Your Retina Specialist

The retina specialist is an ophthalmologist who is an expert in diseases of the retina, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Your CentraSight retina specialist is the leader of your CentraSight Team. He or she oversees the treatment program. The retina specialist also reviews the results of tests from the other professionals on the CentraSight Team and helps you decide whether or not you are a good candidate for the telescope implant.

Retina specialists involved in the CentraSight treatment program have received training on this patient care model.

Questions to Ask Your Ophthalmologist

You may want to ask your ophthalmologist the following questions to help you decide if the CentraSight treatment program is right for you:

• What are the benefits of the telescope implant for my degree of central vision loss?
• Are there other ways to improve my central vision?
• Will I have to limit my activities after surgery? Which activities and for how long?
• What are the risks of the surgery?
• What are the long-term risks of having the telescope implanted in my eye?
• Can the telescope implant be taken out of my eye if necessary?
• What do I need to know about working with low vision specialists to learn how to use my new vision?
• What follow-up care is required?