Posts From August, 2022

David Baczewski Retiring!

Today we wish our Administrator, David Baczewski, farewell and happy retirement!  David started out as a photographer for the practice and has been the administrator of Illinois Retina for the past 47 years!  David has helped grow the Illinois Retina team of physicians to 12, the management group to 9, the fleet of offices to… Read More »


Welcome Dr. Henry Feng!

  Please help us welcome Dr. Henry Feng to our practice! Dr. Feng specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of conditions involving the retina, vitreous, and macula. He graduated from the University of Chicago with academic honors in biochemistry, chemistry, and biology, where he also served as a global health volunteer for several charity… Read More »


Foveal Cavitation – August, 2022

History: A 65-year-old female presents as a new patient referral for decreased vision. She has complaints of difficulty seeing at a distance for some time and feels like she needs stronger glasses. She has a history of radial keratotomy in both eyes about 20 years prior. She has no significant past medical history and takes… Read More »


Dr. Minaker published in Survey of Ophthalmology

Dr. Minaker published an article in the July, 2022 “Survey Of Ophthalmology” with a team of researchers he still works with at The University of Toronto. They performed a systematic review and meta-analysis where they searched the literature looking at articles related to retinal displacement. After retinal detachment surgery, sometimes the retina can shift position… Read More »


Ingalls Memorial Hospital Annual Golf Outing

Illinois Retina’s practice President, Dr. Joseph Civantos spoke at this year’s annual Ingalls Golf outing at Olympia Fields Country Club. This was another successful year and our physicians and staff are always grateful for the support from the golfers at this annual event. Illinois Retina has made a commitment to the south suburbs since 1975… Read More »