Sarasota
Retina Institute

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Sarasota Retina Institute is a subspecialty group of board-certified eye specialists that has served the Sarasota area since 1981, with offices in Sarasota (3400 Bee Ridge Road), Venice, and Lakewood Ranch. Its primary focus is medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal detachment, and the group also covers neuro-ophthalmology, orbital disease, and ocular trauma. While cataract surgery is not its core specialty, the institute does handle select cataract cases as well as chosen strabismus, ocular plastics, and glaucoma cases, often in the context of patients whose retinal disease intersects with lens or other ocular problems. The physician team has included specialists such as Drs. Melvin Chen, Marc Levy, Lissa Rivero, Thomas Spoor, Waldemar Torres, Usma Chatha, and oculoplastic/neuro-ophthalmologist Dr. Jody Abrams. Patients should view this practice primarily as a retina-and-vitreous referral center rather than a high-volume cataract surgery provider.

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