What is Cryopexy?
Cryopexy is an outpatient surgical procedure that uses extreme cold therapy or freezing to treat retinal tears and other retinal conditions. It works by creating scar tissue that seals the tear to
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Offices Closed for Labor Day
All Texas Retina Associates offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2021, in observance of Labor Day. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend!
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Dr. Abbey Reports on Five Emerging Treatments Presented at ARVO 2021
In the July/August 2021 issue of Retina Specialist, Texas Retina Associates’ Ashkan Abbey, MD, published highlights from five compelling retina presentations at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
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Texas Retina Associates Collaborates on Gene Therapy Research for Rare, Inherited Retina Condition
Texas Retina Associates and the Retina Foundation of the Southwest (RFSW) have been working in collaboration on new gene therapy treatments for inherited blinding diseases for which there are no cures. Most
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What is Retinal Laser Photocoagulation?
Retinal laser photocoagulation is an in-office procedure used to treat a number of retinal conditions, including retinal tears, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema and retinal vein occlusion. It is most frequently used to
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What is a Vitrectomy?
Performed by a retinal surgeon, vitrectomy is a surgical procedure that carefully removes the vitreous gel that fills the posterior segment of the eye. This surgery is employed to correct a number
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Offices Closed on Monday, July 5, 2021
All Texas Retina Associates offices will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2021, in recognition of the Independence Day holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, July 6. We wish everyone a safe
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Seven Texas Retina Associates Physicians Earn New Professional Designation
The American Society of Retina Specialists has awarded its Fellow of the ASRS (FASRS) designation to the following Texas Retina Associates physicians: David Callanan, MD Rajiv Anand, MD Michel J. Shami, MD
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Ocular (Uveal) Melanoma and Biopsy – the “Why” and “How” of It
By Timothy Fuller, MD, Ocular Oncologist With the diagnosis of ocular (uveal) melanoma comes the very real risk of metastatic disease, or “spread” of the cancer to other parts of the body.
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Dr. Abbey and Dr. Williams Co-authored Article Published in Ophthalmology on the Influence of Face Mask Use on Endophthalmitis Risk After Eye Injections
Texas Retina Associates’ Ashkan Abbey, MD, and Patrick D. Williams, MD, co-authored a recently published article titled “The Influence of Universal Face Mask Use on Endophthalmitis Risk After Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections During
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