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Mark Rosenfield

Mark Rosenfield, Ph.D.

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Biological and Vision Sciences
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Bio

Mark Rosenfield is a Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY), State College of Optometry. He also holds visiting professorships at Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem, Israel and Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. He was awarded a first class honours degree in Optometry from Aston University, U.K. and following a pre-registration year at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, obtained registration as an optometrist in the United Kingdom. He received a Ph.D. in Vision Science from Aston University, and subsequently obtained an appointment at SUNY College of Optometry, where he currently teaches the first year Optometric Theory and second year Integrated Optics courses. Professor Rosenfield conducts research into binocular vision, digital eye strain and the measurement and etiology of refractive error, and currently has over 120 peer-reviewed publications in these areas. In addition, he is the principal author of three textbooks: (i) Myopia and Nearwork, (ii) Optometry: Science, Techniques and Clinical Management and (iii) Clinical Cases in Eye Care. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry in 1990, and received Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in both teaching (1995) and scholarship and creative activities (2015) from the State University of New York. In 1996 he was awarded the first ever research diplomate in binocular vision from the American Academy of Optometry. In 2005 he received the Michael G. Harris Family Award for Excellence in Optometric Education from the American Optometric Foundation. In 2020 he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the leading international research journal, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics.

Education

  • Ph.D., Optometry, Aston University, 1988
  • B.Sc., Vision Sciences, Aston University, 1984

Residency/Other Post Graduate Training

  • Fellowship - American Academy of Optometrists ,

Certifications

  • M.C.Optom. - College of Optometrists, 1985

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

CEX 142SB
Optometric Theory II

BVS 233FA
Integrated Optics III

CEX 141FB
Optometric Theory I

CEX 142SB
Optometric Theory II

Publications

  • A new submission category for OPO: Short communications., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 41 (4): 663 663, 2021
  • Defining race and ethnicity in Optometry., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 41 (4): 659-662 659-662, 2021
  • Treating Pain With Open-Label Placebos: A Qualitative Study With Post-Surgical Pain Patients., The journal of pain 2021
  • New associate editor and editorial board members for OPO., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 41 (3): 464-465 464-465, 2021
  • Refractive error. Still the heart of optometry., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 41 (2): 211-212 211-212, 2021
  • Editorial: I'm done with 2020., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 41 (1): 1-2 1-2, 2021
  • Editorial: The importance of Peer-Review., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 40 (6): 703-704 703-704, 2020
  • A new beginning., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 40 (5): 529-530 529-530, 2020
  • A double-blind test of blue-blocking filters on symptoms of digital eye strain., Work (Reading, Mass.) 65 (2): 343-348 343-348, 2020
  • TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access., Global change biology 26 (1): 119-188 119-188, 2020
  • Blue-blocking Filters and Digital Eyestrain., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 96 (1): 48-54 48-54, 2019
  • Rapid root responses of seedlings exposed to a postdrought water pulse., American journal of botany 104 (12): 1816-1824 1816-1824, 2017
  • Evaluation of the SVOne Handheld Autorefractor in a Pediatric Population., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 94 (2): 159-165 159-165, 2017
  • Letter to the Editor: Computer Vision Syndrome and Blink Rate., Current eye research 41 (4): 577-8 577-8, 2016
  • Age and the amplitude of accommodation measured using dynamic retinoscopy., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 36 (1): 5-12 5-12, 2016
  • Evaluation of the SVOne: A Handheld, Smartphone-Based Autorefractor., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 92 (12): 1133-9 1133-9, 2015
  • Reading from electronic devices versus hardcopy text, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, & Rehabilitation 47 2014
  • Blink patterns: reading from a computer screen versus hard copy., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 91 (3): 297-302 297-302, 2014
  • Forest biomass variation in Southernmost Brazil: the impact of Araucaria trees., Revista de biologia tropical 62 (1): 359-72 359-72, 2014
  • Reading from electronic devices versus hardcopy text., Work (Reading, Mass.) 47 (3): 303-7 303-7, 2014
  • Blink rate, incomplete blinks and computer vision syndrome., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 90 (5): 482-7 482-7, 2013
  • It's time to stop using 20/20 in the clinic., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 89 (10): e27 e27, 2012
  • Vision and IT displays: a whole new visual world., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 32 (5): 363-6 363-6, 2012
  • Computer-related visual symptoms in office workers., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 32 (5): 375-82 375-82, 2012
  • A comparison of the reliability of dynamic retinoscopy and subjective measurements of amplitude of accommodation., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 32 (2): 133-41 133-41, 2012
  • The effects of induced oblique astigmatism on symptoms and reading performance while viewing a computer screen., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 32 (2): 142-8 142-8, 2012
  • Font Size and Viewing Distance of Handheld Smart Phones, Optom Vis Sci 88 (7): 2011
  • The Effects of Induced Oblique Astigmatism on Symptoms and Reading Performance While Viewing a Computer Screen, Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 32 2011
  • Computer vision syndrome: a review of ocular causes and potential treatments., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 31 (5): 502-15 502-15, 2011
  • Accommodation and convergence during sustained computer work., Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 82 (7): 434-40 434-40, 2011
  • Font size and viewing distance of handheld smart phones., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 88 (7): 795-7 795-7, 2011
  • A comparison of symptoms after viewing text on a computer screen and hardcopy., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 31 (1): 29-32 29-32, 2011
  • Does the dynamic cross cylinder test measure the accommodative response accurately?, Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 80 (11): 630-4 630-4, 2009
  • Does prior instillation of a topical anaesthetic alter the pupillary mydriasis produced by tropicamide (0.5%)?, Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 27 (3): 311-4 311-4, 2007
  • A combination solution for routine pupillary dilation., Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 77 (7): 350-3 350-3, 2006
  • Effect of heterophoria measurement technique on the clinical accommodative convergence to accommodation ratio., Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 77 (5): 229-34 229-34, 2006
  • Comparison of subjective heterophoria testing with a phoropter and trial frame., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 83 (4): 237-41 237-41, 2006
  • Blur adaptation in myopes., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 81 (9): 657-62 657-62, 2004
  • Blur adaptation and myopia., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 81 (7): 543-7 543-7, 2004
  • Do progressing myopes show reduced accommodative responses?, Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 79 (4): 268-73 268-73, 2002
  • Effect of near-vision addition lenses on the accuracy of the accommodative response., Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 72 (1): 19-24 19-24, 2001
  • Nearwork distances in children., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 21 (1): 75-6 75-6, 2001
  • Vergence adaptation in children and its clinical significance., Binocular vision & strabismus quarterly 16 (1): 29-34 29-34, 2001
  • Vergence adaptation and the clinical AC/A ratio., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 20 (3): 207-11 207-11, 2000
  • Blur sensitivity in myopes., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 76 (5): 303-7 303-7, 1999
  • Accommodative error, adaptation and myopia., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 19 (2): 159-64 159-64, 1999
  • Effect of prolonged dissociation on the subjective measurement of near heterophoria., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 17 (6): 478-82 478-82, 1997
  • The AC/A ratio, age and presbyopia., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 17 (4): 307-15 307-15, 1997
  • Effect of contralateral fog during refractive error assessment., Journal of the American Optometric Association 68 (5): 305-8 305-8, 1997
  • Irlen lenses do not improve accommodative accuracy at near., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 74 (5): 298-302 298-302, 1997
  • Tonic vergence and vergence adaptation., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 74 (5): 303-28 303-28, 1997
  • Neural activity in the medial geniculate nucleus during auditory trace conditioning., Experimental brain research 113 (3): 534-56 534-56, 1997
  • Comparison of clinical techniques to assess the near accommodative response., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 73 (6): 382-8 382-8, 1996
  • Repeatability of clinical measurements of the amplitude of accommodation., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 16 (3): 247-9 247-9, 1996
  • Multi-meridional keratometry., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 16 (1): 83-5 83-5, 1996
  • Proximal contribution to a linear static model of accommodation and vergence., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 16 (1): 31-41 31-41, 1996
  • Connections to cerebellar cortex (Larsell's HVI) in the rabbit: a WGA-HRP study with implications for classical eyeblink conditioning., Behavioral neuroscience 109 (6): 1106-18 1106-18, 1995
  • Effect of age on the interaction between the AC/A and CA/C ratios., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 15 (5): 451-5 451-5, 1995
  • Repeatability of subjective and objective refraction., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 72 (8): 577-9 577-9, 1995
  • Effect of target proximity on transient myopia induced by equidioptric stimuli., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 72 (7): 502-5 502-5, 1995
  • Push-up amplitude of accommodation and target size., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 15 (3): 231-2 231-2, 1995
  • Vergence adaptation and the order of clinical vergence range testing., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 72 (4): 219-23 219-23, 1995
  • Do changes in pupil size and ambient illumination affect the duochrome test?, Journal of the American Optometric Association 66 (2): 87-90 87-90, 1995
  • Tonic accommodation, tonic vergence and surround propinquity., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 14 (3): 290-2 290-2, 1994
  • Tonic accommodation: a review. II. Accommodative adaptation and clinical aspects., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 14 (3): 265-77 265-77, 1994
  • Young Investigator Award. In vivo treatment of infected prosthetic graft material with urokinase: an animal model., Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 5 (4): 549-52 549-52, 1994
  • Cognitive demand and transient nearwork-induced myopia., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 71 (6): 381-5 381-5, 1994
  • Accommodative adaptation in children., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 71 (4): 246-9 246-9, 1994
  • Tonic accommodation: a review. I. Basic aspects., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 13 (3): 266-84 266-84, 1993
  • Tonic vergence, age and clinical presbyopia., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 13 (3): 313-5 313-5, 1993
  • Temporal characteristics of proximally-induced accommodation., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 13 (2): 151-4 151-4, 1993
  • Contribution of accommodation and disparity-vergence to transient nearwork-induced myopic shifts., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 12 (4): 433-6 433-6, 1992
  • Accommodative response during distance optometric test procedures., Journal of the American Optometric Association 63 (9): 614-8 614-8, 1992
  • Factors influencing accommodative adaptation., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 69 (4): 270-5 270-5, 1992
  • Pharmacological effects on accommodative adaptation., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 69 (4): 276-82 276-82, 1992
  • The linearity of proximally induced accommodation and vergence., Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 32 (11): 2985-91 2985-91, 1991
  • Proximal vergence and age., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 68 (3): 168-72 168-72, 1991
  • Accommodative responses to conflicting stimuli., Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics and image science 8 (2): 422-7 422-7, 1991
  • Effect of surround propinquity on the open-loop accommodative response., Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 32 (1): 142-7 142-7, 1991
  • Accommodative convergence and age., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 10 (4): 403-4 403-4, 1990
  • Distance heterophoria and tonic vergence., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 67 (9): 667-9 667-9, 1990
  • Proximal and cognitively-induced accommodation., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 10 (3): 252-6 252-6, 1990
  • Proximally induced accommodation and accommodative adaptation., Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 31 (6): 1162-7 1162-7, 1990
  • Accommodative responses to naturalistic stimuli., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 10 (2): 168-74 168-74, 1990
  • The influence of alpha-adrenergic agents on tonic accommodation., Current eye research 9 (3): 267-72 267-72, 1990
  • Effect of target proximity on the open-loop accommodative response., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 67 (2): 74-9 74-9, 1990
  • Evaluation of clinical techniques to measure tonic accommodation., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 66 (12): 809-14 809-14, 1989
  • Comparison of accommodative adaptation using laser and infra-red optometers., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 9 (4): 431-6 431-6, 1989
  • Does target orientation influence the accommodative response?, Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 9 (4): 437-9 437-9, 1989
  • Temporal aspects of accommodative adaptation., Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry 66 (4): 229-34 229-34, 1989
  • Accommodative adaptation to monocular and binocular stimuli., American journal of optometry and physiological optics 65 (11): 862-6 862-6, 1988
  • Assessment of the CA/C ratio in a myopic population., American journal of optometry and physiological optics 65 (3): 168-73 168-73, 1988
  • Accommodative adaptation induced by sustained disparity-vergence., American journal of optometry and physiological optics 65 (2): 118-26 118-26, 1988
  • Disparity-induced accommodation in late-onset myopia., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 8 (3): 353-5 353-5, 1988
  • The effect of vergence adaptation on convergent accommodation., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 8 (2): 172-7 172-7, 1988
  • Synkinesis of accommodation and vergence in late-onset myopia., American journal of optometry and physiological optics 64 (12): 929-37 929-37, 1987
  • Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonism in myopia., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 7 (4): 359-64 359-64, 1987
  • Effect of a near-vision task on the response AC/A of a myopic population., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 7 (3): 225-33 225-33, 1987
  • Oculomotor consequences of beta-adrenoceptor antagonism during sustained near vision., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 7 (2): 127-30 127-30, 1987
  • A comparison of the effects of cycloplegics on accommodation ability for distance vision and on the apparent near point., Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) 6 (3): 317-20 317-20, 1986
  • Red nucleus lesions impair acquisition of the classically conditioned nictitating membrane response but not eye-to-eye savings or unconditioned response amplitude., Behavioural brain research 17 (1): 77-81 77-81, 1985
  • Brachium conjuntivum and rubrobulbar tract: brain stem projections of red nucleus essential for the conditioned nictitating membrane response., Physiology & behavior 34 (5): 751-9 751-9, 1985
  • Red nucleus lesions disrupt the classically conditioned nictitating membrane response in rabbits., Behavioural brain research 10 (2-3): 393-8 393-8, 1983
  • An HRP study of the brainstem afferents to the accessory abducens region and dorsolateral pons in rabbit: implications for the conditioned nictitating membrane response., Brain research bulletin 10 (6): 747-63 747-63, 1983

Presentations

  • BV-06: Prescribing prism for non-strabismics, 2020
    Lecture
  • Etiology and management of eye strain., 2019
    Other
  • Treatment of convergence and accommodation anomalies., 2018
    Other
  • Reading from an electronic reading device versus hardcopy text, 2012
  • Reading from an electronic reading device versus hardcopy text, 2011

Services

Professional

  • 1985 - Present : Optometry - United Kingdom
  • 1994 - Present : Optometry - New York
  • 1995 - Present : Optometry - New Jersey

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