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Dr. Abbey Discusses How Vorolanib Could Shift the Treatment Approach for Diabetic Macular Edema in New Retinal Physician Article

Posted On June 5, 2025 / By / Posted in Blog

Dr. Abbey Discusses How Vorolanib Could Shift the Treatment Approach for Diabetic Macular Edema in New Retinal Physician Article

Texas Retina’s Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, served as a principal site investigator for the Phase II VERONA clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of the vorolanib intravitreal insert (EYP-1901) in diabetic

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Posted On June 3, 2025 / By / Posted in Blog

Welcome Rocío Díaz, MD!

Texas Retina is pleased to welcome board-certified ophthalmologist and retina specialist Rocío Díaz, MD, to our practice on June 4, 2025. Serving patients in our Wichita Falls office, she will provide care

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Posted On May 21, 2025 / By / Posted in Blog

Can Ozempic Affect Your Eyes or Vision?

Initially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help control blood sugar and treat type 2 diabetes, semaglutide (brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) has also emerged as a

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Posted On December 30, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Our offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. As another year comes to a close, we want to thank all of our patients, referring physicians, neighbors and

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Posted On December 9, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

Keep an Eye on Safety When Choosing Holiday Gifts

Air, BB, pellet and paintball guns may be on children’s holiday wish lists, but are they safe? Eye Injuries from Projectile Toys on the Rise Eye injuries from these types of guns

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Posted On December 2, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

Dr. Kothari Featured in New Retina Radio Podcast

Texas Retina’s Nikisha Kothari, MD, recently participated in a new podcast released by the New Retina Radio Journal Club and Vit-Buckle Society. In it, she discusses research published earlier this year in

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Posted On November 21, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

How Smoking Can Affect Your Eye Health

Today is the Great American Smokeout. Smoking remains the single largest cause of preventable disease and premature death in the United States. You probably know that smoking increases your risk of developing

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Posted On October 9, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

Dr. Abbey Participated in Roundtable Discussion on Newer Therapies for Wet AMD and Diabetic Macular Edema

Texas Retina’s Ashkan Abbey, MD, recently participated in a roundtable discussion on “Navigating Wet AMD and DME Using Newer Therapies” available on Eyetube. Dr. Abbey and fellow panelist Scott Walter, MD, MSc,

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Posted On August 29, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

Offices Closed for Labor Day on 9/2/24

All Texas Retina Associates offices will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend!

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Posted On August 15, 2024 / By / Posted in Blog

Dr. Abbey Publishes Case Report on Management of Cystoid Macular Edema in Coats’ Disease

Texas Retina’s Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, recently co-authored a case report in the medical journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina (OSLI Retina) on the use of an injectable flucocinolone implant for

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