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		<title>Stem Cells Reported to Improve Vision</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2012/01/stem-cells-reported-to-improve-vision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers announce improvement in 2 patients receiving stem cell transplants for retinal eye diseases; macular degeneration and Stargardt's Disease.]]></description>
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		<title>Retinal Detachment Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2012/01/how-to-fix-a-retinal-detachment-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever want to view retinal detachment surgery?  My latest video shows both a scleral buckle and vitrectomy for a retinal detachment.  Careful, it's graphic!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, This is my favorite week of the year. I love that my older two are back from school, we have no hockey scheduled, I take a few days off, etc.  It&#8217;s a nice break from the routine. I wish you all a very Happy New Year! Stay well. Randy Randall V. Wong, M.D. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Silicone Oil for Retinal Detachments</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/12/silicone-oil-for-retinal-detachments-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/12/silicone-oil-for-retinal-detachments-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retinal Detachments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eye Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proliferative vitreoretinopathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PVR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinal detachment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silicone oil is often used to repair recurrent and complicated retinal detachments.  Intraocular gas is often used primarily, but silicone oil is often very useful.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Retinal Tears and Vitreous Hemorrhage</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/12/treatment-for-retinal-tears-and-vitreous-hemorrhag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/12/treatment-for-retinal-tears-and-vitreous-hemorrhag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["Other" Eye Conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinal Detachments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bleeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ophthalmology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retinal detachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retinal tear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitrectomy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tear in the retina may cause a vitreous hemorrhage.  A retinal tear can be treated with laser, but when too much blood obscures the retina, what to do?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eylea As Good As Lucentis</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/12/eylea-treatment-for-wet-macular-degeneration-as-good-as-lucentis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/12/eylea-treatment-for-wet-macular-degeneration-as-good-as-lucentis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vascular endothelial growth factor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FDA approved Eylea as a new treatment for wet macular degeneration.  Recent reports indicate the drug is similar to Lucentis after the initial year of treatment.  Why is this bad news?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish all of you (almost 10,00o uniques!) a very happy Thanksgiving! For our international readers, I&#8217;m including you, too Please enjoy your time with friends and family. Randy Randall V. Wong, M.D. Ophthalmologist, Retina Specialist Fairfax, Virginia ***This post is for information purposes only. This posting does not offer legal or medical advice, so [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>EYLEA (aflibercept):  New Treatment for Wet ARMD Approved!</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/eylea-aflibercept-new-treatment-for-wet-armd-approved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/eylea-aflibercept-new-treatment-for-wet-armd-approved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macular Degeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The FDA just approved yet another anti-VEGF treatment for wet macular degeneration.  This one does not require monthly injections.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Still No Iluvien</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/fda-denies-iluvien-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/fda-denies-iluvien-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetic retinopathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alimera sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bevacizumab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food and Drug Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iluvien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ranibizumab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vascular endothelial growth factor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Alimera Sciences suffers set back with Iluvien.  In a complete response letter to the company, the FDA did not approve the device for diabetic retinopathy citing concerns over safety.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Back from the AAO</title>
		<link>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/back-from-the-aao/</link>
		<comments>http://www.retinaeyedoctor.com/2011/11/back-from-the-aao/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall V. Wong, M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media and Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Academy of Ophthalmology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orlando Florida]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just got back from the AAO in Florida.  As co-founders of our new company, we were validated beyond our expectations.  We told the story of how this website has changed the way I practice.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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