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Journal of Optometry

ISSN: 1888-4296

The Journal of Optometry (J Optom) is the scientific double blind peer-reviewed publication of the Spanish General Council of Optometry (www.cgcoo.es). Audience of J Optom includes optometrists, ophthalmologists and visual scientists, other professionals and researchers with interests in vision and the eye as well as undergraduate and post-graduate students in those fields. The J Optom welcomes the submission of original manuscripts, reviews, case reports and scientific letters describing clinical and experimental research in all fields related with the eye and vision. Journal of Optometry is an open access journal that publishes articles in English.

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Impact factor

The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.

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Impact factor 2025

3.1

Citescore

CiteScore measures average citations received per document published.

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Citescore 2025

5.4

SJR

SRJ is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and qualitative measure of the journal's impact.

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SJR 2025

0.887

SNIP

SNIP measures contextual citation impact by wighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.

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SNIP 2025

1.568

Time to first decision

The median number of days it takes for an article to go from submission to first editorial decision.

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Time to first decision

4 days

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Cover Vol. 14. Issue 1.

Vol. 14. Issue 1.

Pages 1-102 (January - March 2021)

Editorial

Changing times for Journal of Optometry

José M. González-Méijome, David P. Piñero, César Villa-Collar

J Optom. 2021;14:1

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Book review

Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care (5th edition), Prof. David Elliott. Elsevier (2020). Paperback ISBN: 9780702077890, eBook ISBN: 9780702077906, eBook ISBN: 9780702077913.

Alejandro Cerviño

J Optom. 2021;14:2

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Review articles

Why the symptoms and objective signs of dry eye disease may not correlate

Charles W. McMonnies

J Optom. 2021;14:3-10

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Under-correction or full correction of myopia? A meta-analysis

Negareh Yazdani, Ramin Sadeghi, Asieh Ehsaei, Ali Taghipour, Samira Hasanzadeh, Leili Zarifmahmoudi, Javad Heravian Shandiz

J Optom. 2021;14:11-9

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Original articles

Comparison of nanoemulsion and non-emollient artificial tears on tear lipid layer thickness and symptoms

Kimberly Weisenberger, Nick Fogt, Jennifer Swingle Fogt

J Optom. 2021;14:20-7

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Efficacy and safety study of an eyelid gel after repeated nocturnal application in healthy contact lens users and non-users

María D. Pinazo-Durán, Jorge Raga-Cervera, Silvia M Sanz-González, José Salgado-Borges, Javier Benítez-del-Castillo, Ana I. Ramírez, Vicente Zanón-Moreno

J Optom. 2021;14:28-36

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Impact of contact lens wear on epithelial alterations in keratoconus

Luigina Sorbara, Jose Carlos Lopez Lopez, Maud Gorbet, Kostadinka Bizheva, Jose Mateu Lamarca, José-Carlos Pastor, Miguel José Maldonado López, Denise Hileeto

J Optom. 2021;14:37-43

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The association between nearwork-induced transient myopia and progression of refractive error: A 3-year cohort report from Beijing Myopia Progression Study

Zhong Lin, Balamurali Vasudevan, Yuan Bo Liang, Hong Jia Zhou, Kenneth J. Ciuffreda

J Optom. 2021;14:44-9

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The relationship of ocular geometry with refractive error in normal and low birth weight adults

Achim Fieß, Stefan Nickels, Andreas Schulz, Thomas Münzel, Philipp S. Wild, Manfred E. Beutel, Michael S. Urschitz, Karl J. Lackner, ... Alexander K. Schuster

J Optom. 2021;14:50-7

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The profile of astigmatism in 6–12-year-old children in Iran

Hassan Hashemi, Amir Asharlous, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Abbasali Yekta, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Akbar Fotouhi

J Optom. 2021;14:58-68

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Exploring the effect of optometrist practice type on NHS funded sight test outcome

Alexander G. Swystun, Christopher J. Davey

J Optom. 2021;14:69-77

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Influence of angle Kappa on the optimal intraocular orientation of asymmetric multifocal intraocular lenses

Sergio Bonaque-González, Matt T. Jaskulski, David Carmona-Ballester, Alicia Pareja-Ríos, Juan M. Trujillo-Sevilla

J Optom. 2021;14:78-85

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Open versus closed view autorefraction in young adults

Manbir Nagra, Amna Akhtar, Byki Huntjens, Peter Campbell

J Optom. 2021;14:86-91

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Macular pigment optical density and visual quality of life

Molly R. Wilson, Kyle A. Sandberg, Brian K. Foutch

J Optom. 2021;14:92-9

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Scientific letter

From evidence to fake news

Gonzalo Carracedo, César Villa-Collar

J Optom. 2021;14:100-1

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