 The Joslin Vision Network at Koch Eye Center for Diabetes uses the latest techniques in telemedicine. Telemedicine is the practice of sending patient data from one expert to another using computer networks. The patient benefits from collaborating experts without having to travel in person.
As the test site for this new effort to reduce diabetes-related blindness, the program at Koch Eye Center for Diabetes is the first of its kind in the U.S. The Joslin Diabetes Center has begun offering its proprietary vision screening to communities across the country in an effort to reduce diabetes-related blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States, largely because so many people with diabetes aren’t screened for the condition, which is treatable in its early stages.
Under the agreement with Koch Eye Associates, Joslin will provide the technology to get images of patients’ retinas; the images are then sent to Joslin to look for signs of blood vessel damage, the hallmark of diabetic retinopathy. Otherwise, the disease, which causes 12,000 to 24,000 cases of blindness annually, has no symptoms in its early stages.
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Imagine life without contacts, glasses or visual restrictions. Imagine being able to plunge into a pool, see your alarm clock, or ski down a mountain without having to worry about contacts, glasses or clarity of vision. Together with Koch Eye Associates, dreams of a more active lifestyle can become a reality through surgical vision correction.
Recent medical advances have made laser surgery a more effective and more comfortable procedure for traditional patients with mild or moderate vision correction needs. The evolution of this process has also created new opportunities for patients with astigmatism and extreme cases of near and farsightedness.
As an industry leader in ophthalmology research and procedure development, Koch Eye Associates has traditionally been in the forefront of medical advances, assisting with new procedures as they are developed around the globe and then successfully implementing them here in the United States -- with tremendous patient satisfaction levels.
Koch Eye Associates' surgeons have decades of practical experience with the most advanced vision correction techniques. Our physicians understand your concerns and will help you understand the facts about laser vision correction, with the goal of helping you see the world in a whole new light.
Paul S. Koch, MD
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Paul Koch is co-founder and the medical director of Koch Eye Associates, headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Dr. Koch's scientific findings have been published extensively in textbooks that have become standard reading material on eye surgery for residency programs in the U.S. and abroad. He has also contributed to numerous scientific articles and has presented in almost 200 medical forums across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. |
Information on Vision Correction, including the newest advances in laser surgery, as well as lens implantation.
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