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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

Retinal Hemangiomas – June 2018

Posted on Jun 08, 2018
By: Vivek Chaturvedi

History: Patient was referred to Illinois Retina Associates for 3 years of poor vision in his right eye. He was a healthy 14-year old boy with no prior medical history. He had no history of trauma or eye surgery. Exam: Vision was hand motion in the right eye and 20/20 in the left without correction. ...Read more

NEWS AND EVENTS

2018 Foundation Fighting Blindness Vision Walk

Last Saturday, Illinois Retina’s Fight For Sight team participated in the 2018 Foundation Fighting Blindness Chicago Vision Walk at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village, IL. This year we had the highest number of walkers (81!) and raised $9,903 with ...Read More >

Dr. Atchison & Dr. Merrill Retinal Physician article

Drs. Elizabeth Atchison & Pauline Merrill wrote up a well summarized article in a recent edition of Retinal Physician on the topic of "The Comanagement of Uveitis Patients". Managing these patients can be complex and requires clear communication channels between ...Read More >

Congrats Liz on graduating!

Illinois Retina Associates held their graduation dinner for Elizabeth Atchison, MD in downtown Chicago this month. Dr. Atchison has had a successful 2 year fellowship at Illinois Retina. She has been first author of two peer-reviewed journals, five non-peer-reviewed journals, ...Read More >

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