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.
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:
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 2 (2026)
Articles
Clinical appropriateness of ChatGPT-4.0 and ChatGPT-4.0-mini for patient-facing ophthalmic procedure information
Nicholas Joseph DeLuca, Belen Wertheimer, Soumil Prasad, Matthew McSoley, Piero Carletti, and Zubair Ansari
Evaluating the Construct and Face Validity of the Eyesi Slit Lamp Simulator
Alexi Geevarghese, Jacob Wong, Andrea Blitzer, Jiyuan Hu, and Christina R. Prescott
Impact of USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail on Research Trends among Ophthalmology Residency Applicants
Sinan Ersan, Charles Zhang, Yousef Yousef, Fahim Ahmad, Lydia Lanski, Cameron McGlone, and Andrew L Reynolds
Exposure to a Vision Screening Program in a Community-Based Clinic Improves Medical Student Confidence and Funduscopy Skills
Karanpreet S. Multani, Jibran A. Sharieff, Justin D. Dvorak, Kai Ding, and Tammy Yanovitch
Independent Associations with Research Productivity Among U.S. Academic Ophthalmologists Using the US-AOFD
Brenton T. Bicknell, Josephine Rudd Zhong Manis, Yejin Heo, Haley Chishom, Lance Dzubinski, Taylor L. Aaserud, Alvina Liang, Shayan Massoumi, Thanushri Srikantha, John Stoffer, Guihua Zhai, Basil K. Williams Jr, Steven E. Brooks, and Robert Tauscher
Barriers to pursuing ophthalmology among medical students
Karthik Reddy, Keith Miller, Mana Yacim, Mickey Nguyen, Anjali R. Shah, Shahzad I. Mian, and Ariane Kaplan
A Curriculum-Based Approach to Enhance Medical Student Confidence and Performance with Slit Lamp Funduscopy and Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
Matthew C. Johnson, Jia Jia Zhang, Ryan S Meshkin, Ankoor S. Shah, and Grayson W. Armstrong
Virtual Introductory Summer Course in Ophthalmology (VISCO): Implementation of a Novel Online Course to Address Gaps in Ophthalmology Education
Katherine Lucy Jung, Cody Lo, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Sherif R. El-Defrawy, Jonathan A. Micieli, and Michael Thai Binh Nguyen
The Impact of Program Signaling on Ophthalmology Program Director and Applicant Residency Match Experience
Riya H. Patel, Neha Sarabu, and Albert S. Khouri
Research Publication Trends among SFMatch Ophthalmology Applicants
Matthew B. Urban, Judah R. Hoffman, Avery Ross, Nermeen Kidwai, Bentzion Kleiman, Chinecheta Ani, Mariam Ahmed, Elizabeth Drugge, Abha Amin, and Kelly Hutcheson
Design and Longitudinal Evaluation of a Novel Medical School Preclerkship Ophthalmology Course: A Four-Year Study
Anagha Lokhande, Spandana Jarmale, Aiden Meyer, Ji Yun Han, Emily Wang, Grayson W. Armstrong, Michael Migliori, Jamie Schaefer, and Nicole Lanza
Gender Disparities in Academic Productivity of Early Career Ophthalmologists with Children
Olivia J. Killeen, Theodora Vorias, Stacy L. Pineles, Reshma Jagsi, Laura B. Enyedi, Arghavan Salles, Amanda L. Ely, and Michelle T. Cabrera
Development and Delivery of a Novel Psychologically Informed Resident Wellness Curriculum
Marguerite C. Weinert, Alice Lorch, and Ethan Lester
Impact of Gender and Fellowship Training on Academic Advancement in Ophthalmology
Zahraa Alomar, Ashley Choi, Karine D. Bojikian, Miel Sundararajan, Leona Ding, and Shu Feng
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Eye-Related Emergency Department Encounters at an Academic Safety-Net Health System
Eleanor Burton, Taylor Gemperline, Cynthia Wan, Clayton Grundvig, Hannah Harrelson, Caroline Kim, and Michael Cusick
Geographic and Temporal Trends of International Medical Graduate Ophthalmologists in the United States
Ju Hyun Jeon, Francisco Altamirano, Ju-Yeun Lee, Nadine AlMuasher, Efren Gonzalez, and Isdin Oke
An Innovative Surgical Simulator for Globe and Orbit Procedures
Anuj U. Patel, George Lin, Rishi Hoskeri, Chelsea L. Reighard, Marguerite C. Weinert, Zahra Nourmohammadi, and David Zopf
MD/MBA Dual Degree Trends in Ophthalmology Residency: A 12-Year Analysis (2013-2025)
Katherine Krishna, Brandon Chou, Felipe Echeverri Tribin, and Steven J. Gedde
