People may experience these symptoms:
- Blurred vision is a hallmark sign
- partial loss of vision
- An abnormality where straight lines appear wavy
- Distorted vision
- Inability to see in dim light, or seeing spots
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Dr. Bor ShavitElite Bor-Shavit, M.D. is a Retina Specialist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon at D’Ambrosio Eye Care who specializes in the treatment of Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Macular Holes and Macular Pucker. Dr. Bor Shavit earned her Medical Degree from Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine in Budapest, Hungary followed by a Residency in Ophthalmology at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikvah, Israel.
Dr. Bor-Shavit brings Eye Care patients the clinical experience and patient management techniques gained through her participation in numerous clinical studies in the application of drugs and treatments to inhibit new blood vessel growth (“angiogenesis”). Angiogenesis is the complication of many systemic and retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and AMD, as well as many other systemic and retinal vascular diseases. Her extensive microsurgical experience in the eye’s vitreous and layers of the retina is key to reversing the complications of many retinal diseases and restoring vision.
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