Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Robert D. Fechtner, MD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The public record shows 135 publications with 3,691 citations (h-index 30), centered on Glaucoma. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 6 companies.
- Top research focus: Glaucoma
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 6 companies
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Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Comparative Study of Ologen Collagen Matrix Versus Mitomycin-C in Glaucoma Filtering Surgery
Sponsor: Aeon Astron Europe B.V.
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT01440751
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Alcon Vision LLCProgram year20252 payments
- Alcon Vision LLCProgram year202414 payments$12,341openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
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Publications
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Contact
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Office address
550 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗
- MD
University of Michigan Medical School
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Executive Vice President
World Glaucoma Association (since 2012); organized past three World Glaucoma Congresses
2012verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →glaucomafoundation.org ↗ - Chair
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pub.orcid.org ↗ - Member
American Glaucoma Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →americanglaucomasociety.net ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Life Achievement Honor Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →aao.org ↗ - Empire Innovation Scholar
SUNY Upstate Medical University
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →upstate.edu ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Professor Emeritus
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
2016provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →njms.rutgers.edu ↗ - Executive Vice President
World Glaucoma Association
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →glaucomafoundation.org ↗ - Medical Advisory Board / staff physician
The Glaucoma Foundation
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →glaucomafoundation.org ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →glaucomatoday.com ↗
- Video faculty profile / commentary segment
Practical Visionary (BroadcastMed)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pv.broadcastmed.io ↗
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/robert-fechtner-md
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Fechtner-2
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →youtube.com ↗ - Ophthalmologytimes.com
Editorial Board member, Ophthalmology Times
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ophthalmologytimes.com ↗ - Doximity
Associate editor, Textbook of Ocular Pharmacology (per search aggregation; not independently confirmed on a primary page)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
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