Optometry and Vision Science (OPO/ISSN 1040-5488) is the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry published by:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
16522 Hunters Green Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740-2116.

Frequency

Monthly - One volume a year beginning in January. Printed on acid-free paper.

Business Matters

Correspondence concerning business matters should be addressed to:

Customer Service, Subscriptions, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
P.O. Box 1600
Hagerstown, MD 21740-1600.
Telephone 1-(800) 633-3030 (U.S., Canada, or Mexico).
From other countries, call (301) 223-2300. Fax: (301) 223-2400.

Editorial Matters

Correspondence regarding editorial matters should be addressed to the Editor:

Mark A. Bullimore
Optometry and Vision Science
Ohio State University, College of Optometry
Columbus, OH 43210
Telephone: (614) 292-4724, fax: (614) 292-4949
Email: ovs at the domain osu.edu

Instructions to Authors appears in every other issue.

Academy Membership

For information on Academy membership, contact:

American Academy of Optometry
6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 506
Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone: Voice301-984-1441 : Fax 301-984-4737

1996 Membership dues include a $50.00 subscription fee to the Journal.

Student Members

Student membership in the Academy is available to optometry students and graduate students in the vision sciences. The fee is $25.00 and includes a Journal subscription.

Annual Subscription Rates

* Rates in US Dollars

Note: The GST number for Canadian subscribers is 123394371

Special in-training 

This rate of $77.00 ($130.00 for Canada and Mexico, $136.00 for other countries) per year is available to residents, interns, and students for a period of three years. In requesting this rate, please indicate training status and name of institution. This special in-training rate can be extended to all participants in four-year training programs, provided that sufficient proof of training status is supplied.

Institutional (multiple reader) rate 

This rate applies to libraries, schools, hospitals, clinics, group practices, and federal, commercial and private institutions and organizations.

Bulk subscriptions

For information, please call Kimberly Miller at 1.410.528.4117; email: kmiller at the domain lww.com.

Renewals 

Renewals should be done promptly to avoid a break in journal delivery. The Publisher cannot guarantee to supply back issues on late renewals.

Change of address

The Publisher must be notified 60 days in advance. Journals undeliverable because of incorrect address will be destroyed. Duplicate copies may be obtained, if available, from the Publisher at the regular price of a single issue. Send address changes to:

OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
16522 Hunters Green Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740-2116.

If a member, please contact the Academy with your change.

Reprints of Individual Articles 

These are available from the authors or from the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) at (800) 336-4474. Authors who need information on their reprint order may call (800) 341-2258.

Reprints (non-author) in Large Quantities

For commercial or academic use, reprints may be purchased from the Publisher. For information and prices call (410) 528-8521, fax (410) 528-4264; email jrayfiel at the domain lww.com.

Microfilm and Microfiche

Prices are available upon request. Microfilm editions may be ordered from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Disclaimer

The statements and opinions contained in the articles of OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the American Academy of Optometry or Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The appearance of advertisements in the Journal is not a warranty, endorsement or approval of the products or safety. The American Academy of Optometry and the Publisher disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas or products referred to in the articles or advertisements.

Volume index appears in the December issue.

Indexing/Abstracting Services

The Journal is currently included by the following services in print and/or electronic format: Index Medicus, Current Contents (Clinical Medicine, Science Citation Index, Research Alert [personalized search service], ISI/BioMed [on-line data-base]), Excerpta Medica, Biosciences Information Services, Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS), Index to Scientific Reviews, and Ophthalmic Literature.

Copyright and Permission Information

OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE is copyrighted by the American Academy of Optometry. No portion(s) of the work(s) may be reproduced without written consent from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Permission to reproduce copies of articles for non-commercial use may be obtained from the:

Copyright Clearance Center
222 Rosewood Drive
Danvers, MA 01923
(508) 750-8400 or Fax (508) 750-4470

with a fee of $3.00 per copy.

Copyright © 2001 by the American Academy of Optometry.

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