Ophthalmic Library

The A.E. MacDonald Ophthalmic Library and The William Callahan Reading Room

Reading Room, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
Toronto Western Hospital

Information for Users

Location

The Toronto Western Hospital
Vision Science Research Program
6th Floor, Room MP 6-319
399 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8

For library assistance and enquiries, please call 416-978-4321

Library History

Dr. A.E. MacDonald - The A.E. MacDonald Ophthalmic Library is named after the late Dr. Alex MacDonald, a former Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. Dr. MacDonald's bequest to the Department of Ophthalmology was payment he received from the sale of historical maps and Canadiana to the Public Archives in Ottawa in 1981. The residue of the estate is for the maintenance of the Ophthalmic Library.

This library, based in the Vision Science Research Program space at the Toronto Western Hospital, is specialized for vision researchers and residents in Ophthalmology. It contains a superb collection of ophthalmology books and journals. We receive queries from other libraries in Toronto hospitals and from the University Science and Medicine Library.

Books

Books, Journals or Bound Journals are not to be removed from the Library.

The books can be found in the following categories in the back of the Library:

A-I

Anatomy

Atlas

Cataracts

Chemistry

Cornea

Dictionaries

General

Glaucoma

Histology

Immunology

Inflammation of the Eye

L-P

Lacrimal

Laser Surgery

Medicine

Microbiology

Muscle

Neuro-ophthalmology

Ocular Therapy

Optics

Pathology

Pediatrics

Physiology

Plastics

Plastic Surgery

R-Z

Refraction

Research Methods

Retina

Slit Lamp

Strabismus

Surgery

Therapeutics

Toxicology

Journals

Following is the library's current list of journal subscriptions:

  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Cornea
  • Current Eye Research
  • Journal of Glaucoma
  • Journal of Ocular Pharmacology
  • Ophthalmalic Research
  • Ophthalmic Surgery
  • Ophthalmology

Videotapes

The collection of videotapes may be viewed in the library. Please leave cards on top of the Index Filing Cabinet.

CD-ROMS

The library is in the process of acquiring a collection of CD-ROMS, including the major ophthalmic texts.

Bound Journals

Pre 1975 Bound Journals are archived at 1 Spadina Crescent and may be viewed upon request.

Card Catalogue

A set of index card drawers will list all the books and journals by Subject, Author and Title cards for Books. There will also be an index for the Bound Journals and

Searches

The department is unable to provide this service at this time, therefore clients are asked to do their own searches.

Donating to our Ophthalmology Museum

Monthly subscriptions to major journals would be gracefully appreciated. Any historic books (over 100 years old) would be appreciated.

Below are a few items we have received as donations which are housed in the A.E. MacDonald Ophthalmic Library. You may also view a more extensive gallery of items in our museum.