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Macular Degeneration Causes and Treatment

February 29, 2012 by

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Michael J.Cooney, MD, ophthalmologist and retina specialist, disscusses macular degeneration, its causes and treatment.

In this interview with Michael J.Cooney, MD, ophthalmologist and retina specialist, Dr. Gracer discusses Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the main cause of blindness in people over 50 years of age.  Dr. Cooney describes some of the newer treatments and risk factors. After the interview, Dr. Gracer reviews AMD in more depth. If you are over 50, or have friends and relatives in this age group, this show will get you motivated to get your eyes checked and to decrease your risk factors.

Michael J. Cooney, MD MBA is a practicing vitreoretinal surgeon at the Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York in Manhattan.  Dr. Cooney’s clinical practice focuses on the medical and surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, particularly age–related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. He is actively involved in the clinical development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for vitreoretinal disease and the training of residents and fellows at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Cooney has authored over 40 publications and book chapters and is an editor for all major ophthalmology journals.

 

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About Richard Gracer

Richard I. Gracer, MD, is the founder of Gracer Behavioral Health Services, an innovative and comprehensive substance abuse program that stresses the reduction of cravings, and has been in medical practice since 1974. He is certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Practice, and a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management. He edited Beating the Years, Beating Sports Injuries, and Beating Back Pain (Barron’s, 2003,2005, 2006), and wrote the popular “Ask the Doctor” column in the Lamorinda Sun for 10 years. He is the author of A New Prescription for Addiction.

Dr. Gracer is also the Host of A New Prescription for Health on WomensRadio. A New Prescription for Healthfeatures discussions with noted experts, both researchers and practitioners, on cutting edge, holistic, and comprehensive treatments for pain and addiction. Aimed at the educated person seeking more information, this series provides hard-to-get information and insights, including interviews with actual patients, on treatment of these difficult and pervasive problems.

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