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Contact Lens and Anterior Eye Template

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About the Contact Lens and Anterior Eye format

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Corneal surgery and disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inOcular Surface and Contact Lens Corneal surgery and disorders Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Corneal Surgery and Treatments Glaucoma and retinal disorders
ISSN1367-0484
Citation impact (2-yr)2.63
h-index80
i10-index1,035
Total citations41,417
Article processing charge$3,740
Top institutions publishing hereAston University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye per year

82
2014
219
2015
79
2016
113
2017
424
2018
251
2019
132
2020
188
2021
169
2022
94
2023
187
2024
203
2025

Citation impact of Contact Lens and Anterior Eye by publication year

1.9K
2014
2.6K
2015
2K
2016
2.5K
2017
2.4K
2018
2.3K
2019
2.5K
2020
2.6K
2021
1.6K
2022
701
2023
882
2024
223
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Keratoconus: An updated review

Jacinto Santodomingo‐Rubido, Gonzalo Carracedo, Asaki Suzaki et al. · 4 Jan 2022

Keratoconus is a bilateral and asymmetric disease which results in progressive thinning and steeping of the cornea leading to irregular astigmatism and decreased visual acuity. Traditionally, the condition has been described as a noninflammatory disease; however, more recently it has been associated with ocular inflammation. Keratoconus normally develops in the second and third decades of…

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Contact Lens and Anterior Eye format?
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What reference style does Contact Lens and Anterior Eye use?
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 12 (2023) 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Contact Lens and Anterior Eye document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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