Retina
Retinal diseases can profoundly affect vision. There are many types of retinal diseases including:
- Macular Degeneration
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Retinal Detachment
- Macular Hole
The Eye Institute provides the following medical and surgical services:
- Treatment of age-related macular degeneration using focal thermal laser
- Photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, and the most advanced ocular injections of therapeutic agents
- Treatment of age-related macular degeneration using the CentraSight Treatment Program
- Treatment of diabetic retinopathy using laser photocoagulation, drug injections
and surgery (vitrectomy) - Repair of retinal detachments by office based pneumatic retinopexy and
hospital out-patient surgery center based scleral buckling and vitrectomy - Treatment of conditions involving the macula such as macular hole, epimacular
membranes (“macular puckers” or “retinal wrinkling”) by vitrectomy - Treatment of retinal vascular conditions including branch retinal and central
retinal vein occlusion with laser photocoagulation and drug injections - Treatment of inflammatory eye disease (uveitis) by medical and surgical means
Dr. Balyeat is The Eye Institute’s specialist for treating Retina conditions.
- To learn more about Macular Degeneration, click here
- To learn more about Diabetic Retinopathy, click here
- To learn more about Retinal Detachment, click here