- Dec 22nd, 2025
How Smoking and Vaping Can Damage Your Retina
Learn how smoking, vaping, and secondhand smoke can damage the retina, worsen eye disease, and affect treatment outcomes.
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Dec 22nd, 2025Retina Care for Snowbirds: Staying on Track While You’re Away
Headed to Florida for the winter? Learn how snowbirds can plan ahead to maintain consistent retina care and protect their vision.
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Nov 3rd, 2025Managing Diabetes to Protect Your Vision: What Eye Doctors Want You to Know
Learn how diabetes affects your eyes and how early retina exams, healthy habits, and treatment can help prevent vision loss.
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Nov 3rd, 2025Why Diabetic Eye Disease Often Goes Undiagnosed — and How to Catch It Early
Diabetic eye disease often doesn't cause symptoms until the condition is advanced. Learn how early diabetic eye disease exams can help prevent vision loss.
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Oct 29th, 2025The Retina and Aging: What Changes Are Normal and What’s Not
Vision changes are common as we get older, but certain symptoms can indicate more serious retinal conditions. Learn how to recognize the signs here.
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Oct 29th, 2025The Retina as a Window Into Your Overall Health
Learn how retinal exams can protect both your vision and overall health by revealing signs of diabetes, hypertension, and other health conditions.
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Sep 30th, 2025Welcome Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida to the RGF Family!
Please join us in welcoming these award-winning physicians from RCSWFL: Dr. Paul A. Raskauskas, Dr. Tom Ghuman, Dr. Ashish G. Sharma, and Dr. Katrina A. Mears.
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Sep 25th, 2025From Dry AMD to Geographic Atrophy: How to Protect Your Vision
Most people with dry AMD don’t progress to geographic atrophy. With regular eye exams, supplements, and healthy habits, you can slow progression and protect your vision over time.
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Sep 11th, 2025Living with Eye Floaters: Should You Seek Treatment or Wait It Out?
The vitreous is a clear, gel-like substance that helps the eye keep its shape and light reach the retina. As it changes with age, it can cause floaters—usually harmless but sometimes a warning sign.
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Sep 3rd, 2025Retina Group of Florida Welcomes New Physicians
Retina Group of Florida is thrilled to welcome three new retina specialists to our practice: Dr. Jie Sun, Dr. Matthew Donovan, and Dr. Blake H. Fortes.
A Team of Experts: Experience You Can Trust