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Macular Degeneration

April 13, 2012 by

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Age related macular degeneration is a common cause of blindness in older people. In this show Dr. Gracer interviews Richard Kaiser, a noted expert on this problem. You will learn what AMD is, how to detect it early, how to treat it, and also how to prevent it. There is an easy way to know if you are starting to have a problem, which all of us over 60 should perform regularly. This is important information. Don’t miss it. An excellent website for more information is: http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/amd.htm

More about Dr. Kaiser: Dr. Richard Kaiser is on staff at Wills Eye Hospital and currently serves as Compliance Officer of the Wills Retina Service; and is a partner in Mid Atlantic Retina, formerly Retinovitreous Associates. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Jefferson Medical School of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Additionally, he is on the active medical staff at Holy Redeemer Hospital, Huntingdon Valley, PA and Abington Hospital, Abinton, PA.  Dr. Kaiser is Board Certified in Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Society of Heed Fellows, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, Club Vitreous and is a past Secretary/Treasurer and President of the Ophthalmic Club of Philadelphia. He serves as Manuscript Referee for several professional journals and is the Principal Investigator at Wills Eye Hospital and Mid Atlantic Retina for clinical trials evaluating new treatments for age-related macular degeneration, and macular edema in CRVO. He has authored numerous publications on vitreoretinal diseases, and has been an invited speaker to present scientific papers at both national and international meetings.  His special interests are adult retinopathy of prematurity, diabetic retinopathy and its complications, age-related wet macular degeneration and all surgical conditions of the macula and retina.

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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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