Springer has obtained the complete rights to move forward with the 4th edition, see attachment). For more than two decades, this text has provided its readers with authoritative and comprehensive coverage of all facets of ophthalmology, written and edited by a group of authors who represented a “Who’s Who” in ophthalmology. By using Springer’s Meteor platform, with its ability to allow authors and editors access to updating their chapters online annually/semi-annually, and with the recruitment of select chapter authors, this work’s usefulness as the standard text in ophthalmology will be maintained and expanded upon by Springer. The 4th edition of this comprehensive and authoritative text is written