OPTOMETRY AND BIOMEDICAL DATABASES
PubMed
Additional biomedical databases
BIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE
ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL SCIENCE
Indexes leading journals in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. Allows cited reference searching. (ISI Web of Knowledge) [1900 - present]
In the database search results, click the button to check for an online copy of the article.
Or, search by article title in UC Library Search; if it is available online, there will be a link to access it.
Population / problem examples: astigmatism, myopia, cataracts, eye tracking, children, adults, aged
Intervention examples: corrective lens, surgery
Comparison interventions are optional
Outcome examples: improved vision
Embase database has a handy PICO search form.
Use "OR" when combining terms within the same PICO frame.
Use "AND" when combining terms from different PICO frames.
The "NOT" operator is a very blunt instrument; avoid it most of the time.