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).
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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
Correlation of Faculty Assessment Scores with Resident Experience and Preparation at the Surgical Curriculum for Ophthalmology Residents Skills Transfer Lab
Mitra Nejad, Mario Cale, Jonathan Reed, Isha Cheela, Grace Sun, Stacy Pineles, and Shahzad Mian
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
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
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
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
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
Ophthalmology Exposure for Medical Students in Institutions without a Home Ophthalmology Department: A Review of the Literature
Rayna Marshall, Sara A. Khan, and Meghan Berkenstock
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
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
Ergonomics and Injury Prevention Education in Canadian Ophthalmology Residency Programs: A Survey of Program Directors
Hargun Kaur, Changseok Lee, Jim S. Xie, R. Rishi Gupta, and Rookaya Mather
Exploring Gender Bias in Ophthalmology Clerkship Evaluations: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Student and Evaluator Interactions
Anagh Kulkarni and Jullia A. Rosdahl
The Use and Perceptions of Virtual Reality Simulator Training for Ophthalmological Surgical Education
Geoffrey Nguyen, Mackenzie T. Pham, and Paul C. Kang
Surgical outcomes of Resident-Performed Baerveldt-350 Implantation
Christopher Phung, Robin Ji, Nikita Mokhashi, and Mary Qiu
Evaluating the Efficacy of Dry Lab Cataract Simulation for Medical Students
Ashley Choi, Andrew Chen, Miel Sundararajan, Karine D. Bojikian, Anthony Chung, and Shu Feng
Impact of Letter Writers on Ophthalmology Residency Match Success
Simran Ohri, Iden Amiri, Daniel E Rubinstein, and Alice Yang Zhang
Editorial Affiliation and Subconscious Bias in High-Impact Ophthalmology Journals
Iden Amiri, Gitanjali M. Fleischman, and David Fleischman
Impact of an Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP) Pre-Test: A Pilot Study at Two Institutions
Lindsey S. Fields, Jee Young Moon, Saras Ramanathan, Matthew S. Wieder, and Jamie B. Rosenberg
Screening for Food Insecurity in an Outpatient Ophthalmology Clinic: A Health Equity- Quality Improvement Fellowship Project
Christine Coward, Tricia Jacobson, Mahadevan Subramanian, Sharon Ojo, Theresa Green, Neil Seligman, and Jan Schriefer
Development of the U.S. Academic Ophthalmology Faculty Database (US-AOFD): A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Analysis
Brenton T. Bicknell, Josephine M. Rudd Zhong Manis, Haley Chishom, Yejin Heo, Lance Dzubinski, Alvina Liang, Taylor L. Aaserud, Shayan Massoumi, Thanushri Srikantha, John Stoffer, Emily McCourt, Sruthi Arepalli, Beeran Meghpara, Ayan Chatterjee, Basil K. Williams, Janice Law, Steven E. Brooks, and Robert Tauscher
The Effect of COVID-19 on Research Productivity among Matched Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Applicants
Andre Galenchik-Chan, Thomas Ren, Kelli Jablon, and Aleksandra Krajewski
The Association of Having Physician Parents with Medical Students’ Intention to Pursue Ophthalmology: An AAMC Analysis
Shamila Ladak; Anam Akhlaq; Rahel M. Imru; Laura K. Green; Ambar Faridi; Grace Sun,; and Fasika A. Woreta
Away Rotation Participation and Ophthalmology Match Outcomes
Jeremy N. Shapiro, William J. Benjamin, Nicholas R. Lenze, Angela P. Mihalic, Anjali R. Shah, and Ariane D. Kaplan
