''Ophthalmology'' is a monthly

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published by

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on behalf of the

American Academy of Ophthalmology The American Academy of Ophthalmology is a professional association, professional medical association of ophthalmologists. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its membership of 32,000 medical doctors includes more than 90 percent ...

. It covers all aspects of

ophthalmology Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

Editors

The following persons are or have been

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: *Russell N. Van Gelder (2022–present) *Stephen McLeod (2017–2022) * George B. Bartley (2012–2017) *Andrew P. Schachat (2003–2012) *Donald S. Minckler (1995–2003)

Family of Journals

On June 6, 2016, The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced plans to launch ''Ophthalmology Retina'' as an extension of the journal ''Ophthalmology''. This new journal was planned in response to the growing volume of research within the retina subspecialty of ophthalmology, and will be a print and online publication.

References

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* Ophthalmology journals Elsevier academic journals Monthly journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 1978 Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United States {{Ophthalmology-journal-stub