How do I search VisionCite?

VIsionCite is a citation only database which indexes articles from over 110 vision science periodicals. It may contain citations for older and more specialized optometric literature that may otherwise be unavailable or difficult to find in places like SUNYOptSearch, Google Scholar, and PubMed.

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Answer

To search VisionCite you must login using a special user ID and password.

  • Access link to VisionCite and the user ID and password needed to login at Journal ID/Password page.
  • Once in VisionCite, login using the "Sign In" link at the top right hand side of the page and select "Student/Faculty" from the menu
  • Before you search click the magnifying glass next to the search box and then select VisionCite from the menu that opens up
  • Submit your search

Please note that VisionCite no longer provides full text links to articles. Any links you see may not work.

To get the full text of an article you find in VisionCite:

  • Copy the title of the article and search for it in SUNYOptSearch
  • If you can't find the article in SUNYOptSearch find out the name of the journal the article is in, search for the journal in SUNYOptSearch (make sure you spell out the entirety of the journal's name), and locate the article on the journal's website
  • If you have trouble finding both the article AND the journal that the article is in in SUNYOptSearch check Google Scholar or Google.

See our VisionCite guide for more in-depth instructions on how to use VisionCite.

 

 

 

  • Last Updated Jan 24, 2023
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  • Answered By Jill Locascio

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