According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 3.1% of Americans have Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes (a.k.a. Adult Onset or Type 2). Some of our own TechnoLawyer members likely suffer from this horrible disease.
Diabetes often leads to a myriad of complications, including Diabetic Retinopathy, an eye disease that can cause visual impairment and even blindness.
Fortunately, with early diagnosis, diabetics can control and limit the damage caused by diabetic retinopathy. Early diagnosis requires a fluorescein angiogram — a photographic study of the retina. Basically, a special camera hooked up to a PC takes digital images of your retina. Unfortunately, general ophthalmologists do not typically perform fluorescein angiograms.
Therefore, diabetics should visit a retina specialist who can perform this important, painless, and potentially sight-saving exam.
For those of you who live in the New York metropolitan area, it just so happens that we have a retina specialist in our midst — my father, Dr. Niel Squillante (yes, his first name is spelled differently than mine). He may very well be the only member of TechnoLawyer with an MD.
His office is conveniently located in midtown Manhattan, and he accepts most major insurance plans. His practice — Retinacare — is the antithesis of managed care thanks to his One Doctor, One Patient, One at a Time philosophy (i.e., you won't feel like you're on an assembly line).
To schedule an appointment, call (212) 759-5559 anytime, or use this confidential and secure online form.
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