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Illinois Retina Associates is the Midwest’s leading practice devoted to diagnosing and treating diseases of the retina, macula and vitreous. Our highly trained doctors specialize in diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, vascular occlusive diseases, uveitis and more. We also have a fellowship-trained ocular oncologist, who treats cancer of the eye.

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CASE OF THE MONTH

Tuberculosis – July 2019

Posted on Jul 16, 2019
By: Lisa Mitchell-Galloy

History A 71 year old man presented to the Illinois Retina for baseline eye exam upon starting Ethambutol. He has no vision complaints and has no history of eye problems or eye surgery. Exam: On exam, he is 20/25 in both eyes. His pressure is 9 and 13. His anterior segment exam displayed 1.5+ nuclear ...View Case of The Month

NEWS AND EVENTS

Welcome Dr. Dajani!

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Omar Dajani (pictured with Dr. Rezaei) to our practice’s fellowship program! He attended the University of Arkansas Medical School and completed his residency at Tufts in Boston. We are pleased to have him on ...Read More >

Dr. Rezaei at FLORetina

Dr. Rezaei is a co-organizer of the Florence Retina Meeting (FLORetina), one of the largest retina conferences around the world. The meeting takes place every 2 years in Florence, Italy-this year over 2,000 physicians attended. He moderated the live surgery ...Read More >

Dr. Merrill at Oregon Ophthalmic Alumni Association

Members of the AAO Ethics Committee Drs. Pauline Merrill and John Irvine presented "Cultural Competency" and "Disclosing Medical Errors" at the Oregon Ophthalmic Alumni Association's annual meeting in Portland, Oregon in May. Ethics Committee Director Mara Pearse Burke and Dr. ...Read More >

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