About the Journal
The Journal of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (JOECSA) is the official Journal of the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) with a subscribed membership of about 500. JOECSA is an open access journal, published in English in hard and soft copy formats and is dedicated to all aspects of ophthalmology and community eye health.
This peer-reviewed scientific journal publishes research papers contributing towards new knowledge in eye care, prevention of blindness and poverty eradication efforts relevant to Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. JOECSA’s broad objective is to produce a high quality, regular, self-sustaining, peer reviewed ophthalmic journal which will increase local and international visibility and citation of ophthalmic research from the Eastern and central African Region.
Open Access & Licensing
JOECSA is an Open Access journal. All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication and are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright. Readers are free to share and adapt the material for any purpose, provided proper attribution is given to the author(s) and JOECSA.
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Current Issue
This Issue of JOECSA (Volume 14, Number 2, July 2025) It features six articles covering Corneal topography, Cataract surgery, Conjunctivitis, Endothelial cell changes, Ocular trauma and pediatric case reports alongside an editorial message.