ASRS's Retina Health for Life

Retina specialist Dr. Nina Berrocal of the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss what a retina specialist is and when to seek their expert care. Tune in to learn about the symptoms and risk factors of retina diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) diabetic retinopathy as well as how specialized care by a retina specialist can save and improve vision.
Resources:

• Find your retina specialist at asrs.org/FindYourRetinaSpecialist
• Access condition-specific web pages and printable facts sheet via the Retina Health Series: asrs.org/RetinaHealthSeries
• Seeing a retina specialist soon? Download and print out this Preparing for Your Retina Appointment guide.

Did you know that vision loss and blindness are not a normal part of aging? Dr. Timothy Murray and retina specialist Dr. Judy Kim of the Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute discuss how healthy retinas make healthy vision possible and what we can all do to maintain retina health especially as we age.

Resources:

• Your risk of some retina conditions increases with age. Learn more about two that affect millions of older Americans: age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy.

February is age-related macular degeneration (AMD) awareness month, an opportunity to bring needed attention to this common retinal disease which impacts more than 11 million people in the US alone. On this episode of ASRS's Retina Health for Life, Dr. Joshua Mali, Medical Director of the Macular Degeneration Association (MDA) joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss the patient education and support offered by MDA to people diagnosed with AMD as well as the latest in AMD treatment advances that are helping many with the condition see for a lifetime.
Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet on AMD at: https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/2/age-related-macular-degeneration
Macular Degeneration Association: www.MacularHope.org

It seems like science fiction to restore the sight of a person who has been blind for years, but innovations in the field of retina have made the impossible possible. On this episode of ASRS’s Retina Health for Life, Dr. Timothy Murray is joined by the co-inventor of the artificial retina Dr. Mark Humayun, co-Director of USC’s Roski Eye Institute and a world-renowned expert on vision restoration. Drs. Humayun and Murray discuss the development of this technological breakthrough, which has helped people with certain inherited retinal conditions almost miraculously regain some of their sight.
Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet about retinitis pigmentosa and retinal prosthesis at www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/8/retinitis-pigmentosa-and-retinal-prosthesis.

Retinopathy of prematurity is a retinal condition that can affect premature infants, and is the most common cause of vision loss in children. On this episode of ASRS's Retina Health for Life, Dr. R.V. Paul Chan of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois at Chicago joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss why screening premature infants for the condition is critical to early diagnosis and personalized treatment that can help many children preserve their vision.
Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet on Retinopathy of Prematurity here: http://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/17/retinopathy-of-prematurity