Table 1.
Top three most popular accounts on each social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) of peer-reviewed journals, professional organizations, trade publications, and patient advocacy groups
| Peer-reviewed journals | |||
| Journal | Facebook likes | Journal | Twitter followers |
| Journal of Community Eye Health | 3,989 | JAMA Ophthalmology | 4,623 |
| Optometry and Vision Science | 3,009 | British Journal of Ophthalmology | 2,997 |
| JAMA Ophthalmology | 2,453 | Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging | 1,064 |
| Professional organizations | |||
| Association | Facebook likes | Organization | Twitter followers |
| International Council of Ophthalmology | 11,872 | American Academy of Ophthalmology | 11,800 |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology | 8,409 | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology | 6,374 |
| Women in Ophthalmology | 2,273 | American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | 3,524 |
| Association | LinkedIn members | ||
| American Academy of Ophthalmology | 4,608 | ||
| Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology | 1,259 | ||
| International Council of Ophthalmology | 1,216 | ||
| Trade publications | |||
| Publication | Facebook likes | Publication | Twitter followers |
| Eyetube.net | 4,132 | Ophthalmology Times Europe | 8,788 |
| Ophthalmology Times | 2,673 | Ocular Surgery News | 7,531 |
| Review of Ophthalmology | 1,609 | Eyetube.net | 6,517 |
| Patient advocacy groups | |||
| Association | Facebook likes | Association | Twitter followers |
| The Fred Hollows Foundation | 72,698 | Royal National Institute of Blind People | 22,900 |
| Sightsavers | 56,058 | Sightsavers | 9,096 |
| OneSight | 29,587 | Canadian National Institute of the Blind | 8,888 |
| Association | LinkedIn members | ||
| Royal National Institute of Blind People | 2,889 | ||
| The Fred Hollows Foundation | 2,388 | ||
| Canadian National Institute of the Blind | 1,920 | ||