21 Jul Macular Degeneration: How to Monitor Your Vision at Home
Self monitoring is the best way to prevent visual loss in macular degeneration. The Amsler grid is very useful....
Self monitoring is the best way to prevent visual loss in macular degeneration. The Amsler grid is very useful....
Dexamethsone steroid device has immediate implications for the treatment of diabetic macular edema....
Sugar control is not the key to preventing diabetic retinopathy....
A five year prospective study reveals that insulin glargine is as safe as NPH insulin with regard to developing diabetic retinopathy. Patients placed on insulin glargine are no more likely to develop diabetic retinopathy than Type II diabetics on NPH insulin. The study also...
Cost efficient method of screening for diabetic retinopathy is described. ...
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...