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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

This resource guide contains a listing of resources related to ophthalmology and visual sciences. If you have any questions about the resources please contact the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences liaison, Cathy Sarli, at 314-362-7865, or email the Guide Editor. Page last updated 29 May 2008.

Guide Editor: Cathy Sarli

Resources:

Audio and Video Programs

As Seen From Here--Open Ophthalmology
As Seen From Here contains over 135 links to audio and video files related to Ophthalmology.

Databases

ALL Databases at Becker Library
Clinical Evidence
Clinical Pharmacology
EMBASE
Health and Wellness Resource Center
images.MD
Isabel
OVID
OVID requires a password and username. Please contact Reference, askreference@wustl.edu or 362.7085, for more information.
PubMed
PubMed Clinical Queries
Use PubMed Clinical Queries for clinical studies and systematic reviews.
SCOPUS
UpToDate
Access is restricted to WU Medical School, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and St. Louis Children's Hospital on-site. Access through CareNet from BJH and SLCH is available only from the Quick Links menu.
Web of Science
Includes Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators.

Electronic Books

Books@OVID
Data monitoring in clinical trials : a case studies approach, 2006
Focal points: Clinical modules for Ophthalmologists
Focal Points requires a login and password. Please contact Cathy Sarli at 362.7865 or the Reference Desk at 362.7085 for login and password. Access is to the year of subscription only (12 modules per year).
MD Consult
Click Generic Account and select "Books" from the tabs on the top of the screen. Scroll down to Ophthalmology to find electronic books including Yanoff's Ophthalmology.
NCBI Electronic Books
Rittenhouse Electronic Books
Springer Electronic Books
Springer collection of over 2,000 electronic books includes three collections; Behavioral Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences, and Medicine.
Stat!Ref
Enter a query in the search box or select "Table of Contents."
The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference
Volume 1: Vision I
Volume 2: Vision II

Electronic Journals

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1995 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, Supplement
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1995 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1884 to 1917, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Print--1918 to current, shelved on Level 4
Archives of Ophthalmology
Electronic--1995 to current
Print--1879 to current, shelved on Level 4
BMC Ophthalmology
Electronic only--2001 to current
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Electronic--1997 to current
Print--1917 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Electronic--2005 to current
Print--1966 to 2005, shelved on Level 4
CLAO Journal
Electronic only--2002 to current
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Electronic only--2000 to current
Clinical and Experimental Optometry
Electronic only--2005 to current
Clinical Eye and Vision Care
Electronic only--1995 to 2002
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
Electronic only--1997 to current
Contemporary Ophthalmology
Electronic only--2005 to current
Contemporary Optometry (Hagerstown, MD)
Electronic only--2005 to current
Cornea
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1982 to 2004, shelved on Level 4
Current Eye Research
Electronic--1997 to current
Print--1982 to 2005, shelved on Level 4
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Electronic only--1999 to current
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1994 to current, shelved on Level 4
European Journal of Ophthalmology
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1994 to current, shelved on Level 4
Evidence-Based Eye Care
Electronic only--2001 to 2005. Continued as Evidence-Based Ophthalmology in 2005.
Evidence-Based Ophthalmology
Electronic only--2005 to current
Experimental Eye Research
Electronic--1995 to current
Print--1961 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
Eye (Hampshire, UK)
Electronic--2002 to current
Print--1987 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
Eye and Contact Lens
Electronic only--2003 to current
Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Electronic--1997 to current
Print--1982 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Electronic only--2004 to current
International Contact Lens Clinic
Electronic only--1995 to 2000
International Ophthalmology Clinics
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1961 to 2004, shelved on Level 4
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Electronic--1999 to current
Print--1977 to current, shelved on Level 4
JAMA--Journal of the American Medical Association
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1883 to current, shelved on Level 3
Journal of AAPOS--American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Electronic--1997 to current
Print--1997 to 2003, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--2004 to current, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Electronic--1999 to current
Print--1987 to 2003, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Glaucoma
Electronic--2001 to current
Print--1996 to 2004, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Electronic--2001 to current
Print--1994 to 2004, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Electronic--2001 to current
Print--1995 to 1999, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Optics
Electronic only--1977 to 1998
Journal of Optics, A: Pure and Applied Optics
Electronic only--1999 to current
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Electronic--2002 to current
Print--1978 to current, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Refractive Surgery
Electronic--2002 to current
Print--1986 to current, shelved on Level 3
Journal of the British Contact Lens Association
Electronic only--1995 to 1996
Journal of the European Optical Society, Part A: Optics and Applied Optics
Electronic only--1992 to 1998
Journal of Vision
Electronic only--2001 to current
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1999 to current, shelved on Level 3
Klinische Monatsblaetter Fuer Augenheilkunde
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1863 to 1875, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Print--1876 to 2004, shelved on Level 3
Klinische Monatsblaetter Fuer Augenheilkunde, Supplement
Electronic--2004 to current
Print--1995 to 2004, shelved on Level 3
Lancet
Electronic--1995 to current
Print--1823 to 1875, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection, Level 7; 1876 to current, shelved on Level 3
Molecular Vision
Electronic only--1995 to current
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
Electronic--1997 to current
Print--1981 to 1987, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers
Electronic--2002 to current
Print--1995 to 2002, shelved on Level 3
Subscriber number required for access. Contact Reference at Askreference@wustl.edu or 362.7085 for subscriber number.
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging
Electronic--2003 to current
Print--2003 to current, shelved on Level 3
Subscriber number required for access. Contact Reference at Askreference@wustl.edu or 362.7085 for subscriber number.
Ophthalmologic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1985 to 2004, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmologica
Electronic--2004 to current
Print--1938 to 2003, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmology (New York)
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1978 to current, shelved on Level 3
Opthalmic and Physiological Optics
Electronic--1997 to current
Print--1981 to 1987, shelved on Level 3
Opthalmology Clinics of North America
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1988 to current, shelved on Level 3
Optometry
Electronic only--2005 to current
Optometry and Vision Science
Electronic--2000 to current
Print--1989 to 2004, shelved on Level 3
Perception
Electronic--1999 to current
Print--1999 to current, shelved on Level 3
Perception and Psychophysics
Electronic--2001 to current (pdf only)
Print--1966 to current, shelved on Level 3
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Electronic--1995 to current
Print--1995 to 2003, shelved on Level 2
Retina
Electronic--2001 to current
Print--1983 to 2004, shelved on Level 2
Survey of Ophthalmology
Electronic--1996 to current
Print--1966 to 2004, shelved on Level 2
Techniques in Ophthalmology
Electronic only--2003 to current
Transactions of the American Opthalmological Society
Electronic--2001 to current
Print--1864 to 2004, shelved on Level 2
Veterinary Ophthalmology
Electronic only--1998 to current
Vision Research
Electronic--1995 to current
Print--1961 to current, shelved on Level 2
Visual Neuroscience
Electronic--1998 to current
Print--1988 to 2003, shelved on Level 2

Historical Journals

Annals of Ophthalmology and Otology
Print--1892 to 1896, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology
Print--1869 to 1878, shelved on Level 4
Journal of Eye, Ear and Throat Diseases
Print--1896 to 1905, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Journal of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology
Print--1907 to 1917, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Journal of Ophthalmology, Otology and Laryngology
Print--1889 to 1929, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments
Print--1922 to 1929, shelved in Compact Shelving on Lower Level
Ophthalmic Hospital Reports and Journal of Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital
Print--1857 to 1879, shelved in Compact Shelving on Lower Level
Ophthalmic Review
Print--1864 to 1867, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Ophthalmic Review
Print--1881 to 1917, shelved in Compact Shelving on Lower Level
Ophthalmologist
Print--1900 to 1909, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Ophthalmology (Milwaukee)
Print--1904 to 1917, shelved in Compact Shelving on Lower Level
Ophthalmoscope
Print--1903 to 1916, shelved on Level 3
Refractionst
Print 1894 to 1896, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7
Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital Records
Print--1857 to 1917, shelved in Compact Shelving on Lower Level
Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
Print--1903 to 1977, shelved on Level 2
Transactions of the American Homoeopathic Ophthalmological, Otological and Laryngological Society
Print--1897 to 1913, shelved in Rare Medical Periodicals Collection on Level 7

Internet Resources

Antique Spectacles and Other Vision Aids
Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL)
AVSL provides a listing of more than 500 resources for ophthalomology and optometry.
Glossary of Eye Terms
Kellogg Eye Center: The Eyes Have It
Interactive teaching and assessment program developed by opthalmologist Jonathan D. Trobe from the University of Michigan.
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Eye Institute (NEI) Photos, Images and Videos

Print Journals

A.M.A. Archives of Ophthalmology
Print--1950 to 1960, shelved on Level 4
Acta Ophthalmologica
Print--1923 to 1994, shelved on Level 4
Acta Ophthalmologica, Supplement
Print--1932 to 1994, shelved on Level 4
Advances in Opthalmologic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Print--1982 to 1992, shelved on Level 4
Advances in Opthalmology
Print--1970 to 1981
American Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics
Print--1978 to 1988, shelved on Level 4
American Journal of Physiological Optics
Print--1920 to 1926, shelved on Level 4
American Orthoptic Journal
Print--1951 to 1955, shelved on Level 4
Annals of Ophthalmology (Chicago)
Print--1971 to 2003, shelved on Level 4
Annals of Ophthalmology and Glaucoma
Print--1994 to 1999, shelved on Level 4
British Journal of Ophthalmology, Monograph Supplement
Print--1924 to 1950, shelved on Level 4
British Journal of Physiological Optics
Print--1962 to 1980, shelved on Level 4
Clinical Vision Sciences
Print--1986 to 1993, shelved on Level 4
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Update
Print--2001 to current, shelved on Level 4
Current Concepts in Ophthalmology (Harrisburg, PA)
Print--1994 to 1997, shelved on Level 4
Current Concepts in Ophthalmology (St. Louis)
Print--1967 to 1979, shelved on Level 4
Current Topics in Eye Research
Print--1979 to 1984, shelved on Level 4
Developments in Ophthalmology
Print--1981 to 1987, shelved on Level 4
Documenta Ophthalmologica
Print--1964 to 1978, shelved on Level 4
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Monthly
Print--1922 to 1976, shelved on Level 4
International Ophthalmology
Print--1980 to 1987, shelved on Level 4
Investigative Ophthalmology
Print--1962 to 1976, shelved on Level 4
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Supplement
Print--1977 to 1989, shelved on Level 4
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
Print--1957 to 1975, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Print--1981 to 1993, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology
Print--1985 to 1994, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology
Print--1964 to 1977, shelved on Level 3
Journal of the Optical Society of America, A: Optics and Image Science
Print--1984 to 1992, shelved on Level 3
Journal of the Optical Society of America, B: Optical Physics
Print--1984 to 1991, shelved on Level 3
Journal of Toxicology, Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
Print--1986 to 1992, shelved on Level 3
Metabolic and Pediatric Ophthalmology
Print--1979 to 1981, shelved on Level 3
Metabolic Ophthalmology
Print--1976 to 1978, shelved on Level 3
Metabolic, Pediatric and Systemic Ophthalmology
Print--1982 to 1987, shelved on Level 3
Neuro-Ophthalmology (Elsevier)
Print--1980 to 1984, shelved on Level 3
Neuro-Ophthalmology (Mosby)
Print--1965 to 1977, shelved on Level 3
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
Print--1997 to 2002, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmic Laser Therapy
Print--1985 to 1990, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmic Paediatrics and Genetics
Print--1981 to 1992, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmic Research
Print--1970 to 2003, shelved on Level 3
Ophthalmic Surgery
Print--1970 to 1995, shelved on Level 3
Orbit
Print--1982 to 1986, shelved on Level 3
Perspectives in Ophthalmology
Print--1978 to 1981
Progress in Retinal Research
Print--1982 to 1991, shelved on Level 2
Quarterly Review of Ophthalmology
Print--1945 to 1952, shelved on Level 2
Refractive and Corneal Surgery
Print--1992 to 1993, shelved on Level 2
Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom
Print--1880 to 1986, shelved on Level 2
Transactions of the Pacific Coast Oto-Opthamological Society Annual Meeting
Print--1934 to 1978, shelved on Level 2
Transactions of the Section on Ophthalmology of the American Medical Association
Print--1898 to 1956, shelved on Level 2
Year Book of Ophthalmology
Print--1957 to 1985, shelved on Level 2

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