Children's Hospital Program
Concussion Clinic at Children's of Alabama
📍 Birmingham
Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain Injury
Academic/University Program
UAB Eye Care mTBI and Sports-Related Concussion Clinic
📍 Birmingham, Alabama · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-04
About
Staffed by faculty in the UAB Eye Care Pediatric Optometry Service, this clinic examines how vision is affected by mild traumatic brain injury and sport-related concussion. Testing covers eye teaming and tracking, focusing strength and accuracy, and objective measures of neuro-ocular integrity using pupillometry and optical coherence tomography. Patients include child and adult athletes, veterans and others with repeated impact exposure or an isolated mTBI. Faculty are also investigators in NIH-funded vision research and run a vestibular-ocular reflex laboratory.
Services
Vestibular/BalanceVision/Neuro-OptometryRehabilitation/Brain InjuryMultidisciplinary ConcussionReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionmTBIVision TherapyReturn to Play
Details
Provider typeAcademic/University Program
SpecialtyNeuro-Optometry / Vision
Health systemUAB Health System
ServesAthletes/Sports, Pediatric/Youth, Adult
InsuranceAccepts BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama, Medicare, Medicaid, VIVA; vision plans VSP, Southland, Avesis, Superior.
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