Thanks to them, there is for the first time an atlas on the subject of fluorescein angiography with a preferential emphasis on disorders prevalent in India. Arrays of excellent photographs have been used to fulfill this purpose, preceded by a section on technique and methodology to provide physicians-in-training and ophthalmic technicians, with the fundamentals needed to incorporate this discipline in their overall ophthalmic evaluations. The text is not meant for to describe new disease or new clinical manifestations and pathogenetic mechanisms in old disease. Nor does it provide an extensive bibliography to expand the potential for research of a given subject. The principal purposes are to introduce images for pattern recognition by clinicians to use in their practice, to enable a more accurate diagnosis, and in turn, to offer patients a more appropriate and effective treatment. Yet, the authors have in their preparation introduced new insight into pathophysiological mechanism of disease in the ocular fundus and offered unusual and challenging images which enhances our appreciation of these peculiar diseases.

In short, this volume represents a high level of industry, initiative, intuition, and intelligence by a group of skilled ophthalmologists and clinical scientists. Their efforts will be reciprocally rewarded by the gratitude of the ophthalmologists and retinal specialists who read this text and by the incalculable pleasure their photographs will bring, even to the casual and discerning reader.

The aim of bringing out this Atlas is to have a comprehensive reference guide on the fluorescein angiographic findings in different disorders, so as to help the reader in understanding and managing these types of cases. The book is not intended to be a textbook on fluorescein angiography; the script has been kept to the minimum. This book intends to be a ready-reckoner for the practicing vitreoretinal surgeon/medical retina specialist as much as a reference guide for the vitreoretinal fellow. The same holds true for the Uvea specialists and fellows, respectively. Comprehensive ophthalmologists will find this atlas extremely useful in arriving at the correct diagnosis and appropriate management of their patients.

In this edition, we have added twenty-one new chapters and revised most of the previous ones. In doing so, we have preserved the original format of the chapters and the layout of the sections. A ‘Self-test’ chapter has been included in the end. Each section has been color coded which improves its user-friendliness while adding to the esthetic appeal of the book. Approximately, 400 new images have been added. References have been revised and updated. Also, in this edition we have included a Photo CD-ROM so that the tech-savvy user can browse the book ‘on the go’.

The vitreoretinal service at Sankara Nethralaya examines about 300 patients and undertakes 25 to 30 fluorescein angiography procedures everyday. These images are stored in the digital archival system, an excellent source for selecting cases for this Atlas. The meticulous manner in which records are maintained has greatly helped in making of this Atlas. All the cases, without exception, have been seen at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.

The book is not intended to be a textbook on fluorescein angiography; the script has been kept to the minimum. On the other hand, a color fundus photograph, a red free photograph and pictures of different phases of the angiogram are included for almost all cases. A detailed legend is given for all photographs.

The book has been divided into seven major sections with separate color coding for each. This was done to make the book as user-friendly as possible. Every attempt has been made to include as many representative cases as possible in each section.

Special thanks go to our photography department headed by chief photographer, Mr MS Krishna and ably supported by Mr K Chidambaram, Mr CS Hariharan, Mr T Ravishankar, Mr M Thilak, Mr Shankar K (photographers), and Mrs Vanitha S and Shanthi P (Nursing staff). The entire credit for the quality of photographs goes to the photography team.

Mr Sampath Kumar, Mr Manavalan and their team from the IT department facilitated retrieval of images and provided easy solutions for data management.

Our sincere thanks to the publishers M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi for their technical assis­tance and for printing and publishing the Atlas on time.

Last but by no means the least, we offer our humble gratitude to all our patients for trusting us and letting us participate in the management of their eye problems.

We thank Dr Nitin Shetty, Dr Mahesh Shanmugam, Dr Lekha Gopal, and Dr Preetam Samant for their efforts in bringing out the first edition to this Atlas.