Associate Professor; Director, Cornea Service

Community Partner
TriaVision

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest
pediatric optometry

Assistant Professor 

Community Partner
UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation

Professor; White-McKee Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology; Director of Basic and Translational Research 

Areas of Interest
neural control of eye movements, retinal and central visual processing, circadian rhythms, autonomic control of the eye, ocular gene therapy

Professor; Eivor and Alston Callahan, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology

Areas of Interest
stem cells for repair and regeneration

Associate Professor; Dennis Endowed Professor of Glaucoma Research

Areas of Interest
growth and remodeling mechanisms in myopia, keratoconus, and glaucoma

Assistant Professor; Cornea Fellowship Director

Community Partner
TriaVision

Associate Professor

Area of Interest
glaucoma

Professor

Area of Interest
neuro-ophthalmology

Assistant Professor; Glaucoma Fellowship Assistant Director

Community Partner
TriaVision

Clinical Instructor

Areas of Interest
comprehensive and primary eye care

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
retinal health and disease, photoreceptor biology, homeostatic interactions between photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), primary cilia and ciliopathies

Assistant Professor; Director, UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation

Areas of Interest
low vision, dry eye, contacts, comprehensive optometry

Assistant Professor

Community Partner
TriaVision

Marissa Locy, OD, has been named assistant professor in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. In 2017, Dr. Locy joined the department as a clinical instructor and has continued to work in UAB's Low Vision Rehabilitaion Clinic as well as a general services clinic at UAB Callahan Eye, where she provides comprehensive optometric services to adults and children in need of low vision care, contacts, and dry eye care.

Originally from Montpelier, Ohio, Dr. Locy graduated from the UAB School of Optometry, where she received the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society Silver Medal, an award given to the top graduating student. She completed her fellowship in Medical Optometry and Vision Rehabilitation..

Associate Professor

Community Partner
Retina Consultants of Alabama

Associate Professor

Community Partner
TriaVision

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest
ocular trauma, emergency services

Professor; Associate Director, Clinical Research Unit

Areas of Interest
epidemiology

Assistant Professor 

Areas of Interest
comprehensive ophthalmology