Randall V. Wong, M.D., Retinal Specialist
"Will glasses help?" We often wonder if "correction" will help decreased vision in the presence of retinal disease such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Spectacles can only help so much yet won't "reverse" the loss of vision from the disease. This is opposite to those people who claim they are "blind," yet with glasses see quite well. How do Glasses … [Read more...]
Images on your retina are reversed. Your retina "sees" everything backwards. Your brain reorients you. This image reversal is an adaptive advantage providing us with tremendous peripheral vision and the ability to view objects much larger than just a few millimeters. Everything is Upside Down...and Reversed The simplest illustration of how your retina sees … [Read more...]
Your eye is as dirty as your mouth. The bacteria found on the eyeball and in the nose and mouth are very similar. The three areas are all connected anatomically and bacteria are free to roam to and fro. While each organ does have its own particular defense system to fight infection, the eye, by no means is "clean." It's Why Your Nose Runs When You Cry When you cry, … [Read more...]
A patient of mine returned this morning with complaints of decreased vision in the right eye. She is 84 years old, has a history of smoking and noted some "blurriness" in the right eye for the past few months. With both eyes open, however, she sees pretty well. The first thing we did was examine her. This is a retinal photograph of the right eye. What do you … [Read more...]
A vitrectomy is an eye operation. It is performed by retina specialists for a variety of reasons. In patients with diabetic retinopathy, a vitrectomy may be useful to remove blood in the vitreous, aka a vitreous hemorrhage. There is no reason, to perform a vitrectomy in cases of macular degeneration. In cases of vitreous hemorrhage, bleeding has and blood remains … [Read more...]
I am a retina specialist (ophthalmologist) practicing in Fairfax, Virginia, just about 20 minutes from Washington D.C. I started this blog about 3 years ago and use it for educational purposes to … [Read More...]
