The C. S. O'Brien Library provides published medical information needed to support the teaching, research and clinical practice needs of faculty, fellows, residents, and other staff of the University of Iowa's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
The collection encompasses the literature of ophthalmology and the eye and closely related health care fields.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences personnel may check out most library materials for 4 weeks. Periodicals may be checked out overnight. The general public may use library materials on site. A photocopy machine is provided so that removing materials should not be necessary.
The O'Brien Library is a part of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of the University of Iowa Health Care and is not affiliated with the University of Iowa library system. The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences is also on the UI campus. Ophthalmology and Visual Science Department staff have borrowing privileges from any University of Iowa Library using a University of Iowa staff ID card or your hospital badge.
Medical and Scientific Databases
Medical and Scientific Databases
- A-Z list of Health Science Resources from the University of Iowa Libraries
- CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health)
- Clinical Key (Users must log in to (free) personal accounts to download PDFs. Not compatible with Internet Explorer)
- Cochrane Library Evidence Based Medicine Resources
- Electronic Books (UI Libraries)
- NCBI Bookshelf, a collection of full-text biomedical books that can be searched directly
- Embase (via the UI Libraries)
- Google Scholar via Univ of Iowa Libraries (login for access to some full text)
- Journals@OVID fulltext
- MDConsult (see Clinical Key)
- MEDLINE via OVID (best with Firefox or Safari)
- NLM Databases & Electronic Resources (a long list)
- OVID databases note: OVID seems to work better with Firefox or Safari than it does with Internet Explorer
- PubMed (via Univ. of Iowa libraries, allows online access to full text where available from Infolink)
- Scopus (via the UI Libraries)
- SUMSearch (Medline, DARE, and Guidelines)
- TDS Health
- Trip Database (clinical evidence for clinical practice)
- UpToDate Online
- VisualDx
- Web of Science (Contains Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports)
Ophthalmology Resources
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- AAO Basic and Clinical Science Set (on campus or HawkID required)
- Eye Resources on the Internet
- EyeSmart, information for patients from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Hardin Library's Lib Guide for Ophthalmology
- "The Visual System" IN AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th ed.healthcare\Hawkid required.
- NOVEL (Neuro-Ophthalmoogy Virtual Education Library)
- The Field Analyzer Primer: Excellent Perimetry, fifth edition
The C. S. O'Brien Library cannot fulfill requests for photocopies of articles from persons unaffiliated with the department because it may be a violation of copyright.
Contact Information
Caroline Allen
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
01137 PFP, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center
Iowa City, IA 52242
Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Central Time, closed on State of Iowa holidays