Meet Dr. Bynoe Leon A. Bynoe, M.D. graduated from Brown University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He subequently attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, gaining his Doctorate of Medicine degree in 1991. During medical school Dr. Bynoe was awarded a Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship from Johns Hopkins to perform scientific research that resulted in multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals.
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Our practice focuses solely on the diagnosis and treatment of retina diseases and conditions. Patients are generally referred to our practice by their ophthalmologist or optometrist when they require highly specialized retinal treatment. While not all retina problems can be corrected, the progression of the disease or condition can often be slowed in order to preserve vision for as long as possible - assuming the condition is diagnosed and treated early.
The human retina is the thin, light-sensitive tissue which lines the inside of your eye. In a healthy eye, images focus on the retina and those images are converted into electrical impulses that are transmitted through the optic nerve to the brain. It makes sense, then, that any damage to the retina will result in vision problems ranging from blurriness to spots to decreased central vision and even blindness.
Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss in the United States. It is a progressive disease that affects the macula, the center part of the retina (the back of the eye). The light-sensitive retinal tissue controls how you see images: as images focus on the retina, they are converted into electrical impulses that travel to the brain via the optic nerve.
Your retina is the light-sensitive tissue on the inner surface of your eye. Light that enters your eye lands on your retina and sends visual messages to your brain through the optic nerve. Retinal detachment occurs when the retina becomes separated from the pigmented cell layer that nourishes it. The condition may start as a retinal tear and then detach completely.
Geographic atrophy is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that causes a black spot in central vision. Our eyes need healthy photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) to gather incoming light and transmit images to the brain. In late stage dry AMD, protein deposits (drusen) forming on the macula (the central part of the retina) clump on the photoreceptor cells and cause them to die.
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Sep 25, 2021
