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Glaucoma Abstracts 1984
Introduction
The object of this publication, which will appear regularly, is to procure for glaucomatologists and even for ophthalmologists a complete information on the most recent glaucoma literature in the form of abstracts. It is really a new and welcomed acquisition in our specialty and fulfils without doubt a need felt by most glaucomatologists.
We have to thank very warmly Professor Erik Greve, who classifies the abstracts, as well as Chibret International Documentation Center, which publishes them as a service for the European Glaucoma Society and which handles over one hundred journals.
The abstracts related to glaucoma are subclassified according to a very useful and op-to-date classification which, besides general aspects, examination methods, anatomical structures and physiological data, reviews also the various forms of primary and secondary glaucomas and other ocular diseases in relation with glaucoma as well as medical and surgical treatment.
Jules François
Editorial
Every ophthalmologist who has decided to devote all or most of his time to glaucoma, is faced with the task of keeping up with the constant flow of articles on this subject.
In a professional life that is overfilled with a never ending influx of patients, with research projects, with training of residents and last but not least with meetings, the time left for literature is all too short.
Realizing this problem, the European Glaucoma Society has launched a service for its members and other glaucomatologists: Glaucoma Abstracts. Some time ago we asked the Chibret Documentation Center in ClermontFerrand whether they could provide us with all the literature concerning glaucoma. The Chibret Documentation Center has many years of experience in dealing with ophthalmic literature and has recently fed its data into a computer system. Over one hundred journals are handled by the Documentation Center.
All abstracts which contain information related to glaucoma are sent to the Glaucoma Department of the University of Amsterdam where they are subclassified.
To our knowledge this type of disease-orientated subclassified abstracts is new in ophthalmic literature. We expect that this subclassification will make Glaucoma Abstracts particularly useful. We have several years of experience with this subclassification and it has served us well.
The subclassification is self-explanatory. In each division the reader will find a gap between the item classified latest and " miscellaneous ". This provides space for subsequent additions of classification data. Glaucoma Abstracts will be issued every four months. The abstracted literature will not be older than six months.
Apart, from the abstracts stricto sensu, the intention is to include editorials, views, reviews, interviews and meeting reports. In this respect the editorial policy will be flexible.
It is hoped that Glaucoma Abstracts will fulfill a need felt by many glaucomatologists, and will occupy a permanent place in many ophthalmological libraries.
The European Glaucoma Society feels very fortunate in being able to issue this new publication.
Erik L. Greve M.D.
