The Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal started in 2017, that serves as a national and international forum for the publication and scholarly exchange of ideas and information of interest to academic ophthalmology, including medical education, resident and fellow training, research in health education, policy, accreditation and regulation. The journal is an electronic, peer-reviewed, English language publication for articles contributing to the advancement of academic ophthalmology. The journal has a diverse editorial board consisting of leaders in the field of academic ophthalmology.
Historically, JAO has published two issues per year, but beginning in 2025, three issues per year will be published. All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology undergo rigorous single blind peer review. The average time from submission to first decision is 28 days. As an Open Access publication, all articles in the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology are freely available for all to read and download.
For information about how to submit a manuscript to the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, including details about the publication fee, please see Author Guidelines.
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is the official journal of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO). AUPO was founded in 1966 as an organization dedicated to research and education and through its mission, serves as the voice of academic ophthalmology. The objective of AUPO is the promotion of medical education, research, and patient care in ophthalmology.
The Journal of Academic Ophthalmology requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: https://www.icmje.org.
Current Issue: Volume 17, Issue 2 (2025)
Articles
20-year Trends in Clinical and Research Roles of Women Physicians in Thyroid Eye Disease
Kerri M. McInnis-Smith, Jessica A. Kraker, Blake T. Langlais, Yanhan Ren, Victoria J. Palacios, and Lilly H. Wagner
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Cited Papers in Trabeculectomy
Sinan Akosman, Michael Frenkel, Sonia C. McNamara, Thomas I. Hong, and Reena A. Garg
The Impact of a Research Year for Matched US-MD Seniors
Justin Flood, Jhansi Raju, and Sagar Jagdish Shah
Altmetric Attention and Citations in Ophthalmology Research from 2012 to 2021
David J. Taylor Gonzalez, Mak Djulbegovic, Catherine Johnson, Joshua Reyes, Michael Antonietti, Gustavo Rosa Gameiro, Louis Z. Cai, and Jayanth Sridhar
Implementing a “Surgery Olympics” in Ophthalmology Residency: A Pilot Study
Abhishek Manjunathan, Maxwell J Wilberding, Haroon Ismail, Robert S Feder, Manjot K Gill, Dmitry Pyatetsky, Nicholas J Volpe, and J. Minjy Kang
Analyzing the Role of AI in Resident Education: An Evaluation of ChatGPT on Ophthalmology Trainee Examination Questions by Subtopic
Kimberly Cartagena, Simran Ohri, Carolina Ramos, Yaxel Levin-Carrion, Alexandra Sanchez, Marko Oydanich, and Albert S. Khouri
Patterns of Ophthalmology-related Interfacility Transfers to the Emergency Department by Temporal Trends
Laura E. Ramirez, Michael Waxman, Denis R. Pauze, and Edward J. Wladis
Global Health Content on U.S. Ophthalmology Residency Program Websites
Nitya Devireddy, Nguyen Truong, Michael Wilkinson, and Seth M. Pantanelli
Mastering the Retrobulbar Block: Using a Novel 3D-printed Simulator for Practical Training
Remigio J. Flor, Nicole L. McMinn, Timothy S. Lee, Peter C. Liacouras, Harsha Reddy, Eva Chou, Jason R. Lewis, Richard B. Rosen, and Brittany E. Powell
Education Outcomes from an Ophthalmology Microsurgery Course for Medical Students
Michael Y. Zhu, Keke Liu, Joanne C. Wen, Sandra Stinnett, and Jullia A. Rosdahl
Ophthalmology Virtual Shadowing and Mentorship Program for Undergraduates Underrepresented in Medicine: Framework and 2-year Survey
Edward S. Lu, Kira L. Wang, Grace Baldwin, Augustine Bannerman, Douglass A. Bryant, Jocelyn Rodriguez, Alice C. Lorch, Ankoor S. Shah, and John B. Miller
Ophthalmology Educators’ Perspectives on Supporting Medical Students to Become Competitive Residency Applicants
Meagan Shinbashi, Zane Zook, Zachary Elkin, Daniel Tu, Jeffrey M. Healey, Fasika Woreta, Ariane Kaplan, Anju Goyal, Neeti Parikh, Lorri Wilson, and Ambar Faridi
A Novel 3D-printed Silicone Simulation Model for Effective Instruction of Marginal Eyelid Laceration Repair
Nicole Lifson, David Booy, Spandana N. Jarmale, Joseph Crozier, John Nguyen, Bradley Thuro, Albert S. Woo, Jamie Lea Schaefer, and Michael E. Migliori
A Web-based Review of Global Training in United States Ophthalmology Residency Programs
Shalini Shah, Chris Raif Alabiad, and Zubair Ansari
Impact of Area of Deprivation Index on Ophthalmology Consultation in the Emergency Department
Anna McEvoy, Andrew Chen, Leona Ding, Shu Feng, and Karine D. Bojikian
Program Leaders’ Plans, Perceptions, and Anticipated Effects of Preference Signaling Before Implementation in Ophthalmology
Melissa Goldin, Alvina Liang, Quentin Eichbaum, Edwin Williamson, Janice Law, Reid Longmuir, and Jennifer L. Lindsey
Zooming In: Past, Present, and Future Impact of Virtual Interviews on Ophthalmology Match for Applicants with Home versus No Home Programs
Lauren F. Ong, Ashley V. Niu, Priya K. Manhas, Tara L. Gallant, Bhagvat J. Maheta, Jaycob Avaylon, Joseph K. Yi, Jose Puglisi, Joseph Martel, Ruchi D. Shah, and Michael S. Wong
Editorial
Ophthalmology's Role in the Academic Medical Center: A Perspective
Stephen D. McLeod
