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September 16, 2014
To become a retina specialist, I completed general ophthalmology residency and then a "fellowship" in retinal diseases. Do you know how many sub-specialties there are in ophthalmology?
March 25, 2015
I'm not sure I could find the "best" retina specialist. "Best" means different things to different people - also, there really aren't anyways to test for best...
August 23, 2015
Recent study published in Jama Ophthalmology finds Avastin is as safe as other anti-VEGF injections for treatment of wet ARMD. Cause of endophthalmitis linked to compounding pharmacies and not Avastin.