Commencement Booklet

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT • DOCTOR OF SCIENCE

Anne B. Fulton, MD

Anne Fulton, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Senior Associate in Ophthalmology at Boston Children’s Hospital, is an established investigator of normal and abnormal retinal and visual development, sustained by more than four decades of National Eye Institute support. Her seminal work on human rhodopsin defined the constraints on development of key ERG response parameters and continues to guide the investigation of pediatric retinal and visual function. In her clinical practice, she sees infants and children with a broad spectrum of vision-impairing conditions, about half of whom have inherited retinal disorders. Currently active research into the inherited retinal disorders, including X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (RS1) and Stargardt disease (ABCA4), seeks to improve management by advancing understanding of the molecular and cellular basis for the disease. Her retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) studies aim to delineate the role of the neurosensory retina in determining ROP’s consequences for vision and refractive development. Dr. Fulton’s decades of leadership has set the standards for retinal and visual function assessment in eye care facilities worldwide. She has influenced and educated other in the field, authoring over 200 peer-reviewed publications across a range of high impact journals and mentored several eye care professionals and post doctoral research trainees. Through her work, Dr. Fulton continues to collaborate with scientists across the globe to advance eye care.