Patient Education

Usher syndrome is a condition that is inherited from your parents. It causes hearing and vision loss. Vision loss happens because of an associated disease called retinitis pigmentosa. This is when light-sensitive cells in the retina die, causing blindness over time. Treatment can include learning Braille

Vitrectomy is a type of eye surgery to treat certain problems of the retina and vitreous. Some of these problems include diabetic retinopathy, detached retina, macula problems and more. Usually an ophthalmologist does this surgery to remove blood in the vitreous that keeps light from focusing properly

Vitreomacular traction (VMT) is when vitreous— which fills the middle of our eyes—doesn’t detach completely from the back of the eye as it should with age. The vitreous then pulls on the macula, which can damage the macula and threaten vision. Symptoms of VMT include distorted/blurry vision, seeing