Georgia Retina Relocates Riverdale Office to Stockbridge

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Georgia’s Largest Retina-only Private Practice Also Welcomes Dr. Andrew Hsia Georgia Retina, the state’s largest retina-only private practice, is relocating its Riverdale office to Stockbridge and also welcomes retina specialist Dr. Andrew Hsia. Dr. Hsia joins Dr. Michael Jacobson at the new Stockbridge office, located at 175 Country Club Drive, Suite D. “We’re very much…

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Georgia Retina Doctor Dr. Atul Sharma Featured in BioPharm Insights Article on Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

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Dr. Atul Sharma was interviewed in the July 2012 issue of the journal BioPharm Insight on the expansion of Lucentis and Eylea for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. The article explains that drug company Roche’s Lucentis will most definitely gain US Food and Drug Administration approval in diabetic macular edema, as will Eylea of…

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Georgia Retina Patient Regains Eyesight, Works on Book About Her Life

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LyCynthia Baskin Shares Her Story of Vision Loss, Eight Comas, Near-Death Experience, and Double Transplant A lifetime of battling Type I diabetes took its toll on the health—and the vision—of Jonesboro’s LyCynthia Baskin. But thanks to Drs. Michael S. Jacobson and Scott Lampert at Georgia Retina, the state’s largest retina-only private practice, Baskin has regained…

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Georgia Retina Fields Largest Team at Atlanta VisionWalk Benefiting The Foundation Fighting Blindness

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Georgia Retina had the largest out of 66 teams of walkers at the Atlanta VisionWalk, which took place at Piedmont Park on March 25th. The event raised more than $123,000 dollars for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. By funding leading edge research in areas such as genetics, gene therapy, transplantation, artificial retinal implants and pharmaceutical and…

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Georgia Retina Hosts Educational Seminars for Optometrists on New Diagnostic and Treatment Options

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Board Certified Retina Specialists Offer Optometrists Updates on Commonly Encountered Retinal Problems Optometrists will learn about new research regarding the genetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and updates on diagnosing commonly encountered retinal problems at the February/March PEARLS seminar hosted by Georgia Retina, the state’s largest retina-only private practice. Scheduled for Feb. 28 and March…

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Georgia Retina Urges Adults to Have Regular Vision Check Ups And Learn the Risks of Macular Degeneration

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February’s Macular Degeneration Awareness Month Puts Focus On the Leading Cause of Blindness in Adults Over Age 50 Georgia Retina, the state’s largest retina-only private practice, urges all adults to have their vision checked regularly to detect retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as early as possible. February is national Age-Related Macular Degeneration…

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