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Dr. Mathew MacCumber tours Hadley

Illinois Retina partnered with Hadley, a visual impairment education nonprofit organization.  Their mission is to create personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive at home, work and in their communities.  This past weekend, Dr. Mathew MacCumber had the privilege of touring their office in Winnetka, IL.  Julie Tye, CEO… Read More »


Dr. Sohail Hasan at AAO Political Action Committee Meeting

In his position as Associate Secretary for Federal Affairs and Chair of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Political Action Committee, Dr. Hasan recently attended separate meetings last week involving the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Secretariat for Federal Affairs and the Ophthalmic Leadership Advocacy Group, a group of ophthalmology subspecialty leaders. Our leadership, with the help… Read More »


Dr. Kourous Rezaei at Cairo Retina Meeting in Egypt 2023

Dr. Kourous Rezaei was an invited speaker at the Cairo Retina Meeting in Egypt. Dr. Rezaei moderated live surgery performed by top surgeons from around the world, including the United States, Germany, Belgium, Italy, India, and Brazil. He also led the session in which key opinion leaders from around the world discussed advanced techniques in the… Read More »


Dr. Rezaei invited speaker at FLORetina Meeting

Dr. Rezaei was an invited speaker at the FLORetina Meeting in Rome, Italy. FLORetina is one of the largest retina meetings in the world. Dr. Rezaei led panels on complex vitreoretinal surgery and the latest innovations in the field of retina. Global key opinion leaders participated as panelists.


Robert Lea, MBA is our new CEO!

Please join us in giving Illinois Retina’s new CEO, Robert Lea a very warm welcome to our practice!  Robert joined Illinois Retina in May, 2022. Robert oversees all operations at Illinois Retina including its over 150 employees, 12 physicians, and 12 locations. Prior to joining Illinois Retina, Robert served as Practice Administrator for Retina Center… Read More »



Dr. Rezaei invited speaker at ASRS, 2022

Dr. Kourous Rezaei was an invited speaker at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) in New York. Dr. Rezaei led the session in which key opinion leaders from the United States and around the world discussed advanced surgical techniques in management of complex retinal diseases.



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 »