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
. (2016). Depth Perception and Grasp in Central Field Loss. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 57, 1476-87.
. (2015). Eye-hand reference frames misalign after central field loss. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 56(7). (Original work published 2015)
. (2015). Random Word Recognition Chart Helps Scotoma Assessment in Low Vision. Optometry And Vision Science, 92, 421.
. (2014). Adapting the oculomotor reference frame. Journal Of Vision, 14(10). Retrieved from http://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2144536&resultClick=1 (Original work published 2014)
. (2013). Everyday use of modern microperimetry in a low-vision service. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology/journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie, 5, e99–e101.
. (2012). Patient awareness of binocular central scotoma in age-related macular degeneration. Optometry & Vision Science, 89, 1395–1398.
. (2011). Target search and identification performance in low vision patients. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52, 7603–7609.
. (2009). Quantitative measurement of retinal structures relative to the geometric axis of the eye. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci, 50.
Conference Papers
. (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.
Presentations/Posters
. (2016). Restoring Functional Stereopsis in AMD with Dichoptic Training. Date Published 05/2016. (Original work published 2016)
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.
Colenbrander lab
To explore vision-related functioning as it relates to Vision Rehabilitation.
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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.
Active
Active
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.
Active
Eye-Hand coordination in Central Field Loss
Eye-hand coordination in AMD
Active
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...
Completed
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...
Contact Information
2318 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115-1813
Email:
floridafletch@msn.com
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