Retina Service
The UC Davis Health Eye Center’s Vitreo-retinal Service provides highly specialized diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases of the retina, vitreous and macula.
This ophthalmology specialty clinic is equipped with a full range of state-of-the-art technology to provide the most accurate and complete diagnostic information. Such technologies include the use of:
- Fundus photography, including ultrawide-field fundus imaging
- Digital fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography to examine the circulation of the retina
- Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and OCT angiography (OCT-A) to obtain a high-resolution cross-sectional image of the retina
- Intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT) to show real-time surgical maneuvers
- A and B-scan ultrasonography to measure the eye and identify abnormalities in the retina when the retina cannot be visualized
- Multifocal and standard electroretinograms for functional analysis of the retina
Read more information about our diagnostic imaging center.
The latest treatments
The Eye Center’s vitreo-retinal team, consisting of Ala Moshiri, M.D., Ph.D., Kareem Moussa, M.D., Parisa Emami Naeini, M.D., M.P.H., Susanna S. Park, M.D., Ph.D., Paul Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., and Glenn C. Yiu, M.D., Ph.D., are board-certified and fellowship-trained specialists who provide the latest medical and surgical treatment for all retinal diseases. They include:
- Vitrectomy and laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy
- Intravitreal pharmacologic injections for wet macular degeneration and macular edema
- Vitrectomy surgery for macular hole and pucker
- Surgery for retinal detachment
- Treatment for retinopathy of prematurity
- Submacular surgery
- Surgery for posterior segment trauma
- Photodynamic therapy for wet macular degeneration and other macular conditions
- Proton beam irradiation for intraocular melanoma and other tumors
- Diagnosis and management of retinoblastoma
As part of a well-recognized teaching and research institution, the UC Davis Health Eye Center’s vitreo-retinal specialists are at the forefront of new treatment modalities for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis. The team participates in many key national clinical studies with some of the nation’s leading research institutions.
Click here for more information about currently enrolling trials for vitreo-retinal patients.
Additional Information
Linked below is some common information for patients seen in our clinic. Click on a PDF version to learn more about vitamins and your eye health and post-op instructions after surgery. Also included is an Amsler Grid with instructions for testing your vision at home.
- Vitamins and Your Eye Health (PDF)
- Post-op Instructions (PDF)
- Amsler Grid (PDF)
