The History of Vail Vitrectomy [caption id="attachment_5263" align="alignright" width="382"] Vail Vitrectomy 2016 at The Marriott Hotel[/caption] In 1972, a group of four vitreous pioneers began backpacking trips near Telluride, Colorado. Robert Machemer, Tom Aaberg Sr., Paul Wetzig and his son Rich, and Guy O’Grady took a trip every summer for...
Dr. Sebag will be giving a presentation on the aging changes in the eye. He will discuss how aging can result in blinding diseases such as retinal detachment, macular holes, as well as age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in people above the...
Dr. Chong will be giving a very informative lecture at Hoag Health Center on Thursday, February 9th, 2016. In his talk you will learn why age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss in those age 65 and older as well as what symptoms...
Breakthrough Results of the DRCR.net Protocol S and Protocol T Will Dramatically Change the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net) is a collaborative network dedicated to facilitating multicenter clinical research of diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema and associated conditions; some of...
Dr. Lawrence P. Chong Named Top Doctor 2016 Dr. Lawrence P. Chong has been named one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly once more in 2016 Huntington Beach, Calif., January, 10, 2016 — VMR Institute, a leading facility for treatment of disorders of vitreous, macula, and retina...
Dr. Sebag and some of the staff attended the Orange County Optometric Society's symposium held on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the iconic Oakley Headquarters in Foothill Ranch. Dr. Sebag gave an informative lecture on “Curing Vitreous Floaters Safely and Effectively – a new paradigm is...
Dr. Sebag brought the floaters discussion to Paris, France at the The French Ophthalmology Society's 121st annual meeting at the Palais des Congrès. A special symposium was organized by the Secretary General of the society, Professor Christophe Baudouin who is also a member of the American Ophthalmological...
In June, 2015, Dr. Jerry Sebag gave a presentation on the results of surgery to cure vitreous floaters at The Doheny Eye Institute's 47th annual "Doheny Days" meeting. The event was held in the auditorium of the Doheny Vision Research Center on San Pablo Street in Los Angeles. Dr. Jerry...
Advances in our ability to diagnose and treat diseases of the vitreous, macula, and retina depend upon collaboration between scientists and clinicians. During a 12 year period, Dr. Sebag conducted research in collaboration with Dr. Rafat Ansari of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio....
Innovations in Vitreous Macula Retina Presented by: J. Sebag MD, FACS, FRCOphth, FARVO Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 4:00 - 5:00 PM Research Conference Center 734 Fairmount Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 [caption id="attachment_3419" align="aligncenter" width="300"] J. Sebag, MD of VMR Institute for Vitreous Macula Retina[/caption] About the talk: [caption id="attachment_4956" align="alignleft" width="190"] Click...