Category: News In Retina
December 1, 2021Founder of Tennessee Retina Honored
Gary S. Gutow, M.D., M.S., founder of Tennessee Retina (then Retina-Vitreous Associates) received the 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of …
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August 16, 2020New President Of The American Society Of Retina Specialists
Dr. Carl Awh has been named President of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the largest organization of retina specialists in the world. Dr. Awh has …
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March 2, 2020Tennessee Retina Pushes Back on BCBS for Patient Care
A new policy from Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN could severely impact patient care. Hear one patient share her fears about how this change could affect her …
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October 3, 2019Leaders in Retina
Dr. Carl Awh has been named President-Elect of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the largest organization of retina specialists in the world. Dr. Awh …
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August 6, 2018Dr. Carl Awh presents the first report of an implant that may transform the treatment of wet macular degeneration
Dr. Awh presented the results of the Phase 2 LADDER clinical trial at the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists in Vancouver, BC, …
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June 25, 2018Dr. Recchia talks to Healthline on Coats' Disease
Healthline recently published an article on Coats' Disease, a rare, pediatric eye condition. Tennessee Retina pediatric retina specialist, Franco Recchia, MD, …
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September 12, 2017Retina Hall of Fame Announces Its Charter Inductees
Tennessee Retina congratulates Dr. Carl Awh on his induction into the inaugural class of the Retina Hall of Fame! The Retina Hall of Fame honors individuals …
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October 3, 20163 Tennessee Retina Doctors Named Top 150 Retina Innovators!
"What is OSN's Retina 150? The OSN Retina 150 is a select group of retina specialists the editors and publisher have identified as leading innovators in the …
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August 23, 2016Clarifying PVRL's pathogenesis, its diagnosis and its optimal treatment
Excerpt from a recent Abstract... Purpose of review: Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL) is a subset of primary central nervous system lymphoma in which …
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April 21, 2016Innovation in Vitreoretinal Surgery
On January 6, 2016, Dr. Carl Awh was granted a US Patent for an "Atraumatic Microsurgical Forceps". This describes a surgical instrument developed by and used …
