Journal of Behavioral Optometry
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Behavioral Optometry is a peer-reviewed medical journal
published by the Optometric Extension Program
Foundation. It covers clinically relevant behavioral, functional, and developmental aspects of the visual system
. It includes the following categories of articles:
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
published by the Optometric Extension Program
Optometric Extension Program
The Optometric Extension Program is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of optometry through the gathering and dissemination of information on vision. The mission of OEP is to advance human progress through research and education on vision, the...
Foundation. It covers clinically relevant behavioral, functional, and developmental aspects of the visual system
Visual system
The visual system is the part of the central nervous system which enables organisms to process visual detail, as well as enabling several non-image forming photoresponse functions. It interprets information from visible light to build a representation of the surrounding world...
. It includes 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