Research
08 Jun Near-Sightedness (Myopia) causes Vitreous Floaters
Floaters arise from the vitreous body, the gel that fills the center of the eye. Myopia is the clinical term for near-sightedness that is due to abnormal elongation of the eye. A common reason to perform vitrectomy (surgery to remove the gel in the center of...
26 Apr Dr. Sebag’s Research on Vision Degrading Myodesopsia (Floaters) Published in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research Journal
To date, most doctors considered ‘floaters’ to be little more than nuisances. However, recent studies have shown that there can be severe effects on vision, specifically the ability to discern shades of gray, which is an important component of vision. This condition has been named...
18 Nov Dr. Gui and Dr. Sebag published in journal Ophthalmology Retina
Dr. Gui and Dr. Sebag’s most recent work has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Ophthalmology Retina on November 1, 2020. In the correspondence entitled “Re: Ishida et al: Risk Factors, Onset, and Progression of Epiretinal Membrane after 25-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment”, an...
12 Oct RPE Detachment in AMD: Injection Index May Predict Long Term Visual Outcomes
Dr. Gui had the distinct privilege of virtually presenting his research about wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on September 21-22, 2020 at the annual Retina Society meeting. Dr. Gui and colleagues found that in their study population, an increased injection frequency of anti-vascular endothelial growth...
13 Apr Dr. Sebag to Lecture on Vitreous Floaters at the Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology
Dr. Sebag Will Deliver the Inaugural Robert Machemer Lecture at the Soe Biennial Congress. VMR Institute, a leading facility for treatment of disorders of Vitreous, Macula, and Retina in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas, announced today that Dr. Sebag has been named the keynote...
13 Sep Hope, Happiness, and Action With Dr. Sebag: Eye Floaters Podcast Interview
Hope, Happiness, and Action With Dr. Sebag: Eye Floaters Action Movement Podcast Interview In August, Jonathan Reed, host of The Eye Floaters Action Movement podcast--a podcast dedicated solely to eye floaters with the goal of providing its subscribers and listeners updates on research and cures to fight...
12 Feb Listening to the Patient: Diagnosing Vitreous Floaters – A Retina Podcast Interview
Curing Patients of Debilitating Eye Floaters In December, Dr. Sebag was asked to be interviewed by Straight From The Cutter's Mouth: A Retina Podcast from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, which interviews the leaders of the field of vitreoretinal surgery. He was asked to discuss his...
07 Dec Diagnosing and Curing Eye Floaters
For over 100 years, the The American College of Surgeons has organized an annual clinical congress that was held this year in San Diego. Dr. Jerry Sebag lectured at the congress, sharing the experience at the VMR Institute for Vitreous Macula Retina in treating...
12 Jun A New Way to Measure Those Obnoxious Eye Floaters
At ARVO's, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, annual meeting, VMR Institute's own Jeannie Nguyen-Cuu presented the results of our research to develop a self-administered questionnaire for people with floaters. We created the questionnaire in order to evaluate the degree of impact vitreous floaters have...
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