ASRS's Retina Health for Life
ASRS's Retina Health for Life
Latest Episodes
Sports Safety for Retina Health
Participating in sports can have a host of benefits, including enhanced physical and mental health. Along with the positive impact of playing sports, there is a risk of physical injury including those that can affect vision. On this epi...
Diabetes and Your Vision: A Conversation with the National Eye Institute
People with diabetes are at risk for developing diabetic eye disease, which can result in vision loss and blindness. And people with early stages of diabetic eye disease may experience few if any symptoms. But losing sight from diabetes is far ...
AMD Awareness Month: A Conversation with the Macular Degeneration Association
February is age-related macular degeneration (AMD) awareness month, an opportunity to bring needed attention to this common retinal disease which impacts more than 11 million people in the US alone. On this episode of ASRS's Retina Health for L...
Understanding Diabetic Macular Edema
Diabetes is a major public health issue and every person diagnosed with diabetes is at risk of developing diabetic eye disease. Diabetic macular edema is a common complication of diabetic eye disease, which occurs when blood vessels in the reti...
Artificial Retina Restores Sight to the Blind
It seems like science fiction to restore the sight of a person who has been blind for years, but innovations in the field of retina have made the impossible possible. On this episode of ASRS’s Retina Health for Life, Dr. Timothy Murray is joine...