Guides @ UF: Ophthalmology: Journals & Databases

You can search by title, or browse by subject area using Browzine to see what ophthalmology titles are available at UF.

Relevant Databases

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based, peer reviewed clinical information. On campus and VPN access only – courtesy of the College of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Education.
Courtesy of the College of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Education
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 25 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
Embase This link opens in a new window
Embase is a biomedical and pharmacological bibliographic database, offering current citations and abstracts from a widespread of biomedical and drug literature. Highlights include the PICO search tool, which creates quick, comprehensive searches quickly.
MICROMEDEX Healthcare Series This link opens in a new window
MICROMEDEX is an excellent source of drug indication, dosage, drug interaction and side effect information, as well as poison control information. It covers all FDA approved medications as well as a database of alternative medicines.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Whether looking at data, books, journals, proceedings or patents, Web of Science provides a single destination to access the most reliable, integrated, multidisciplinary research.

For additional databases provided by the Health Science Center Libraries, please refer to our Database List.

Databases Necessary for Evidence Synthesis Reviews

While the database requirements for systematic reviews and meta-analyses vary based on the focus of the research and the desired journal for publication, these are widely seen as the four key databases to include:

MEDLINE (PubMed) This link opens in a new window
Biomedical database from U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed comprises citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and e-books, some links to full text content.
Embase This link opens in a new window
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Cochrane includes both Cochrane Reviews and CENTRAL, a registry of clinical trials.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science is best for including conference proceedings; reviewing conference proceedings reduces publication bias.

It is highly recommended that you look at the requirements of the journal you wish to publish in to see their requirements for included databases and protocol reporting standards BEFORE you start your systematic review.

Access Info

Access to electronic resources should be seamless from any UF networked computer. Note that some computers in Shands may require remote access.

Eligibility for access: UF students/faculty/staff members with current, valid UF ID/Gator1 Card

Remote access for all electronic resources: VPN software or EZProxy.

Some databases, journals and resources are public access and some are UF-subscribed.

If you can't access full-text from PubMed, do not assume that we don't have it.

If UF does not have the article you need in either print or electronic form, request a free copy via InterlibraryLoan. ILL usually take 3 days and delivers as Web PDFs. Books and other items can also be obtained via ILL though they are slower to obtain.

Do NOT pay to order articles without consulting with your liaison librarian!