Demystifying Retinal Diseases

Learn about retinal diseases and some of the more common conditions that are seen and treated by retinal specialists. UCSF ophthalmologist Dr. Melissa Neuwelt explains how the eye works, what an eye exam looks for, conditions that may be found and treatments. Then Dr. Jacque Duncan discusses diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness among working age adults in the United States. Recorded on 05/19/2021. [9/2021] [Show ID: 37143]

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00:00 - Start
00:15 - Demystifying Retinal Diseases - Melissa Neuwalt
45:38 - Diabetic Retinopathy - Jacque L. Duncan
01:09:18 - Q&A

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[Fitbody_bysarah]

I was diagnosed with POHS in my left eye, which is a common fungus in the Midwestern region. Getting it treated this week. 🤞

[notion]

Thank you for your video. May I ask if it is possible to partially loose vision, like darker visibility plus distortion overnight with no previous ocular history. I am told its Wet AMD but how is this possible without any early/intermediate history? There is no family history nor diabetes. The only thing I have suffered is 9 months of unrelenting terrible stress bought on by others. Do you think this may have caused this please?..

[brilliantstarhomes]

I had a vitreous hemorrhage but my retina is not detached, can I still see? I had an operation already called Vitreous, Lensectomy and Endolaser, bleeding is gone, my lens was taken out bec it was full of blood due to trauma. But I still can't see, is there a treatment of procedure I still can have to fix the problem?

[DucatiWithLove]

What happens when lipid layer is torn? Will it heal itself or what happens if it doesn’t heal? What should one do when it is torn?

[gaildowiswhonic]

Deg. Myopia
Shalise
Angioid streaks of macula was not discussed. How is this treated?

[larryparis]

Whoa... this is a very organized presentation. Many thanks. OK, I'm biased, I've got a retinal detachment (PVD - Posterior Retinal Detachment) in my right eye, so I have a vested interest in this. So... from my perspective... great presentation. And quickly: CV exercise, don't smoke, green veggies. Thank you!

[RetinaJEE]

I appreciate your excellent work. Actually I am practicing my English pronunciation repeating your lecture. It is really helpful to me. Thanks

[Ren-X]

Simply excellent, detailed and clearly presented. Many thanks

[rickhodgkins]

I was searching to see if there are any videos on YouTUBE of Dr. Melissa Nuwelt. I wonder if this is her. If this is her, I hope that she is not biassed and discriminatory, like Dr. wood was not biassed and discriminatory when he was at stanford. I have pan-hypopituitarism, that which caused type 2 diabetes. so, Is this Dr. Nuwelt speaking during the first portion of this video? By the way, dr. duncan, while she goes on to speak about diabetic retinopathy, does not treat patients with diabetic retinopathy, nor does she have the most even slightest interest in that disease. Her interest, is only in patients with genetic and inherited retinal diseases.

[juliusminas]

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