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Gibson,
E. J. Owsley, C.J., Johnston, J. (1978)
Perception of invariants by five-month-old infants: Differentiation
of two types of motion. Developmental Psychology, 14, 407-415.
Spelke, E., Owsley, C.J. (1979) Intermodal
exploration and perceptual knowledge in infancy. Infant
Behavior and Development, 2, 13-27.
Gibson, E.J., Owsley, C.J., Walker, A.S.,
Megaw-Nyce, J. (1979) Development of the perception of invariants:
Substance and shape. Perception, 8, 609-619.
Walker, A., Owsley, C.J., Megaw-Nyce, J.,
Gibson, E.J., Bahrick, L. (1980) Detection of elasticity
as an invariant property by young infants. Perception, 9,
713-718.
Sekuler, R., Hutman, L.P., Owsley, C.J.
(1980) Human aging and spatial vision. Science, 209, 1255-1256.
Bowen, R.W., Sekuler, R., Owsley, C.J.,
Markell, K. (1981) Individual differences in pulse brightness
perception. Perception and Psychophysics, 30, 587-593.
Owsley, C., Sekuler, R., Boldt, C. (1981) Aging and low-contrast
vision: Face perception. Investigative Ophthalmology and
Visual Science, 21, 362-365.
Owsley, C., Sekuler, R. (1982) Spatial summation, contrast
threshold and aging. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual
Science, 22, 130-133.
Sekuler, R., Owsley, C. (1982) The spatial vision of older
humans. In Aging and Human Visual Function (Eds. R. Sekuler,
D. Kline, K. Dismukes). New York: A.R. Liss.
Sekuler, R., Owsley, C, Hutman, L.P. (1982)
Assessing spatial vision of older patients. American Journal
of Optometry and Physiological Optics, 54, 961-968.
Owsley, C., Sekuler, R., Siemsen, D. (1983) Contrast sensitivity
throughout adulthood. Vision Research, 23, 689-699.
Sekuler, R., Owsley, C. (1983) Visual manifestations of
biological aging. Experimental Aging Research, 9, 253-255.
Owsley, C. (1983) The role of motion in infants' perception
of solid shape. Perception, 2, 707-717.
Ginsburg, A. Cannon, M., Evans, D., Owsley, C., Mulvanny,
P. (1984) Large sample norms for contrast sensitivity. American
Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics, 61, 80-84.
Sekuler, R., Wilson, H.R., Owsley, C. (1984) Structural
modeling of spatial vision. Vision Research, 24, 689-700.
Owsley, C., Gardner, T., Sekuler, R., Lieberman, H. (1985)
Role of the crystalline lens in the spatial vision loss
of the elderly. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science,
26, 1165-1170.
Sekuler, R., Owsley, C., Berenberg, R. (1986) Contrast sensitivity
during provoked visual impairment in multiple sclerosis.
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 6, 229-232.
Owsley, C., Kline, D., Werner, J., Greenstein, V., Marshall,
J. (1986) Optical radiation effects on aging and visual
perception. In Optical Radiation and Visual Health (Eds.
M. Waxler, V. Hitchens). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Marshall, J., Greenstein, V., Kline, D.W., Owsley, C., Werner,
J.S. (1986) Optical radiation and the aged eye. In Optical
Radiation and Visual Health (Eds. M. Waxler, V. Hitchens).
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Yonas, A., Owsley, C. (1987) Development of visual space
perception. In Handbook of Infant Perception, Vol. 2 (Eds.
P. Salapatek, L.B. Cohen). New York: Academic Press.
Owsley, C. (1987) Aging and night vision. In Night Vision:
Current Research and Future Directions, Committee on Vision,
National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E. (1987) Contrast sensitivity and
the perception of "real-world" target. British
Journal of Ophthalmology, 71, 791-796.
Mancil, G., Owsley, C. (1988) Vision through my aging eyes
-- revisited. Journal of the American Optometric Association,
59, 288-294.
Sloane, M.E., Owsley, C., Alvarez, S.L. (1988) Aging, senile
miosis, and spatial contrast sensitivity at low luminance.
Vision Research, 28, 1235-1246.
Sloane, M.E., Owsley, C., Jackson, C.A. (1988) Aging and
luminance adaptation effects in spatial contrast sensitivity.
Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 5, 2181-2190.
Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E. (1990) Vision and aging. In Handbook
of Neuropsychology, Vol 4, (eds. F. Boller, J. Grafman).
Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 229-249.
Ball, K., Owsley, C., Beard, B. (1990) Clinical visual perimetry
underestimates peripheral field problems in older adults.
Clinical Vision Sciences, 5, 113-125.
Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E., Skalka, H.W., Jackson, C.A. (1990).
A comparison of the Regan Low-Contrast Letter Charts and
contrast sensitivity testing in older patients. Clinical
Vision Sciences, 5, 325-334.
Owsley, C., Ball, K., Sloane, M., Roenker, D., Bruni, J.
(1991) Visual/cognitive correlates of vehicle accidents
in older drivers. Psychology and Aging, 6, 403- 415.
Ball, K., Owsley, C. (1991) Identifying correlates of accident
involvement for the older driver. Human Factors, 33: 583-595.
Owsley, C., Burton, K.B. (1991) Aging and spatial contrast
sensitivity: Underlying mechanisms and implications for
everyday life. In The Changing Visual System: Maturation
and Aging In The Central Nervous System (Eds. P. Bagnoli
and W. Hodos). London: Plenum, pp. 119-136.
Ball, K., Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E., Roenker, D.L., Bruni,
J.R. (1993) Visual attention problems as a predictor of
vehicle crashes in older drivers. Investigative Ophthalmology
and Visual Science, 34, 3110-3123.
Owsley, C., Ball, K. (1993) Assessing visual function in
the older driver. In Clinics in Geriatric Medicine (Ed.
S. Retchin). Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, pp. 389-401.
Ball, K., Owsley, C. (1993) The useful field of view test:
A new technique for evaluating age-related declines in visual
function. Journal of the American Optometric Association,
64, 71-79.
Burton, K.B., Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E. (1993) Aging and
neural contrast sensitivity: Photopic vision. Vision Research
33, 939-946.
Rohaly, A.M., Owsley, C. (1993) Modeling the contrast sensitivity
functions of older adults. Journal of the Optical Society
of America A, 10, 1591-1599.
Owsley, C. (1994) Vision and driving in the elderly. Optometry
and Vision Science., 71: 727 - 735.
Owsley, C., Ball, K., Keeton, D.M. (1995) Relationship between
visual sensitivity and target localization in older adults.
Vision Research , 35: 579 - 587.
Owsley, C. (1996) Quality of life and vision impairment:
Driving. In D.R. Anderson, S.M. Drance (Eds.) Encounters
in Glaucoma Research 3: How to Ascertain Progression and
Outcome. New York: Kluger Publications, pp. 37-44.
Owsley, C. (1997) Clinical and research issues on older
drivers: Future directions. Alzheimer Disease and Related
Disorders.11:3 - 7.
Fisk, G.D., Owsley, C., Pulley, L. (1997) Driving after
stroke: Driving exposure, advice, and evaluations. Archives
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 78: 1338-1345.
McGwin, G. Jr., Roseman, J.M., Owsley, C. (1997) Epidemiology
and the internet. (Letter to the Editor) Epidemiology 8:464.
Ball, K., Owsley, C.,Stalvey, B., Roenker, D.L., Sloane,
M.E., Graves, M. (1998) Driving avoidance and functional
impairment in older drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention,
30: 313 - 322.
Sims, R.V., Owsley, C., Allman, R.M., Ball, K., Smoot, T.M.
(1998) A preliminary assessment of the medical and functional
factors associated with vehicle crashes by older adults.
Journal of the American Geriatric Society 46: 556-561.
Owsley, C., Ball, K., McGwin, G., Jr., Sloane, M.E., Roenker,
D.L., White, M.F., Overley, E.T (1998) Visual processing
impairment and risk of motor vehicle crash among older adults.
JAMA, 279: 1083-1088.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr., Ball, K. (1998) Vision impairment,
eye disease, and injurious motor vehicle crashes in the
elderly. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 5: 101-113.
Mangione, C.M., Berry, S., Spritzer, K., Janz, N.K., Klein,
R., Owsley, C., Lee, P.P. (1998) Identifying the content
area for the 51-item National Eye Institute Visual Function
Questionnaire (NEIVFQ-51). Archives of Ophthalmology, 116:
227-233.
McGwin, G., Jr., Owsley, C., Ball, K. (1998) Identifying
crash involvement among older drivers: Agreement between
self-report and state-records. Accident Analysis & Prevention
30: 781-791.
Jackson, G.R., Owsley, C., Cordle, E.P., Finley, C. (1998)
Aging and scotopic sensitivity. Vision Research 38: 3655-3662.
Owsley, C., Allman, R., Gossman, M., Kell, S., Sims, R.,
Baker, P. (1999) Mobility impairment and its consequences
in the elderly. In J.M. Clair and R. Allman (Eds.) The Gerontologolical
Prism: Developing Interdisciplinary Bridges. Amityville,
NY: Baywood Publishing, Inc. pp. 305-310.
Owsley, C., Stalvey, B., Wells, J., Sloane, M.E. (1999)
Older drivers and cataract: Driving habits and crash risk.
Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 54A: M203-M211.
Goode, K.T., Ball, K.K., Sloane, M., Roenker, D.L., Roth,
D.L., Myers, R.S., Owsley, C. (1998) Useful field of view
and other neurocognitive indicators of crash risk in older
adults. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
5: 425-440.
Jackson, G.R., Owsley, C. (1999) Aging and vision at low
light levels. In Proceedings: Vision at Low Light Levels,
EPRI/LRO Fourth International Lighting Research Symposium.
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA.
Jackson, G.R., Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr. (1999) Aging and
dark adaptation. Vision Research.23: 3975-3982.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr. (1999) Vision impairment and
driving. Survey of Ophthalmology 43: 535-550.
Stalvey, B., Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E., Ball, K. (1999) The
Life Space Questionnaire: A measure of the extent of mobility
of older adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology 18: 479-498.
McGwin, G. Jr., Jackson G.R., Owsley, C. (1999) Using nonlinear
regression to estimate parameters of dark adaptation. Behavior
Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 31: 712-717.
Owsley, C., Jackson, G.R., Cideciyan, A.V., Huang, Y., Fine,
S.L., Ho, A.C., Maguire, M.G., Lolley, V., Jacobson, S.G.
(2000) Psychophysical evidence for rod vulnerability in
age-related macular degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology
and Visual Science 41: 267-273.
Ball, K, Owsley, C. (2000). Increasing mobility and reducing
accidents of older drivers. In K.W. Schaie, M. Pietrucha
(Eds.) Mobility and Transportation in the Elderly. New York:
Springer, pp. 213-250.
McGwin, G. Jr., Chapman, V., Owsley, C. (2000) Visual risk
factors for driving difficulty among older drivers. Accident
Analysis and Prevention 32: 735-744.
Stalvey, B.T., Owsley, C. (2000). Self-perceptions and current
practices of high-risk older drivers: Implications for driver
safety interventions. Journal of Health Psychology 5: 441-456.
Sims, R.V., McGwin, G. Jr., Allman, R.M., Ball, K., Owsley, C. (2000) Exploratory study of incident vehicle crashes
among older drivers. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences
55A: M22-M27.
Jackson, G.R., Owsley, C. (2000) Scotopic sensitivity during
adulthood. Vision Research 40: 2467-2473.
Curcio, C.A., Owsley, C., Jackson, G.R. (2000) New Developments:
Spare the rods, save the cones in aging and age-related
maculopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.41:
2015-2019.
Owsley, C., Burton-Danner, K., Jackson, G.R. (2000) Aging
and spatial localization during feature search. Gerontology.
46: 300-305.
Burton-Danner, K., Owsley, C., Jackson, G.R. (2001) Aging
and feature search: The effect of search area. Experimental
Aging Research. 27: 1-18.
Owsley, C., Stalvey, B., Wells, J., Sloane, M.E., McGwin,
G. Jr. (2001) Visual risk factors for crash involvement
in older drivers with cataract. Archives of Ophthalmology
119: 881-887.
Mangione, C.M., Lee, P.P., Gutierrez, P.R., Spritzer, K.,
Berry, S., Hays, R.D. for the NEI-VFQ Field Test Investigators.
(2001). Development of the 25-item National Eye Institute
Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). Archives of
Ophthalmology. 119: 1050-1058.
Owsley, C., Jackson, G.R., White, M., Feist, R., Edwards,
D. (2001). Delays in rod-mediated dark adaptation in early
age-related maculopathy. Ophthalmology.108: 1196-1202.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr., Sloane, M.E., Stalvey, B.T.,
Wells, J. (2001) Timed instrumental activities of daily
living (TIADL) tasks: Relationship to visual function in
older adults. Optometry and Vision Science. 78: 350-359.
Owsley, C., Stalvey, B.T., Wells, J. (2001). A crash reduction
strategy: Training transportation professionals in Alabama
about how to manage drivers with diminished capabilities.
University Transportation Center for Alabama (UTCA), UTCA
Report 99238, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Fisk, G.D., Owsley, C., Mennemeir, M. (2002) Vision, attention,
and self-reported driving behaviors in community-dwelling
stroke survivors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
83: 469-477.
Jackson, G.R., De Leon Ortega, J., Girkin, C., Rosenstiel,
C.E., Owsley, C. (2002). Aging-related changes in the multifocal
electroretinogram. Journal of the Optical Society of America
A. 19: 185-189.
Scilley, K., Jackson, G.R., Cideciyan, A.V., Maguire, M.G.,
Jacobson, S.G., Owsley, C. (2002). Early age-related maculopathy
and self-reported visual difficulty in daily life. Ophthalmology
109:1235-1242.
Owsley, C., Sloane, M.E., McGwin Jr, G., Ball, K. (2002)
Timed instrumental activities of daily living (TIADL) tasks:
Relationship to cognitive function and everyday performance
assessments in older adults. Gerontology. 48:254-265.
Jackson, G.R., Owsley, C., Curcio, C.A. (2002). Photoreceptor
degeneration and dysfunction in aging and age-related maculopathy.
Ageing Research Reviews.1:381-396.
Scilley, K.M., Owsley, C. (2002). Vision-specific health-related
quality of life: Content areas for nursing home residents.
Quality of Life Research. 11: 449-462.
Owsley, C. (2002). Driving mobility, older adults, and quality
of life. Gerontechnology 1: 220-230.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G Jr., Sloane, M.E., Wells, J., Stalvey,
B.T., Gauthreaux, S. (2002). Impact of cataract surgery
on motor vehicle crash involvement by older adults. JAMA.
288:841-849.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr. (2002). In reply to letter to
the editor. Risk of motor vehicle crashes in patients with
cataract surgery. JAMA 288: 2262.
Ball, K., Berch, D.B., Helmers, K.F., Jobe, J.B., Leveck,
M.D., Marsiske, M., Morris, J.N., Rebok, G.W., Smith, D.M.,
Tennstedt, S.L., Unverzagt, F.W., Willis, S.L. for the ACTIVE
Study Group. (2002) Effects of cognitive training interventions
with older adults. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 288:
2271-2281.
McGwin, G. Jr., Scilley, K., Brown, J., Owsley, C. (2003).
Impact of cataract surgery on self-reported visual difficulties:
Comparison to a no-surgery reference group. Journal of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery. 29: 941-948.
McGwin, G. Jr., Owsley, C., Gauthreaux, S. (2003). The association
between cataract and mortality among older adults. Ophthalmic
Epidemiology. 10: 107-119.
Jackson, G.R., Owsley, C. (2003). Visual dysfunction, neurodegenerative
diseases and aging. In J. Barton, M. Rizzo (Eds.) Neurologic
Clinics of North America, Neuro-Ophthalmology. Philadelphia:
Elsevier Science, pp. 709-728.
Owsley, C. (2003). Contrast sensitivity. In P.A. Sample,
C.A. Girkin (Eds.) Ophthamological Clinics of North America.
Philadelphia: Elsevier Science, pp. 171-177.
DeCarlo, D.K., Scilley, K., Wells, J., Owsley, C. (2003).
Driving habits and health-related quality of life in age-related
maculopathy. Optometry and Vision Science.80:207-213.
McGwin, G. Jr., Owsley, C., Curcio, C.A., Crain, R.J. (2003).
The association between statin use and age-related maculopathy.
British Journal of Ophthalmology 87: 1121-1125.
McGwin, G. Jr., Li, J., McNeal, S., Owsley, C. (2003). The
impact of cataract surgery on depression among older adults.
Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 10;303-313.
Owsley, C., Stalvey, B.T., Phillips, J.M. (2003). The efficacy
of an educational intervention among high-risk older drivers.
Accident Analysis & Prevention.35: 393-400.
Stalvey, B.T., Owsley, C. (2003). The development of a theory-based
educational curriculum to promote self-regulation among
high-risk older drivers. Health Promotion Practice.3:109-119.
Cohen, H.S., Wells, J., Kimball, K.T., Owsley, C. (2003).
Driving disability and dizziness. Journal of Safety Research
34: 361-369.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr., McNeal, S.F. (2003). Impact
of impulsiveness, venturesomeness, and empathy on driving
by older adults. Journal of Safety Research. 34: 353-359.
Kuyk, T., Elliott, J.L., Wesley, J., Scilley, K., McIntosh,
E., Mitchell, S., Owsley, C. (2004). Mobility
function in older veterans improves after blind rehabilitation.
Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 41:
Girkin, C.A., McGwin, G. Jr., McNeal, S., Owsley,
C. (in press). Hypothyroidism and the development
of open angle glaucoma. Archives of Ophthalmology.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr., Phillips, J.M., McNeal, S.F.,
Stalvey, B.T. (2004). Impact of an educational program on
the safety of high-risk, visually impaired older drivers.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 26: 222-229.
Scilley, K., DeCarlo, D.K., Wells, J., Owsley, C. (2004).
Vision-specific health-related quality of life in age-related
maculopathy patients presenting for low vision services.
Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 11: 131-146.
McGwin G. Jr., McNeal, S., Owsley, C., Girkin, C., Epstein,
D., Lee, P.P. (in press) Statin use and the presence of
glaucoma. Archives of Ophthalmology.
Jackson, G.R., Curcio, C.A., Sloan, K.R., Owsley, C. (in
press). Photoreceptor degeneration in aging and age-related
maculopathy. In Penfold, P.L., Provis, J.M. (Eds.) Macular
Degeneration: Science and Medicine in Practice. New York:
Springer-Verlag, Inc.
Owsley, C. (in press). Driver capabilities. In Proceedings
of Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience.
Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, National
Research Council, The National Academies.
Owsley, C., McGwin, G. Jr. (in press). Association between
visual attention and mobility in older adults. Journal of
the American Geriatrics Society.
McGwin, G. Jr., Li, J., McNeal, S., Owsley, C. (2003). The
impact of cataract surgery on depression among older adults.
Ophthalmic Epidemiology.10: 303-313.
Jackson, G.R., McGwin, G. Jr., Phillips, J.M., Klein, R.,
Owsley, C. (in press). Impact of aging and age-related maculopathy
on the activation of the a-wave of the rod-mediated electroretinogram.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.
McGwin, G. Jr., Owsley, C. (in press). Risk factors for
motor vehicle collision eye injury. Archives of Ophthalmology.
