Macular degeneration, or ARMD, is one of the more common diseases seen by a retina specialist. It is usually a disease of the elderly, and with the "baby-boomers" aging, the prevalence continues to rise. There is a lot of "misinformation" regarding macular degeneration. So, here...
Most of what I do all day is see patients. To many, I examine, diagnose and patients with retina problems. I have found, that I am actually a bit of a salesman...
Patients that once had excellent vision sometimes report seeing crystal clear images of nature, faces and other objects. Most of these patients have experienced severe loss of vision in both eye; usually from a disease such as macular degeneration. They have lost the ability to...
There are two types of retinal vein occlusions (RVO), branch retinal vein occlusions (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). In both of these scenarios, the central vein that drains blood from the retina becomes occluded partially (as in the case of BRVO) or...
I hear this daily. A patient comes in for examination and is asked how his/her vision has been. "Horrible, I am worse than legally blind." "But with your glasses or contacts, do you see well?" "Absolutely!" Maybe I should amend my question, but I ask it as...
It happens all the time, well, not "oops" during an operation, but during the day at the office. I don't know if anyone of us actually means it, but it happens. What happens is a slip of the tongue, a roll of the eyes or...
Eating more fish may slow down the progression of macular degeneration. A new study based on the original AREDS (Age Related Eye Disease Study) data finds that eating cold water, fatty fish 1-2 times per week may reduce the advancement of macular degeneration. Fatty fish include...
Patients with diabetes need to be examined at least annually. The reason is to be on the look out for the development of diabetic retinopathy. That's the disease that diabetes causes in the eye; it affects the retina. Diabetic retinopathy can cause anything from blurry...
Flomax ® is taken by most men for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). For several years, it has been implicated in causing intraoperative complications with cataract surgery. The study found that patients that took Flomax (tamsulosin) within two weeks prior to cataract surgery had an increased risk...
I have always felt that this is a lousy analogy although used by many, many eye doctors. It puts the patient in a more passive mode and relinquishes decision making to the doctor. It sounds like there is a finite time to have cataract surgery...