Mark Swanson

Mark Swanson
Professor

Senior Scientist (C), Integrative Center for Aging Research , School of Medicine
Professor (P), Dept of Optometry & Vision Science , School of Optometry
Scientist (C), Vision Science Research Center , Dept of Optometry & Vision Science
Senior Scientist (C), UAB Center for Study of Community Health , School of Public Health
Scientist (C), Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB)

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
2017	Academic Difficulty and Vision Symptoms in Children with Concussion. Optometry and Vision Science. 94:60-67. 2017
2017	Brain Injury Impact on the Eye and Vision.. Optometry and Vision Science. 94:4-6. 2017
2017	King-Devick and Pre-season Visual Function in Adolescent Athletes. Optometry and Vision Science. 94:89-95. 2017
2016	ADhd and vision problems in the National Survey of Children's Health. Optometry and Vision Science. 93:459-465. 2016
2015	Nystagmus in pediatric patients: Interventions and patient-focused perspectives. Clinical Ophthalmology. 9:1527-1536. 2015
2014	Smoking deception and age-related macular degeneration. Optometry and Vision Science. 91:865-871. 2014
2013	Creation of an interprofessional clinical experience for healthcare professions trainees in a nursing home setting. Medical Teacher. 35:544-548. 2013
2012	Medical decision-making capacity and cataract surgery. Optometry and Vision Science. 89. 2012
2012	A cross-sectional analysis of U.S. contact lens user demographics. Optometry and Vision Science. 89:839-848. 2012
2012	Visual acuity's association with levels of leisure-time physical activity in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 20:1-14. 2012
2011	The 97.5th and 99.5th percentile of vertical cup disc ratio in the United States. Optometry and Vision Science. 88:86-92. 2011
2009	The nursing home minimum data set for vision and its association with visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:486-491. 2009
2009	Association between the nursing home minimum data set for vision and vision-targeted health-related quality of life in nursing home residents as assessed by certified nursing assistants. Journal of Optometry. 2:148-154. 2009
2008	Anti-inflammatory drug use and age-related macular degeneration. Optometry and Vision Science. 85:947-950. 2008
2007	Atypical Fixation Preference with Anisometropia. Optometry and Vision Science. 84:E848-E851. 2007
2005	Retinopathy screening in individuals with type 2 diabetes: Who, how, how often, and at what cost - An epidemiologic review 2005
2004	Visual impairment and functional status from the 1995 National Health Interview Survey on Disability. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 11:227-239. 2004
1998	Falls in the African American population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 46:S22-S22. 1998
1998	Compliance with and typical usage of artificial tears in dry eye conditions.. Journal of the American Optometric Association. 69:649-655. 1998
1995	Care plan assessment of visual status and evaluated vision among nursing home residents. Optometry and Vision Science. 72:151-154. 1995
1995	Older Alabamians System of Information and Services (OASIS): a model Title VII chapter 2 low vision rehabilitation program.. Journal of the American Optometric Association. 66:357-361. 1995
1994	A statistical analysis of modified clinical technique vision screening of preschoolers by optometry students. Optometry and Vision Science. 71:593-603. 1994
1994	Analysis of an older adult vision screening project.. Journal of the American Optometric Association. 65:581-583. 1994
1994	Management of the patient with diabetes mellitus.. Optometry clinics : the official publication of the Prentice Society. 3:175-185. 1994
1994	Results of community-based vision screenings of older adults in the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area.. Journal of the American Optometric Association. 65:136-141. 1994
1993	Ocular metastatic disease.. Optometry clinics : the official publication of the Prentice Society. 3:79-99. 1993
1992	CORNEAL STRIAE AND AGING. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 33:773-773. 1992
1991	Pupillary dilation for aphakic patients, pseudophakic patients, and patients with cataract.. Optometry clinics : the official publication of the Prentice Society. 1:188-194. 1991
1991	A retrospective analysis of primary eye cancer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham 1958-1988. Part I: Eye and orbital cancer.. Journal of the American Optometric Association. 62:815-819. 1991
1990	Metastatic tumor formation: processes within the visual system.. Journal of the American Optometric Association. 61:296-308. 1990
1990	Neuroanatomy of the cavernous sinus and clinical correlations. Optometry and Vision Science. 67:891-897. 1990
1990	Optometric care of the homebound and institutionalized older adult. Optometry and Vision Science. 67:323-328. 1990