Protect Your Eyes When Enjoying Holiday Champagne
While a popular way to celebrate and ring in the new year, popping open a bottle of champagne can be dangerous. Did you know that a champagne cork can fly up to
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Holiday Office Closure
Happy Holidays from Texas Retina Associates! Our offices will be closed Monday, December 25, 2023, and Tuesday, December 26, 2023. We wish you and your family health and happiness this holiday season!
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Keep an Eye on Safety When Purchasing and Playing with Holiday Gifts
A 2019 study published in the medical journal Pediatrics found that eye injuries from airsoft, BB, pellet and paintball guns have risen by 50% since 1990. In fact, since 2010, the number
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Celebrating Our Visionary Founders
Many of our “founding physicians” met for dinner this past weekend, including Albert Vaiser, MD, and William Hutton, MD, who along with William Snyder, MD, established Texas Retina Associates more than 50 years
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Dr. Abbey Taught a Course at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2023 Annual Meeting
On November 6, Texas Retina Associates’ Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, taught a continuing medical education (CME) course titled, “Secondary IOL Techniques for Retinal Specialists,” at AAO 2023, the annual meeting of the
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Dr. Kothari to Speak at Retina World Congress Young Retina Connect Event
On October 29, 2023, Texas Retina Associates’ Nikisha Kothari, MD, will serve as one of seven panelists for Retina World Congress’ (RWC) “Young Retina Connect,” a virtual, interactive event involving retina specialists
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Getting to Know Diana Laura, MD
Board-certified ophthalmologist and retina specialist Diana M. Laura, MD, joined Texas Retina Associates in September 2022, and cares for patients in our Dallas Main, Rockwall and Wichita Falls offices. She completed her
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Dr. Abbey Publishes Case Report on Macular Hole Closure with Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant
In the September 2023 issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, Texas Retina’s Ashkan Abbey, MD, describes the use of a dexamethasone intravitreal implant to close a
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New Clinical Trials Available at Texas Retina
Our physicians remain committed to participating in ongoing retina research, providing our patients with access to promising new treatments through clinical trials. In fact, our research program has grown to become one
read more Dr. Abbey Publishes Research on Effectiveness of a Long-acting Injectable Steroid for Patients with Cystoid Macular Edema After Vitrectomy
Long-acting injectable steroids have emerged as a new way to treat chronic intraocular inflammation and cystoid macular edema (CME) that reduces the treatment frequency and burden for retina patients. Texas Retina’s Ashkan
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