Maine Eye Doctors on New Horizons in Glaucoma Vision Loss

    PORTLAND, OR, January 04, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- "Our patient care approach for preventing and avoiding vision loss from glaucoma has been to work with patients, primary care physicians and primary care eye doctors to stress the importance of regular eye exams with the appropriate level of glaucoma testing based on each patient's individual risk factors. In this way, we have worked to communicate the importance of early detection, diagnosis and treatment. Still, there are way too many patients who do not have the needed eye exams and testing and are losing or about to lose vision. Keep in mind that the most common type of glaucoma has no symptoms," explained Dr. Solish.

"On the horizon and now moving from the laboratory and into clinical trials are a number of glaucoma therapies that are not based on simply lowering eye pressure but rather on "neuroprotection" and "regeneration," shared Robert Daly, M.D. a Glaucoma Specialist at Eyecare Medical Group. "Glaucoma is really a disease of certain nerve cells in the retina and the optic nerve. A high pressure in the eye can damage these sensitive cells and this is what results in lost vision. The new therapeutic approaches will give us the ability to protect these cells in patients who are at risk of glaucoma vision loss and if it does occur, the ability to regenerate these cells and restore vision. These are the breakthroughs the Eyecare Medical Group physicians are carefully watching as they develop so we can bring them to our patients. For the moment, the key to preventing vision loss from glaucoma is early detection, diagnosis and treatment," explained Dr. Daly.

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and a perfect time to remind people take the important step of a routine eye exam to avoid vision loss from glaucoma. More than 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma and The National Eye Institute estimates this number will reach 4.2 million by 2030 making glaucoma the leading cause of preventable blindness. African-Americans and our Latino populations are at a very high risk with a 6-8 greater prevalence as compared to Caucasians.

Eyecare Medical Group is a leading ophthalmology practice 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-as well as Optometrists, Opticians, technical and administrative staff who provide eye examinations for adults, cataract surgery and intraocular 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 and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma.

To learn more about Eyecare Medical Group in Portland Maine you may visit http://www.eyecaremed.com or http://www.facebook.com/eyecaremedicalgroup or follow our eye care blog.

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, Bridgton, 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.

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

SOURCE: Medical Management Services Group, L.L.C.

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