Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2018 Rehabilitation referral for patients with irreversible vision impairment seen in a public safety-net eye clinic.  JAMA Ophthalmology.  136:400-408. 2018
2016 Bioptic telescope use and driving patterns of drivers with age-related macular degeneration 2016
2016 Validation of a Reading Assessment for Persons With Homonymous Hemianopia or Quadrantanopia.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  97:1515-1519. 2016
2016 ADhd and vision problems in the National Survey of Children's Health.  Optometry and Vision Science.  93:459-465. 2016
2016 Health literacy in older adults with and without low vision.  American Journal of Occupational Therapy.  70. 2016
2016 Cortical thickness in human V1 associated with central vision loss.  Scientific Reports.  6. 2016
2015 Nystagmus in pediatric patients: Interventions and patient-focused perspectives.  Clinical Ophthalmology.  9:1527-1536. 2015
2014 Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among children with vision impairment 2014
2013 Trial frame refraction versus autorefraction among new patients in a low-vision clinic.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  54:19-24. 2013
2012 Impact of pediatric vision impairment on daily life: Results of focus groups.  Optometry and Vision Science.  89:1409-1416. 2012
2012 Use of prescribed optical devices in age-related macular degeneration.  Optometry and Vision Science.  89:1336-1342. 2012
2011 Hemianopic and quadrantanopic field loss, eye and head movements, and driving.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  52:1220-1225. 2011
2010 Evaluation of on-road driving in people with hemianopia and quadrantanopia.  American Journal of Occupational Therapy.  64:268-278. 2010
2009 On-road driving performance by persons with hemianopia and quadrantanopia.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  50:577-585. 2009
2005 Visual field defects and the risk of motor vehicle collisions among patients with glaucoma.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  46:4437-4441. 2005
2005 Visual field defects and the risk of motor vehicle collisions among patients with glaucoma.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  46:4437-4441. 2005
2004 Is glaucoma associated with motor vehicle collision involvement and driving avoidance?.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  45:3934-3939. 2004
2004 Is glaucoma associated with motor vehicle collision involvement and driving avoidance?.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  45:3934-3939. 2004
2004 Vision-specific health-related quality of life in age-related maculopathy patients presenting for low vision services.  Ophthalmic Epidemiology.  11:131-146. 2004
2003 Driving habits and health-related quality of life in patients with age-related maculopathy.  Optometry and Vision Science.  80:207-213. 2003
1999 Causes of visual impairment among students at the Alabama School for the Blind 1999
1995 Dry eye among males infected with the human immunodeficiency virus..  Journal of the American Optometric Association.  66:533-538. 1995
1993 DRY EYE AMONG HIV-INFECTED MALES.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.  34:1471-1471. 1993
1992 Cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to the eye and orbit. A review of clinical signs and symptoms.  Clinical Eye and Vision Care.  4:146-150. 1992
1991 Purification of the isoforms of tear specific prealbumin.  Current Eye Research.  10:613-628. 1991

Chapter

Year Title Altmetric
2006 Patients with low vision.  1591-1618. 2006

Research Overview

  • pediatric vision impairment
    age-related macular degeneration

    • Teaching Activities

  • OPT314 - Low Vision (Summer Term 2020) 2020
  • OPT314 - Low Vision (Fall Term 2019) 2019
  • OPT314L - Low Vision Lab (Fall Term 2019) 2019
  • OPT322 - Low Vision (Summer Term 2019) 2019
  • OPT322 - Low Vision (Spring Term 2019) 2019
  • OPT322L - Low Vision Lab (Spring Term 2019) 2019
  • OPT314 - Low Vision (Fall Term 2017) 2017
  • OPT314L - Low Vision Lab (Fall Term 2017) 2017
  • OPT314 - Low Vision (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • OPT314L - Low Vision Lab (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • OPT314 - Low Vision (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • OPT314L - Low Vision Lab (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • OPT314 - Low Vision (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • OPT314L - Low Vision Lab (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • CLN444 - Special Clinic Rotation V (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN444 - Special Clinic Rotation V (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN444 - Special Clinic Rotation V (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN444 - Special Clinic Rotation V (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN444 - Special Clinic Rotation V (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN434 - Special Clinic Rotation IV (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN434 - Special Clinic Rotation IV (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN434 - Special Clinic Rotation IV (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN434 - Special Clinic Rotation IV (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN434 - Special Clinic Rotation IV (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • CLN424 - Special Clinic Rotations III (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN424 - Special Clinic Rotations III (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN424 - Special Clinic Rotations III (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN424 - Special Clinic Rotations III (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN424 - Special Clinic Rotations III (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • OPVS111 - Basic Science/Clinical Opt I (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • CLN328 - Clinic Rotations (Winter Term 2009) 2008 - 2009
  • CLN423 - Ocular Dis/Low Vision Clin III (Winter Term 2009) 2008 - 2009
  • CLN424 - Special Clinic Rotations III (Winter Term 2009) 2008 - 2009
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2008) 2008
  • CLN414 - Spec Clinical Rotation II (Fall Term 2008) 2008
  • CLN343 - Ocular Dis/ Low Vision Clin I (Summer Term 2008) 2008
  • CLN344 - Special Clinic Rotation I (Summer Term 2008) 2008
  • CLN433 - Ocular Disease/LV Clinic IV (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • CLN423 - Ocular Dis/Low Vision Clin III (Winter Term 2008) 2007 - 2008
  • CLN413 - Ocular Dis/Low Vis Clinic II (Fall Term 2007) 2007

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1992
  • Bachelor of Social or Behavioral Science, St. Mary's College 1986
  • Baltimore/Fort Howard Veterans Administration Eye Clinic, Internship 1992
  • Chicago West Side Veterans Adm. Med Center & Hines Central Blind Rehab Center, Residency 1993

    • Full Name

  • Dawn DeCarlo