diff --git a/src/highdicom/io.py b/src/highdicom/io.py
index d6463a00..277d9a0e 100644
--- a/src/highdicom/io.py
+++ b/src/highdicom/io.py
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ class ImageFileReader:
     ----
     As of highdicom 0.24.0, users should prefer the :class:`highdicom.Image`
     class with lazy frame retrieval (e.g. as output by the
-    :func:`highdicom.imread` function when `lazy_frame_retrieval=True`) to this
-    class in most situations. The :class:`highdicom.Image` class offers the
-    same lazy frame-level access, but additionally has several higher-level
-    features, including apply pixel transformations to loaded frames,
-    constructing total pixel matrices, and constructing volumes.
+    :func:`highdicom.imread` function when ``lazy_frame_retrieval=True``) to
+    this class in most situations. The :class:`highdicom.Image` class offers
+    the same lazy frame-level access, but additionally has several higher-level
+    features, including the ability to apply pixel transformations to loaded
+    frames, construct total pixel matrices, and construct volumes.
 
     Examples
     --------