The ''Journal of Behavioral Optometry'' was a

peer-review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

published by the

Optometric Extension Program The Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF) is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of optometry, with recent emphasis on behavioral optometry and vision therapy.David A. Goss"History of Op ...

Foundation. It covered clinically relevant behavioral, functional, and developmental aspects of the

visual system The visual system comprises the sensory organ (the eye) and parts of the central nervous system (the retina containing photoreceptor cells, the optic nerve, the optic tract and the visual cortex) which gives organisms the sense of sight ...

. It included the following categories of articles: * clinical case reports * preliminary and completed clinically relevant research reports * speculative reports of new and adapted clinical diagnostic and therapeutic measures * literature reviews * guest editorials * essays * viewpoint articles It was discontinued in 2012 in favour of the new journal

Optometry & Visual Performance Optometry is a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. Optometrists are health care professionals who typically provide comprehensive primary eye care. In the Un ...

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*{{Official website, http://www.oepf.org/journals Publications established in 1990 Ophthalmology journals Bimonthly journals English-language journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies