ASRS's Retina Health for Life

By: Timothy Murray MD MBA
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  • Did you know that your clear view of the world, the one that allows you to read, drive and recognize faces, relies on the health of your retinas? Join host Dr. Timothy Murray as he brings you inspiring conversations about your sight and the special role the retina plays in making healthy vision possible. Dr. Murray welcomes expert retina specialists to share the latest advances in retina care as well as patients to discuss living life to the fullest with retinal disease. Listen today and learn how to safeguard your retina health for life. The podcast series is made possible in part through generous support from the Foundation of the American Society of Retina Specialists, Allergan, Genentech, Novartis, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
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Episodes
  • Sports Safety for Retina Health

    Sports Safety for Retina Health
    Nov 28 2023

    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 episode of ASRS’s Retina Health for Life, Dr. Timothy Murray is joined by Dr. Harry Flynn and Dr. Landon Rohowetz of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami to discuss the types of retina injuries that athletes often face and the treatments retina specialists can utilize to help preserve their vision.

    Resources    :

    Access the Sports Safety for Retina Health patient guide in English or Spanish here: www.asrs.org/patients/patient-education-materials. 
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    32 mins
  • Diabetes and Your Vision: A Conversation with the National Eye Institute

    Diabetes and Your Vision: A Conversation with the National Eye Institute
    Nov 17 2022

    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 from a foregone conclusion, especially with regular dilated eye exams, early diagnosis, and treatment advances made possible by retina specialists.

    On this episode, Dr. Timothy Murray discusses the importance of diabetic eye disease awareness with two special guests: Dr. Emily Chew, the deputy clinical director at the National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Dr. Judy Kim, president of the American Society of Retina Specialists, and National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) Planning Group member.


    Resources: 

    • Access the National Eye Institute's Diabetic Eye Disease Resources at: www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/outreach-campaigns-and-resources/diabetic-eye-disease-resources.  
    • Learn more about the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) and its six program areas at www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/outreach-campaigns-and-resources/national-eye-health-education-program
    • Access the American Society of Retina Specialists' information on diabetic retinopathy at www.SeeforaLifetime.org/Diabetic Retinopathy and downloadable resources at www.SeeforaLifetime.org/Resources. 
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    32 mins
  • AMD Awareness Month: A Conversation with the Macular Degeneration Association

    AMD Awareness Month: A Conversation with the Macular Degeneration Association
    Feb 28 2022

    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 Life, Dr. Joshua Mali, Medical Director of the Macular Degeneration Association (MDA) joins  Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss the patient education and support offered by MDA to people diagnosed with AMD as well as the latest  in AMD treatment advances that are helping many with the condition see for a lifetime.

    Resources:
    Access a downloadable fact sheet on AMD at: https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/2/age-related-macular-degeneration

    Macular Degeneration Association: www.MacularHope.org
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    27 mins

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Born with retinopathy of prematurity.

I was born at premature at 1 pound 6 oz. I always wore glasses as a young child and all through my younger years. As a teen I wore contacts. My eyes were always monitored because my retinas were and still are sensitive. At age 29 I got my first detachment in my right eye and had a buckle put in. After my healing I had great vision. Shortly after I developed a cataract in my left eye and recently just had it removed. I see amazing out of my left eye now( without contacts or glasses. I plan on getting my right eye done with in the next month. After I will need only readers for close up. My doctors are amazing!! I am blessed amd thankful everyday!! I am now 31:) weeks

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