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The Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed journal 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, and regulation. The journal is an electronic, peer-reviewed 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.

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology undergo rigorous blind peer review. As an Open Access publication, all articles in the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology are freely available for all to read and download from Thieme E-Journals.

For information about how to submit a manuscript to the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, including details about the publication fee, please see Author Instructions.

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is the official journal of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO).


Abstracting and indexing:

PubMed, DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest

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 18, Issue 1 (2026)

Articles

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Gender Disparities in Leadership Roles across the United States Academic Ophthalmology Programs
Fateme Montazeri, Kathryn E McAnnis, Madeline W Hay, Andy Xiao, Saba Faghihzadeh, and Parisa Emami-Naeini

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Ophthalmology consult volume at a tertiary care center emergency room: an emerging trend
David S. Portney, Breanna Tracey, Jaqueline Stoutin, Tatiana Deveney, Bradford Tannen, and Shahzad I Mian

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Publishing under Pressure: Ophthalmology Research Productivity after adoption of Step 1 Pass/Fail
Arjun N. Bhatt, Ali Abolhassani, Asim Ahmed, Jack McClain, Joanne Thomas, Saurabh Wakade, Shivam Patel, and Steven E. Brooks

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Current Ophthalmic Surgical Volume in Los Angeles
Pooja Nikki Bisarya, Jason Strawbridge, Justin Hanson, Irena Tsui, and JoAnn Giaconi

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Program Director Perspectives on Global Ophthalmology Fellowships
Ashlie A. Bernhisel, John A. Musser VI, Gena M. Damento, Grant M. Welk, Jacquelyn A. O’Banion, Kieran S. O’Brien, Jeff H. Pettey, and Suzanne S. Gilbert

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Expansion of a Self-Guided Curriculum and Validation of a Self-Assessment Tool for Ocular Examination Skills
Maria Lee, Irene Pak, Aryan Chaychian, Isabell Kassaye, Adam Alyafaie, Neeti Parikh, and Madeline Yung

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Impact of a Formal Presurgical Curriculum on Early Resident Cataract Outcomes
Shirley Z. Wu, Sumit Sharma, Justin C. Muste, George Markakis, Michael Millstein, Sheldon Oberfeld, Allen Roth, Jack Shao, Thomas L. Steinemann, Elisa Bala, Sunil K. Srivastava, Priya Shukla, Jeffrey Chu, Xinyu Gu, Delaney Ryan, Daniel F. Martin, and Jeffrey M. Goshe