Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
The Research Journal of the College of Optometrists
Edited by:
David Elliott
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2010: Ophthalmology: 32 / 55
Impact Factor: 1.259
Aims and Scope
Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, first published in 1925, is a leading international interdisciplinary journal that addresses basic and applied questions pertinent to contemporary research in vision science and optometry.
OPO publishes original research papers, technical notes, reviews and letters and will interest researchers, educators and clinicians concerned with the development, use and restoration of vision.
TopNews and Announcements
5 Year Impact Factor: 1.34 (28/48 - Ophthalmology)
Online content available back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.
Online Manuscript Submission
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics accepts manuscript submissions online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/opo. Full guidelines and instructions are provided at the site.
Faster Publication
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our EarlyView feature before the print edition of this journal is published.
Online Open
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics participates in a scheme to allow authors that wish to allow open access to their papers to pay for the publication cost. Authors should NOT indicate at the point of submission whether they will wish to make use of this facility. If the paper is accepted, they will be given an opportunity to make their wishes known at that time. Read more.
Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).
NIH Public Access Mandate
For those interested in the Wiley-Blackwell policy on the NIH Public Access Mandate, please visit our policy statement.
TopHighlights
Please click on the links below to view Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics articles:
Peripheral refraction measurement: does it matter if one turns the eye or the head?
Author(s): Radhakrishnan H (Radhakrishnan, Hema)1, Charman WN (Charman, W. Neil)1
Source: OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Pages: 73-82 Published: JAN 2008
The content of optometric eye examinations for a young myope with headaches
Author(s): Shah R (Shah, Rakhee)1,2, Edgar DF (Edgar, David F.)2, Rabbetts R (Rabbetts, Ronald)3, Blakeney SL (Blakeney, Susan L.)4, Charlesworth P (Charlesworth, Peter)5, Harle DE (Harle, Deacon E.)1, Evans BJW (Evans, Bruce J. W.)1,2
Source: OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
Volume: 28 Issue: 5 Pages: 404-421 Published: SEP 2008
A critical evaluation of the evidence supporting the practice of behavioural vision therapy
Author(s): Barrett BT (Barrett, Brendan T.)
Source: OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Pages: 4-25 Published: JAN 2009
