General Optometry Resources
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Very Useful Databases
VisionCite
VisionCite is Illinois College of Optometry's unique periodical citation index providing access to the vision science literature. Over 210,000 articles are in the index and 110 periodicals are regulary indexed. About 12,000 citations are added yearly.
Medline
Citations and abstracts to worldwide biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.
Science Direct
Science Direct includes peer reviewed content from over 10 million full-text articles.
Scopus
Scopus is a citation and abstracting database covering 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 international publishers. Coverage includes: over 1,000 Open Access journals, 500 Conference Proceedings, over 600 Trade Publications, over 125 Book Series, and 21 million patents.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,600 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,500 peer-reviewed journals.
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You can search for books in much the same way as you search for articles.
- Begin at the UMSL Library Catalog.
- Use the truncation or wildcard symbol (*) to search variant word endings:
optometr* = optometric, optometrist, optometry - Combine different concepts using AND. Combine synonyms using OR:
contact lens* AND fit* optometr* OR opthalmolog* - When a book is unavailable from the UMSL Libraries or if you are not finding enough books, you can search the MOBIUS Union Catalog. When requesting items through MOBIUS, remember UMSL students are in the MERLIN cluster.
| E-books |
Credo Reference
This database includes encyclopedias and dictionaries, including the Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science and Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. This is an excellent source for looking up definitions.
National Academies Press
Search using keywords, such as optometry, contact lens, glaucoma.
NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) Bookshelf
Bookshelf provides free access to over 700 texts in life science and healthcare. Search using keywords, such as optometry, contact lens, glaucoma.
| Examination and Diagnosis |
Signs in ophthalmology: causes and differential diagnosis
RE75 .K36 2010
Vaughan & Asbury's general ophthalmology
RE46 .V4 2008
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th ed.
The content of The Manuals is now available in enhanced online versions as part of The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library. The Online Medical Library is updated periodically with new information, and contains photographs, and audio and video material not present in the print versions.
Manual for eye examination and diagnosis
RE75 .L44 2007
Ophthalmic clinical procedures: a multimedia guide
RE75 .E64 2007
Routine eye examination
RE75 .H275 2005
| Drug Information |
Physicians' desk reference for ophthalmic medicines
REF RE994 .P57 40th ed., 2012
Ophthalmic drug facts: ODF
REF RM300 .O6 2009
Clinical ocular pharmacology
RESERVE RE994 .C55 2008
Mosby's ocular drug consult
RE994 .H66 2006
Ophthalmic medications and pharmacology
RE994 .D88 2006
| Statistical Sources |
Prevent Blindness America
The economic impact of vision problems: the toll of major adult eye disorders, visual impairment and blindness on the U.S. economy (2008).
American Optometric Association
Includes information for members regarding legislative action, practice management, and licensure. Section for students and educators includes information on financial aid and a career center.
Atlas of Ophthalmology Online Multimedia Database
A pictorial documentation of eye disease. Emphasis is placed on showing and describing the various stages of the clinical picture as it is seen in photographs and by ancillary tests, rather than giving a detailed overview of the whole disease.
Eye Resources on the Internet, Association of Vision Science Librarians
Comprehensive alphabetical list.
"The Eyes Have It"
Interactive assessment tool developed at the University of Michigan.
Healthy Vision 2010
Addresses visual impairment due to eye disease and refractive error, regular eye examination for children and adults, vision screening for pre-school children, injury prevention, and vision rehabilitation.
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Revised December 2011
Created by Lee Anne Litzsinger and Betsy Williams