Texas Retina Associates Now Offers Online Appointment Requests!
We are committed to continuing to look for new ways to enhance accessibility and convenience for our patients. That is why we’re excited to share that you can now request an appointment
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Our offices will be closed on Friday, December 31, 2021. As another year comes to a close, we want to thank all of our patients, referring physicians, neighbors and
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Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from all of us at Texas Retina Associates! Our offices will be closed Thursday, December 23, 2021, and Friday, December 24, 2021. We wish you health and happiness this holiday
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What is Geographic Atrophy?
Approximately 20% of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will develop a condition called geographic atrophy (GA). It is considered a late stage of AMD and involves chronic, progressive degeneration of regions
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Dr. Abbey Discusses COED Clinical Trial for Diabetic Macular Edema in New Video
In a new video published on Modern Retina, Texas Retina Associates’ Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, discusses the COED clinical trial which is testing the efficacy of combining steroid and anti-VEGF therapy in
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Dr. Abbey to Speak at Upcoming Retina World Congress Medical Education Event
On October 24, 2021, Texas Retina Associates’ Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, will serve on a distinguished panel of presenters from across the country for a Retina World Congress continuing medical education (CME)
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Three Texas Retina Associates Physicians Earn Honor Awards at American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 Annual Meeting
The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) named Deborah Y. Chong, MD, and Robert C. Wang, MD, “Honor Awardees” at the organization’s 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting held recently in San Antonio. They
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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 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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