Hope, Happiness, and Action With Dr. Sebag: Eye Floaters Action Movement Podcast Interview In August, Jonathan Reed, host of The Eye Floaters Action Movement podcast--a podcast dedicated solely to eye floaters with the goal of providing its subscribers and listeners updates on research and cures to fight...
Dr. Sebag has just received the Senior Achievement Award awarded by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. This award is based upon Dr. Sebag’s contribution to the advancement of Ophthalmology since first joining the Academy in 1981. Dr. Sebag joins "a prestigious group of ophthalmologist[s] . . . whose contributions...
Curing Patients of Debilitating Eye Floaters In December, Dr. Sebag was asked to be interviewed by Straight From The Cutter's Mouth: A Retina Podcast from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, which interviews the leaders of the field of vitreoretinal surgery. He was asked to discuss his...
At ARVO's, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, annual meeting, VMR Institute's own Jeannie Nguyen-Cuu presented the results of our research to develop a self-administered questionnaire for people with floaters. We created the questionnaire in order to evaluate the degree of impact vitreous floaters have...
Do you have small spots or squiggles that drift across your field of vision? Do you notice them more when you look at something bright like the sky or a white sheet of paper? If so, you may have eye floaters. What many people don't...
It’s true that eating carrots can keep your eyes healthy; however, contrary to popular belief, the vitamins and minerals found in your favorite orange veggie won’t improve your eyesight. This is just one myth about vision and blindness that few people question. Read along to...
At it’s 2016 annual meeting in Chicago, The American Academy of Ophthalmology invited Dr. Sebag to lecture on the approach to curing floaters at The VMR Institute for Vitreous Macula Retina. On that day Dr. Sebag was interviewed by the American Society of Retina Specialists on the merits of limited (minimally invasive) vitrectomy surgery for curing vitreous floaters. In...
Many people believe that if their vision seems unchanged, they don't need to schedule regular appointments with their eye doctor. However, a visit to your ophthalmologist can help with more than just vision changes. Not only will your appointment reveal whether you have signs of...
When you think about age-related eye diseases, you probably think of macular degeneration, even if you aren't familiar with the name. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the number one cause of severe vision loss and legal blindness in adults over the age of 60 in...
Sadly, diabetes is an epidemic among Americans of all ages. Though it can cause a wide range of health issues, vision loss is one effect of the disease that is particularly debilitating. That is why so many people are seeking diabetic retinopathy treatment in California. What...