Across
- 3. a technique for examining the circulation of the retina and choroid using a fluorescent dye and a specialized camera
- 5. a blockage of one or more branches of the central retinal vein, which runs through the optic nerve
- 6. the early stage of diabetic eye disease. Many people with diabetes have it.
- 9. an FDA-approved, anti-VEGF, administered intravitreal injection to treat WET AMD, DME, MefRVO, and DR
- 12. an occlusion of the main retinal vein posterior to the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve
- 14. graduated from Harvard and father was also a retina specialist
- 15. Tissue at the back of the eye pulls away from a layer of blood vessels that provide necessary oxygen and nourishment.
- 16. It happens when abnormal blood vessels grow in the back of the eye and damage the macula.
- 17. from Louisiana and father is also a retina specialist
- 18. one of our newer dr and used to do gymnastics
Down
- 1. the more advanced stage of diabetic eye disease. It happens when the retina starts growing new blood vessels.
- 2. speaks fluent Spanish and loves computers
- 4. a device that takes a high-definition image of the retina (the back of the eye)
- 7. loves golf and tennis
- 8. A drug that contains the active ingredient bevacizumab
- 10. a condition where your vitreous gel comes away from the retina at the back of your eye.
- 11. one of the fastest doctors and loves research
- 13. non-contact imaging technique which generates cross-sectional images of tissue with high resolution
- 14. retinal thickening caused by the accumulation of intraretinal fluid, primarily in the inner and outer plexiform layers
- 18. a slow deterioration of the cells of the macula, often over many years, as the retinal cells die off and are not renewed
