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Published monthly, Optometry and Vision Science (OVS) is the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. It is an authoritative source for current developments in optometry, physiological optics, and vision science. Ranked 19th, and the top ranked optometry journal internationally of the top 45 journals in the Ophthalmology (eye/vision research, ophthalmology, optometry) category (JCR, 2007) with an Impact Factor of 1.638, this frequently cited scientific journal has served primary eye care practitioners for almost 80 years, promoting vital interdisciplinary exchange among optometrists, ophthalmologists and vision scientists worldwide. Anthony J. Adams, OD, PhD, FAAO is the Editor-in-Chief, Optometry and Vision Science.
Open Access
AAO members and subscribers, as always, are able to access all issues, and all content of the journal online. For others, each issue of OVS has one lead article that is immediately open access and free ("Editors Choice"). In addition, there is free open access to all Optometry and Vision Science content published prior to the last 12 months.
Table of Contents
Full text and pdf versions of the journal are available to all Academy members. Log in by entering your ID and password ast the top of this page. You will then be able to link above to publisher's web site. Non-members can view the table of contents for the current and past issues at www.optvissci.com
Citability Information for Papers and Posters at Academy Meetings
This is a PDF document list of all of the Program Numbers for Academy 2005 San Diego. The format of the program numbers is described below.
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The Academy's scientific papers and posters can be cited using a program number in which the first two digits are the year (i.e. "05", for 2005). The next digit is either "0" (for papers), or "5" (for posters). The next three digits are the placement of the papers or posters in the meeting. The 2005 meeting includes the numbers 001 to 103 for papers, and 001 to 436 for posters.
Example:
Before 2005:
Omlor RA, Mutti DO. Differences in axial length using A-scan ultrasonography and IOL Master: effects of anterior chamber depth. Optom Vis Sci 2003;80(suppl.):120.
Beginning 2005:
Author, VS. The effect of all-work and no-play on peripheral vision. Optom Vis Sci 2005;82:E-abstract 050437.
[The OVS volume changes each year with year 2005 being 82; hence "Optom Vis Sci 2005;82" in the citation.]
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