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Optometry

A guide to Optometry resources, journal articles, books, and more.

Finding Print Books

Level 5 Item Request Policy NOTE:   Access to Level 5 is currently restricted to library staff, Facilities, and construction crews. You can still request books during the renovation; library workers will retrieve them from Level 5 once per day.

Library of Congress call numbers for the health, medicine, and ophthalmology areas begin with:

R - Medicine

RB - Pathology

RC - Internal Medicine

RD - Surgery

RE - Ophthalmology

RJ - Pediatrics

RT - Nursing

If you need assistance locating a specific title or locating books by topic, library staff are here to help! You can ask for assistance at the Public Service Desk, call the library, or contact a Reference Librarian via Chat.

New & Recommended Books

Open Access & Free Books

Please note that IntechOpen is widely considered a predatory publisher, so examine them carefully before submitting your own works for publication.

General Ophthalmology

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Anatomy & Physiology

  • Eye Motility (IntechOpen)
    • Mravici, I. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=fulltext&uiLanguage=en&rid=37944
  • The Ocular Circulation (NCBI Bookshelf)
    • Kiel, J. W. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53323/

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Cataracts & IOL

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Cornea

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Differential Diagnosis & Systemic Disease

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Examination & Testing

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Eye Infections & Diseases

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Glaucoma

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Historical Resources

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Low Vision

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Neuro-Ophthalmology

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Nursing & Allied Health

  • Volume 1: Ophthalmic Nursing (booklet; also in Chinese and Spanish) (Cybersight)
    • Machin, H., Cordero, I., O’Sullivan, F., & Helveston, E. (2012). Retrieved from https://cybersight.org/library/volume-i-ophthalmic-nursing/

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Optics & Physics

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Patient Education

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Pediatrics & Strabismus

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Perception

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Refractive Errors

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Retina

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Surgery

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Trauma