How to Find a Macular Degeneration Specialist
by John
(Darien, illinois)
I am looking for a macular specialist located in the Dupage county area in Illinois...Please help me find.
Hi John,
If you are looking for a macular degeneration specialist that is a medical doctor with special training in treating the retina you can go to the the American Society of Retina Specialists at
http://www.asrs.org/patients/find_a_retina_specialist/index.php
You can search by country and state to find one in your area.
If you are looking for someone who can assist you with low vision glasses and magnifiers, then you can go to the International Academy of Low Vision Specialist at:
http://ialvs.com/find_a_doctor.html
Leslie Degner, RN, BSN
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Retina Doctor - Georgia
by Marcia
(Georgia)
My granny has had glaucoma for years. She had cataract surgery a few years ago with lenses put in.
Now she has macular degeneration. She has done the drops for the glaucoma. Shots in one eye but had to stop because it made the pressure go up to around 26.
In the past two months she has had dramatic vision loss. One eye has wet AMD and the other is dry.
We live in Georgia and I wanted to know if there was any doctors close by that can help get her vision back.
REPLY
Hi Marcia,
To find a retina specialist you can perform your own search on the web. The two organizations that offer this information are the American Academy of Retina Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. For the links to these eye organizations and instructions on how to perform a search in Georgie click here:
Retina Doctor
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Leslie Degner, RN, BSN
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Macular Degeneration Specialist - Italy
by Arianna
(Turin, Italy)
My mother, 81 years old, suffers from macular degeneration.
It's possible to know in Italy some oculist specialist in this disease? She lives in Turin.
Thank you!
Hello Arianna,
I went to the clinical trials website (www.clinicaltrials.gov) and looked for macular degeneration clinical trials in Italy. Each study has a principle investigator who is usually a retina specialist. There is a study in Treviso for wet macular degeneration. The principle investigator is Stefano Piermarocchi, M.D. at the University of Padova.
Here is the contact information for the study:
Photodynamic Therapy Combined With Bevacizumab vs Bevacizumab Alone for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Also contact Per Vedere Fatti Vedere onlus
It is a not for profit Italian organisation, funded by the Italian Ophthalmologists Society,with the mission of offering to ADM and/or glaucoma patients information, advice, support and updates on the ongoing research on diagnosis and treatments worldwide.
It also undertakes campaigning activities for pressing Italian Institutions to recognise and respectpatients' rights. Click here to go to that website:
Per
Vedere Fatti Vedere onlus- Italy
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How to find a Retina Doctor
by Pam
(Thomasville, NC)
I'm looking for a retina doctor who gives Avastin shots in the Greensboro/Winston Salem, NC area. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Pam
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Hi Pam,
Go to this page and there will be links to The American Society of Retina Specialists and The American Academy of Ophthalmology where you can perform a search for a retina doctor in your area.
Retina Doctor
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Macular Degeneration Specialist
by Elizabeth
(Bensalem, PA)
I am desperately searching for a specialist in macular degeneration who can help me.
Do you know of someone in the Philadelphia area who is known for his specialization in this field of eye disease? My current doctor is trained in various areas of eye problems but is not very knowledgeable about macular degeneration.
I have be diagnosed with the early stages of dry macular degeneration.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Elizabeth,
If you have been diagnosed with macular degeneration it is important to see a retina doctor - he is an M.D. who specializes in diseases of the retina, including macular degeneration, maculopathy, and macular edema.
A retina specialist is an ophthalmologist who has done an extra fellowship training in retina diseases for one or two years after completing his residency in ophthalmology.
Call your university hospital or one of your larger, well known hospitals and ask for their physician referral service.
Many hospitals have this, including the one I work for. Ask them for a referral for a retina specialist. They can give you their names and their credentials such as board certification, where they had their fellowship and how many years they have been practicing.
Leslie Degner, RN, BSN
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How to Find a Retina Specialist in Thailand
by Roger
(Thailand)
I live in Thailand - do you, or anyone else know of any place in this country that has specialist knowledge of how to treat AMD?
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Hi Roger,
There are two resources where a person can search for a retina specialist by country or state. To find out where you can get this information please go to:
How to Find a Retina Specialist
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Leslie Degner, RN, BSN
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Retina Doctor for Macular Degeneration
by Rhonda
(PA)
I went to a dr. of Optometric and she said she would monitor the intermediate dry macular degeneration and if there are any changes she would immediately send me to a retinal specialist. Is this ok? Would it be better to go to the retinal specialist now.
REPLY
Hi Rhonda,
This is a tough question, but since you asked, you must be worried. Why not get checked out by obtaining a second opinion from a retinal specialist? That way, both you and your optometrist will be validated!
Randall V. Wong, M.D.
Dr. Wong is a Retina Specialist in Fairfax Virginia
Retina Specialist
Fairfax Virginia
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Retina Specialist
by Susan
(United States)
Shouldn't a patient that has been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration be seeing an eye specialist?
My mom was diagnosed at least 4-5 years ago with Macular Degeneration. She has had cataracts removed within the last year.....because
of seeing crooked lines in one eye.....now she is seeing spots in both eyes in the morning and is continuing to see just her regular eye doctor.
He is having her wait 2-3 weeks before a full eye exam.
I am very concerned.
What are your thoughts?
REPLY
Hi Susan,
I know about your experience. My father-in-law whose dry AMD has turned to wet has never been referred to a retina specialist by his eye doctor.
The answer is yes, it is best to have your mom be checked by a macular degeneration specialist.
A retina specialist is an ophthalmologist who has done an extra fellowship training in retina diseases for one or two years after completing his residency in ophthalmology.
For information on how to find a retina doctor in your area go to:
How to Find a Retina Specialist
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Leslie Degner, RN, BSN
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