Retina Specialty: what does a retina specialist do?
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EyeDrDPosted
Fri 18 Feb 2011 1:09pm
Physicians Specializing in Retinal Eye Disease and Macular Degeneration:
. Retina Specialist: A retina specialist is an ophthalmologist who has completed... blocked, causing swelling (edema) and hemorrhages in the retina, which may result in vision loss. RVO is commonly caused by a clot in the retinal vein. RVO typically affects
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All About Retinoids: Considering Retin-A
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Jen H.Posted
Mon 08 Sep 2008 9:02am
For the past 7 months, I have been using prescription strength Retin-A.
Retin-A, Renova and/or Generic Tretinoin Cream is an emollient and is much less harsh than what I tried as a teenager. I have read that every person over 30 can benefit from using Retin-A. That is unless you are pregnant.
After mentioning using Retin-A in a recent post
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Beauty tip: using Retin-A without dryness
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Nadine H.Posted
Fri 19 Jun 2009 3:43pmRetin-A is beauty’s closest thing to a miracle product: it clears up breakouts, softens and smooths skin, and is one of the only things on the market (short of Botox... dramatic skin irritation. (Retin-A is a prescription retinoid…a cousin of the retinol you can buy in products from brands like Green Cream, RoC and Philosophy –both are Vitamin
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The Retin-A Diaries
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Nadine H.Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 6:10pm
It’s been about three weeks since I started Retin-A, and my skin is slowly but surely acclimating. No more snake-like shedding! No more necessity of hiding my face under... me down, Retin-A…
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Is Retin-A Burning My Face?
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Sarah B.Posted
Thu 09 Dec 2010 1:01am
outs, being 17 and all, so I got Retin-a from my doctor. I used it last week for 2 nights, and became quite red. I stopped using this but stupidly decided to put on antibiotic... will it last?
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The Retin-A Diaries
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Nadine H.Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 6:10pm
Two weeks ago, I started using Retin-A, in the hopes of both keeping my acne-prone skin clear and ridding myself of ever-deepening fine lines. Now, I’m only 27 and am... sunscreen? Why??), so now I’m frantically trying to reverse a little of the sun damage. Retin-A users are advised to start slow, so I’ve been using it three times a week, and am
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The Retina Blog
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David K.Posted
Sat 07 Nov 2009 10:01pm
I've got a new blog, over at The Retina Blog. It contains "clinical pearls for retina specialists, fellows, residents and others interested in advances in the field of retina." At least 50% of my practice is dedicated to retinal disease. The field is evolving very rapidly, mostly due to the use of various biological modulators that we inject
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British PM Gordon Brown – Torn Retina
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kPosted
Mon 12 Oct 2009 10:01pm
A torn or detached retina is a serious eye problem. It is, in fact, a medical emergency. If untreated, it can lead to blindness. This happens most often in older people, but can happen to younger ones as well. It now turns out that the Prime Minister of Britain also has a torn retina. This could be concerning because he lost vision in his left eye
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Detached retina
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Mary L.Posted
Wed 10 Feb 2010 5:19pm
I had surgery for a detached retina on 1/4/2009. A retina specialist removed the vitreous fluid and used a laser to seal the tear and then inserted a gas bubble. He said that the surgery would be 97% effective and it would take 4-6 weeks for my visiion to return. So far it's been almost 6 weeks and I can see some things with my eye but the vision is very
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