02 Dec Tips On Choosing an "Eye" Doctor: A Retina Specialist?
Choosing the right "eye" doctor may be difficult if you have retinal disease. Who do you see, and when?...
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24 Nov New Review Section: Diabetic Retinopathy, Signs, Symptoms and Treatment Options
New section on Diabetic Retinopathy is now complete! This section should complement the other sections and make the site a more useful resource....
16 Nov It's Not About Your Vision, It's About Quality of Life
Many eye treatments and surgery are based upon your visual acuity but also how your vision impacts your quality of life....
22 Oct The "O" in Eye Doctor
There are two types of "eye doctors." Optometrists and ophthalmologists are both eye doctors. The training of each is different. New practices will be composed of both types....
16 Oct Are Dilating Drops Always Necessary?
Complete pupillary dilation is necessary for proper examination of the retina. Patient's with macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy need to be dilated every time....
05 Aug What is "Best Corrected" Vision?
As a retina specialist, I see a lot of people that have substantial vision loss from diabetic retinopathy,13 Jul White Coat Syndrome Hurts Sales
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...
10 Jul Visual Hallucinations and Charles Bonnet Syndrome
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...
06 Jul I Am Blind and I Can Not See
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...
24 Jun "Oops &%*!" or Putting Your Best Foot Forward
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...