One Nonprofit is Working to Prevent This Avoidable Loss of Vision For People in Developing Countries By Beth Doane November is National Diabetes Month, and while so many of us know and understand complications related to the disease here in the US, there are many hidden costs to the disease that we don’t normally see. For example,… Read More »
Phoenix – October 15th, 2017 – Spectra Eye Institute – a leading, private outpatient surgical center dedicated to comprehensive ophthalmic surgical care – has opened its North Phoenix location inside the new Retinal Consultants of Arizona North Phoenix facility at Greenway and the I-17. The new 9,200 square foot surgical facility is set up for… Read More »
September 26, 2017 – Phoenix – Dr. Pravin U. Dugel, managing partner, Retinal Consultants of Arizona – one of the nation’s leading Retina & Vitreous academic, clinical research and patient treatment facilities – has been elected to the Orbis International Board of Directors. Orbis International is a global nonprofit dedicated to addressing the tragedy of… Read More »
Graybug Vision Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial of GB-102 for Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration – Novel Injectable Formulation for Potential Twice Per Year Treatment – Redwood City, CA – September 19, 2017 – Graybug Vision, Inc., a clinical-stage, venture-held pharmaceutical company committed to developing potentially transformative therapies for vision-threatening diseases including wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration… Read More »
When Dr. Pravin Dugel joined a small eye clinic in Phoenix in 1994, he had bigger dreams for the practice. “My inspiration was to see if I could build the best academic private practice center in the country,” said Dugel, who was 29 years old when he started his quest. He joined Retinal Consultants of Arizona… Read More »
Pravin U. Dugel, MD, Managing Partner, Retinal Consultants of Arizona; Clinical Professor, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Physician Executive Director, Phoenix Eye Institute, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona describes the promising new drugs coming up the pipeline at the 17th Euretina Congress in Barcelona, Spain. These include next generation drugs… Read More »
We are happy to share a program at Banner that our own Dr. Karim Jamal of Retinal Consultants of Arizona is heavily involved in. This is just one of many programs that RCA and Banner are working on together for the benefit of Arizonans’ wellness and health! Watch the story on Fox10 News Arizona. … Read More »
Retinal Consultants of Arizona will offer a Diabetic Eye Disease Support Group program on November 18th. Our staff will be on hand to meet with you and answer all your questions about Diabetic Eye Disease. In the spirit of support groups, you will be able to meet others to learn from their experiences, or to… Read More »
Diabetic Macular Edema is a leading cause of blindness. And treating it required multiple doctor visits and injections in the eye. Now a new implant, the size of a rice grain, is saving vision and time. One implant can treat patients for up to three years, helping stop and in some cases reverse damage. Good… Read More »
The solar eclipse will be a sight to see on Mon. August 21st, but if you don’t view it safely that may be the last thing you see. You need proper eye wear or a special viewing device to see this celestial show safely. Retinal Consultants of Arizona’s Dr. Neal Palejwala visits the AZFamily Channel… Read More »
