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Don Fletcher

Scientist (Affiliate / Clinical)
Degrees: M.D.

Donald C. Fletcher, M.D., is one of the world's leading authorities on low vision rehabilitation and is a clinician and researcher in the field of retinal diseases and low vision rehabilitation. He conducted much of the early research in applying the Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope to the study of Age-related Macular Disease (AMD). He also established a new paradigm for low vision service delivery, engaging Occupational Therapists in the rehabilitation process for low vision – a model now widely spread across the country. Current research interests include macular function in low vision patients; outcomes of occupational therapy training of low vision patients; and psychology in low vision rehabilitation. He has extensive publications in the field and has brought several low vision devices and tests to the market. He is the Past Chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Low Vision Committee, and the recipient of many awards including the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Low Vision. He has a special interest in the provision of low vision care in underserved areas and has helped establish low vision clinics in various US locations, Canada, China, the Philippines, Chile, Brazil, and Zimbabwe.

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Journal Articles
Verghese, P., Tyson, T. L., Ghahghaei, S., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2016). Depth Perception and Grasp in Central Field Loss. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 57, 1476-87.
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Tyson, T. L., Walker, L., Ma-Wyatt, A., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2015). Eye-hand reference frames misalign after central field loss. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 56(7).
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Mackeben, M., Nair, U. K. W., Walker, L., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2015). Random Word Recognition Chart Helps Scotoma Assessment in Low Vision. Optometry And Vision Science, 92, 421.
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Tyson, T. L., Walker, L., Ma-Wyatt, A., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2014). Adapting the oculomotor reference frame. Journal Of Vision, 14(10). Retrieved from http://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2144536&resultClick=1
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Fletcher, D. C., & Mackeben, M.. (2013). Everyday use of modern microperimetry in a low-vision service. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology/journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie, 5, e99–e101.
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Fletcher, D. C., Schuchard, R. A., & Walker, L.. (2012). Patient awareness of binocular central scotoma in age-related macular degeneration. Optometry & Vision Science, 89, 1395–1398.
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Mackeben, M., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2011). Target search and identification performance in low vision patients. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52, 7603–7609.
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Dang, L., Walker, L., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2010). Attention vs. The Eye: Which stabilizes fixation?. Journal Of Vision, 10, 502–502.
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Arnoldussen, M. E., Shusterman, M., Fletcher, D. C., Walker, L., Dang, L., Koruga, I., et al.. (2009). Quantitative measurement of retinal structures relative to the geometric axis of the eye. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci, 50.
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Dang, L., Walker, L., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2009). Stability of eccentric attention. Journal Of Vision, 9, 393–393.
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Walker, L., Dang, L., Verghese, P., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2008). Effect of central scotoma on eye movement behavior. Journal Of Vision, 8, 641–641.
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Walker, L., Verghese, P., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2007). Efficienct Eye Movements for Low Vision Rehabilitation. Journal Of Vision, 7, 98–98.
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Conference Papers
Mackeben, M., Gofen, A., & Fletcher, D. C.. (2005). How patients scan images after foveal vision loss: scanning efficiency and SLO analysis of scanning eye movements. In International Congress Series (Vol. 1282, pp. 645–646). Elsevier.
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Presentations/Posters
Succar, T., Ghahghaei, S., Fletcher, D. C., & Walker, L.. (2016). Restoring Functional Stereopsis in AMD with Dichoptic Training. Date Published 05/2016.
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Fletcher Lab

Our research interests include macular function in low vision patients; outcomes of occupational therapy training of low vision patients; and psychology in low vision rehabilitation.

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Colenbrander lab

To explore vision-related functioning as it relates to Vision Rehabilitation.

This involves the development of 
  =  insights into vision-related functioning and complex vision-related behaviors,
as well as
  =  the...

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Verghese Lab

Our laboratory studies the mechanisms of healthy vision and action, as well as the basis of attention and visual adaptation in clinical populations.

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Stereopsis in Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration affects the central retina, often causing asymmetrical damage to the two eyes. How does this asymmetrical loss affect stereopsis — the percept of depth generated by the small separation of image features in the two eyes? We measured the largest separation between...

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Adaptive Visual Strategies for Individuals with Macular Degeneration

In this project we try to gain a better understanding of what visual strategies people use to gather information in the world.

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Eye-Hand coordination in Central Field Loss

Eye-hand coordination in AMD

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CamIO

CamIO (short for “Camera Input-Output”) is a system to make physical objects (such as documents, maps, devices and 3D models) accessible to blind and visually impaired persons, by providing real-time audio feedback in response to the location on an object that the user is touching. CamIO...

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Completed

Reaching with Central Field Loss

Parent R01

Completed

Display Reader

The goal of the Display Reader project is to develop a computer vision system that runs on smartphones and tablets to enable blind and visually impaired persons to read appliance displays. Such displays are found on an increasing array of appliances such as microwave ovens, thermostats and home...

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