Mentorship from Afar: Dr. Fletcher Models Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Access to mentorship in low vision rehabilitation isn't always readily available. Mentorship from afar can make a lifelong impact on a clinician's practice despite a lack of proximity.

Host Erika Andersen Ko talks with Dr. Donald Fletcher, retinal disease ophthalmologist and longtime advocate for team-based low vision care, about what nearly 40 years and 35,000 low vision patients have taught him about multidisciplinary vision rehabilitation, clinical humility, and professional growth.

In this episode:

• Why Dr. Fletcher calls himself "a salesperson for the team" and uses his physician credibility to elevate the work of the rehabilitation team
• How challenging his own clinical assumptions about age-related macular degeneration and mobility changed his practice
• How the Low Vision Rehab Study Group brings clinicians and researchers together to share difficult cases and fresh ideas
• Dr. Fletcher's advice for clinicians who want to grow

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