目前眼科研究的主要目的是提供快速出版的全篇论文，简短的交流和小评论，所有的高质量。目前的眼科研究发表的文章涵盖了眼科研究的所有领域。学科领域包括：临床研究、解剖学、生理学、生物物理学、生物化学、药理学、发育生物学、微生物学和免疫学。
The principal aim of Current Eye Research is to provide rapid publication of full papers, short communications and minireviews, all of high quality. Current Eye Research publishes articles encompassing all the areas of eye research. Subject areas include the following: clinical research, anatomy, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, pharmacology, developmental biology, microbiology and immunology.