Mark Schaeffer is a graduate of the Southern College of Optometry. After finishing his residency in ocular disease at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida moved to be an optometrist at Schaeffer Eye Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He practices in a 16 office, 23 doctor practice along with his father and sister. He currently lectures across the United States on ocular disease. He is an active member in the AOA, AAO, and state and local organizations.