Adult Retina

The Retina Group of Washington (RGW), the largest and one of the most accomplished
retinal and macular care practices in the country, offers the most sophisticated medical
treatment and surgical management—and comprehensive patient care—of adult retinal
diseases. RGW’s collective experience and expertise is unsurpassed. Our physicians have
been innovators in the treatment of adults with retinal disease in the Washington D.C.
Metropolitan area since the 1970’s.

RGW has participated in numerous landmark studies on new therapies for the medical and
surgical treatment of adult retinal diseases. We continue to contribute to medical science
by participating in multi-centered studies, presenting at national and international retina
conferences, authoring publications in peer-reviewed journals, and maintaining leadership
roles in the vitreoretinal field at the local, national, and international levels. RGW collaborates
with retinal colleagues across the country and around the world, discussing the latest
technological advancements and surgical techniques that have the potential to improve
patient treatment and care.

The wide range of retinal and macular diseases we diagnose and treat is a function of the
sub-specialty expertise of our highly trained physicians.

Here is a partial list:

• Age-related macular degeneration
• Retinal detachments and tears
• Diabetic retinopathy and other ocular complications of diabetes
• Macular holes, puckers and edema
• Complications of cataract, glaucoma and other ocular surgery
• Ocular trauma
• Myopic macular degeneration
• Sickle cell retinopathy
• Central serous retinopathy
• Endophthalmitis (intraocular infections)
• Retinal vascular occlusive disease (retinal artery and retinal vein occlusions)
• Retinitis and chorioretinitis
• Uveitis
• Hereditary retinal degenerations (i.e., retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt’s disease) disease, etc.

No matter how common a clinical condition may be, we approach each patient with the
same problem-solving perspective and provide the highest level of individual attention and
compassionate care. Our breadth of experience and collective expertise allow us to utilize
the latest medical knowledge and treatment techniques appropriate for each situation.

Please contact our offices for more information or to schedule your patient for an evaluation.

Pediatric Retina

The diagnosis and treatment of childhood retinal diseases has been at the heart of The Retina Group of Washington’s (RGW) mission since we founded the retina clinic at Children’s National Hospital in the 1970’s. Our physicians have been at the forefront of identifying and treating ophthalmologic disorders in children for more than 40 years, both at Children’s National Hospital and INOVA L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital and at other hospitals and facilities throughout the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. In fact, the vast majority of premature infants in the D.C. region treated for retinopathy of prematurity over the past five decades have been our patients.

A number of RGW doctors provide medical and surgical pediatric care for youngsters suffering from retinal disease. Clay Bavinger, MD, Aziz A. Khanifar, MD, Ethan Sobol, MD, and Jiwei Sheng, M.D. currently maintain active adult and pediatric retina practices. Pediatric retinal evaluations are available in Annapolis, Chevy Chase, Clinton, Fredericksburg, Greenbelt, Manassas, Tysons Corner, and Silver Spring via referral from ophthalmologists or optometrists.

Some of the conditions our physicians can evaluate for and treat include:

• Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP): acute and late effects
• Neonatal vitreous hemorrhage
• Juvenile retinal detachment
• Ocular trauma, traumatic retinal detachment and choroidal rupture
• Persistent fetal vascular syndrome
• Juvenile (X-linked) retinoschisis
• Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) and congenital retinal fold
• Retinal vascular malformations including von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, cavernous
  hemangioma and racemose hemangioma
• Coats disease and other causes of serous retinal detachment
• Evaluate for retinal tumors
• Retinal abnormalities and malformations associated with chromosomal/genetic
  syndromes and defects
• Optic nerve anomalies, including optic pit and morning glory disc
• Inflammatory and infectious diseases affecting the retina and choroid in children
• Neovascularization of the retina and choroid, as in sickle cell disease/trait,
  juvenile-onset diabetes, Eales disease, etc.

At The Retina Group of Washington, infant, toddler and teenage patients alike are given the most comprehensive medical care while their families receive unsurpassed support from our caring and compassionate staff.

Please contact our offices for more information or to schedule your patient for an evaluation.