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Retina and Vitreous

Age-related macular degeneration (the leading cause of blindness in older Americans), diabetic retinopathy (the leading cause of blindness in people under 50 years of age), detached retinas, and other vascular abnormalities of the retina and choroid are treated and managed through the Retina and Vitreous Service (for a more complete list of conditions treated, see below). Retina diseases are diagnosed and managed in a new, state-of-the-art facility that includes digital fundus photography and fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and indocyanine green angiography (ICG) to image retinal disease. Specialized tests including Ganzfeld electroretinography (ERG) and multifocal ERG are available. Together with laser treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT), anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections for AMD, and retina surgery, we offer comprehensive care for adults and children.

Our Retina Specialists are:

There are open studies going on now for our clinical trials.

The Eye Institute's Retina Research and Retina Research Trials include Adaptive Optics Imaging of Inherited Macular Diseases.

Our Locations

The Flaum Eye Institute Retina Service, part of Strong Memorial Hospital, welcomes patients at our main office, located at the University of Rochester Medical Center and at our Geneva, NY and Webster offices.

Retina Conditions Managed and Treated

Age-related Macular Degeneration
- Dry (non-neovascular, geographic atrophy)
- Wet (neovascular, choroidal)
Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular edema
- Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
- Vitreous Hemorrhage
- Diabetic Retinal Detachments
Endophthalmitis
Macular Dystrophies
- Stargardt
- Best
- Pattern dystroph
Macular Holes/Macular Pucker (epiretinal membrane)
Retinal Degenerations
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Cone-rod dystroph
Retinal Detachment
- Tractional
- Complicated (Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy)
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Trauma