Acta Ophthalmologica

Aims & Scope

Acta Ophthalmologica is published on behalf of the Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation and is the official scientific publication of the following societies: The Danish Ophthalmological Society, The Finnish Ophthalmological Society, The Icelandic Ophthalmological Society, The Norwegian Ophthalmological Society and The Swedish Ophthalmological Society, and also the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER).

Acta Ophthalmologica publishes clinical and experimental original articles, reviews, editorials, educational photo essays (Diagnosis and Therapy in Ophthalmology), case reports and case series, letters to the editor and doctoral theses.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.393

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2723

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2907

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• APPLANATION TONOMETRY AND CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS

  Citation: 630

  Authors: NIELS, THORKILD, STEFFEN

• Central serous chorioretinopathy

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Maria, Inger Christine, Pascal W., Christian, Michael

• Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta‐analysis and systematic review

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Shuyu, Padmaja, Thomas, Jiajie, Haidong, Jianfeng, Minzhi, Xiangui, Xun

• Use of laser speckle flowgraphy in ocular blood flow research

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Tetsuya, Makoto, Charles E., Leopold, Selim

• Correlations between commonly used objective signs and symptoms for the diagnosis of dry eye disease: clinical implications

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Benjamin D., Leslie A., Elisabeth M., Gary N., Kelly K., Philipp, Gerd, Francisco, Michael A.

• Dry eye disease and oxidative stress

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Sophia, Louis

• Wireless contact lens sensor for intraocular pressure monitoring: assessment on enucleated pig eyes

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Matteo, Elie M., Arnaud, Philippe, André

• DESICCATION OF THE PRECORNEAL FILM

  Citation: 242

  Authors: M. S.

• Axial length growth and the risk of developing myopia in European children

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Jan Willem Lodewijk, Jan Roelof, Johannes R., Vincent W. V., Cathy, Jeremy A., Caroline C. W.

• Validation of automated screening for referable diabetic retinopathy with the IDx‐DR device in the Hoorn Diabetes Care System

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Amber A, Michael D, Frank, Manon V, Albert, Giel

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