Improvements in Glaucoma Diagnosis & Treatment Reduce Risk of Blindness

    PORTLAND, ME, January 08, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Robert Daly, M.D., a Glaucoma Specialist at Eyecare Medical Group in Portland, Maine noted, "We are pleased that through ongoing patient awareness and education about the need for routine eye exams and glaucoma testing, along with a number of improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma we have had a meaningful impact on reducing blindness from glaucoma. A recent study from Mayo Clinic suggests that there is good news for those with glaucoma or at risk of getting glaucoma in that all of these efforts and the advances in diagnosis and treatment have lowered the risk of blindness from glaucoma by nearly half."

About Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye condition where internal fluid does not drain from the eye properly resulting in high pressure inside the eye that can damage the optic nerve. In the United States, 2.7 million people age 40 and older have the condition. If left untreated, glaucoma slowly and progressively reduces peripheral vision and eventually may cause blindness. According to the Mayo Clinic study, the likelihood of losing sight in one eye was 28 percent for patients diagnosed with glaucoma between 1965 and1980. That number fell to 13.5 percent for patients diagnosed between 1981 and 2000.

"Patients have an important role in scheduling regular eye exams with glaucoma testing as this is the best way to detect glaucoma early and initiate treatment as quickly as possible," shared Glaucoma Specialist Samuel Solish, M.D. At Eyecare Medical Group we routinely use in office high technology diagnostic imaging called optical coherence tomography (OCT) as well as high resolution digital photography for diagnostic purposes. This along with laser treatments and implantable stents and devices to improve fluid drainage has contributed to our ability to prevent vision loss and blindness from glaucoma," explained Dr. Solish.

Eyecare Medical Group is an ophthalmology practice and eye surgery center in Portland, Maine staffed by a team of eye care specialists including eye doctors who are fellowship trained glaucoma specialists, retina specialists, cornea specialists and cataract and lens implant specialists-all board certified Ophthalmologists who provide cataract surgery and lens implants, (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK, diagnosis and treatment of cornea disease including cornea transplants, care for diseases of the retina including diabetes and age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma.

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For additional information, contact:
Kathy Brackett, Eyecare Medical Group, 53 Sewall Street, Portland, Maine 04102, [email protected], 1-888-374-2020

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In 1987, three Maine eye physicians and surgeons-Elizabeth Serrage, M.D., William Holt, M.D. and Bruce Cassidy, M.D., shared a vision of bringing world class eye care and eye surgery to Maine and northern New England. They quickly recognized that to establish a world class Center of Excellence would require the synergy of their combined efforts working toward that goal. Thus, they combined their individual practices and embarked upon a journey dedicated to providing the best routine and specialized eye care services by:

- Selecting a group of handpicked board certified Ophthalmologists- all fellowship trained in their subspecialty areas of expertise and practice-to join them in Portland. The Eyecare Medical Group physician team includes specialists in cataracts, cataract surgery & lens implants, refractive surgery, vitreoretinal diseases and surgery, corneal diseases and surgery, glaucoma and reconstructive and cosmetic eye plastic surgery. Each Eyecare Medical Group physician is chosen based on shared values, patient care excellence and compassion.

- Making a commitment to always be seeking out and evaluating advances in technology, surgery procedures and techniques and then bringing the best of those innovations to Maine to become part of the Eyecare Medical Group daily practice pattern, right in Portland.

- Creating, and always upgrading, world class patient care facilities including not simply modern comfortable examination, testing and treatment areas-but a convenient, close to home, Medicare certified AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) accredited Maine eye surgery center.

Through this dedication and commitment to excellence in eye care for Maine and northern New England we are confident that allowing us the privilege and opportunity to assist you in maintaining your eye health and vision will be a worthwhile experience. As we go forward, some of our founders have selected a path of choosing to enjoy their senior years in different venues with family and friends and doing the things they have waited a lifetime to pursue. We are constantly reminded of their values and dedication and welcome the future generations of world class eye physicians and surgeons who join the Eyecare Medical Group team to continue with your care.

Eyecare Medical Group the eye health and vision correction needs of patients from throughout Maine and is conveniently located for patients from Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Berwick, Biddeford, Bridgeton, Brunswick, Cape Neddick, Casco Bay, Cumberland Center, Eliot, Freeport, Gardiner, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Lewiston, Old Orchard Beach, Portland, Sanford, Scarborough, South Portland, Springvale, Topsham, Waterville, Westbrook, Winslow, Wiscasset, Yarmouth, Portland, Skowhegan and York Maine.

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