Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) have announced the launch of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (APJO). The new online journal is dedicated to facilitating exchange of expertise among ophthalmologists and visual scientists in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of WK Health, is the publisher of record for the journal.
Highlights of the premier issue include an editorial and perspective piece on the introduction and potential future role of femtosecond laser cataract surgery. Other features include state-of-the-art reviews on ocular surface reconstruction, endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, and intravitreal injections for macular diseases, along with important new clinical and basic science research studies.
The journal has received enthusiastic support from renowned eye experts globally. It has attracted a prestigious advisory and editorial board, drawn from South Asia, East Asia, and Australia/New Zealand as well as the US and Europe. The Advisory Board includes Dr. Alexander J. Brucker of the University of Pennsylvania, Editor-in-Chief of RETINA: The Journal of Retina and Vitreous Diseases and Retinal Cases & Brief Reports—also published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Over 40,000 members of the APAO's member organisations will receive unlimited, free access to each bimonthly issue of the APJO. In addition, there will be free access for non-APAO members throughout the first year of publication to help drive awareness and readership. The editorial board has issued a call for papers, encouraging authors to submit original manuscripts for publication in APJO.
The premier edition of the online-only journal is now available at http://www.apjo.org, where authors can learn more about manuscript submissions.
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