Retina

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