Eyes On Eyecare

Ready, Set, Retina

Education EN ↓ 16 episodes

Join us for short and sweet retina cases with host Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO and a rotating cast of guests!

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Eyes On Eyecare

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Education

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Latest episode

Oct 29, 2025

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Episodes

Illuminating the Encroachment of Geographic Atrophy on the Fovea 29.10.2025

Welcome back to Ready, Set, Retina! In this episode of Ready, Set, Retina , Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, joins Sara LeMay, OD, FAAO, to discuss a case involving geographic atrophy encroachment on the fovea and how to manage these patients. For the full episode including imaging, head here:  Ready Set Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Astellas. The information pr...

Tracking Geographic Atrophy: Clinical Biomarkers and Imaging Insights 29.10.2025

Welcome back to Ready, Set, Retina! In this episode Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, is joined by Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, to discuss a case of geographic atrophy (GA) and review key biomarkers of progression optometrists should be aware of. For the full episode including imaging, head here:  https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/tracking-geographic-atrophy-clinical-biomarkers-and-imaging-insights/ Read...

GA Management: Patient Selection for Complement Inhibition Treatment 20.08.2025

On this episode of Ready, Set, Retina, Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, sits down with Murtaza Adam, MD, to review a case of geographic atrophy (GA) and discuss optimal patient selection for complement inhibition treatments. For the full episode including imaging, head to the article: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/ga-management-patient-selection-for-complement-inhibition-treatment Ready Set Retina...

Preserve and Protect: What to Do When GA Patients Develop CNV 08.07.2025

Sit down with Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, and Michael Ammar, MD, to learn how to manage choroidal neovascularization in geographic atrophy patients. For the full episode including imaging, head to the article: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/what-to-do-when-geographic-atrophy-patients-develop-cnv/ Ready Set Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Astellas. The in...

Diabetic Re-Entry Retinopathy: Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO & Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO 22.04.2025

On this episode of Ready, Set, Retina, Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, is joined by A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, to discuss a case report of diabetic re-entry retinopathy. Watch the full episode with imaging here: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/diabetic-re-entry-retinopathy Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmaceuticals. The information...

Catching Conversion At Home: Exudative Neovascular AMD 19.12.2024

Join Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO and Mary Beth Yackey, OD for a discussion of exudative neovascular AMD, and how at-home testing helps catch it early! Watch the full episode here:  Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmaceuticals. The information provided in this article does not and is not intended to constitute medical advice; instead, all...

Macular Holes: An Action-Oriented Approach 13.12.2024

Join Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, and Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO, to review a novel topical therapeutic approach to full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs). Watch the full episode here: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/macular-holes-an-action-oriented-approach/ Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmaceuticals. The information provided in this...

When Testosterone Use Triggers Central Serous Retinopathy 18.09.2024

Join Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO and Jay M. Haynie, OD, FAAO, FORS for a case discussion exploring what happens when testosterone use triggers central serous retinopathy. For the full episode including imaging, visit:  Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmaceuticals. The information provided in this article does not and is not intended to c...

Treating the Second Eye in Geographic Atrophy - Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO & Michael Ammar, MD 28.08.2024

Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmaceuticals. The information provided in this article does not and is not intended to constitute medical advice; instead, all information, content, materials available herein are for general information purposes only. Ready Set Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Aste...

A New Practice Pattern for Geographic Atrophy 14.08.2024

Join Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO and Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAO to discuss the changes that new treatments for GA mean for optometric practice. View the full article, including imaging, here: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/new-practice-pattern-for-geographic-atrophy/ Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmaceuticals. The information provid...

What Long-Term Care Can Do for Geographic Atrophy Patients 24.07.2024

Join Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, and Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, ABO, ABCMO, to review a case of geographic atrophy—and what it means for long-term continuity of care for GA patients. For the full episode, including clinical images, please visit: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/what-long-term-care-can-do-for-geographic-atrophy-patients/ Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial con...

The Great Imitator: Retinal Manifestations of Ocular Syphilis 29.05.2024

Join Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, and David Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD, to review the ups and downs of a case report of a patient with ocular syphilis. For the full episode, including clinical images, please visit: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/great-imitator-retinal-manifestations-of-ocular-syphilis Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Apellis Pharmac...

Imaging Hemes: A Case of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy 02.05.2024

In this episode of Ready, Set, Retina, Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, and Roya Attar, OD, MBA, DHA, FAAO, review a case study on a patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). For the full episode, including imaging, please visit https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/imaging-hemes-case-of-proliferative-diabetic-retinopathy/ Ready, Set, Retina is independently editorial content supported by adv...

Identifying Biomarkers of Geographic Atrophy 02.05.2024

In this episode of Ready, Set, Retina, Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, discusses biomarkers of GA with Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, Associate Professor and Director of Residency Programs at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry.  For the full episode, including imaging, please visit https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/identifying-biomarkers-of-geographic-atrophy/ Ready, Set, Retina...

Spotting Inherited Retinal Disease on Imaging 21.02.2024

In this episode of Ready, Set, Retina, Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, discusses inherited retinal disease with Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, Associate Professor and Director of Residency Programs at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. Dr. Majcher presents a case study of a 15-year-old Native American female with IRD, and the use of multimodal imaging to identify retinal disease....

Don't Wait, Refer: Catching Geographic Atrophy Progression on OCT with Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO 25.01.2024

In this episode of Ready, Set, Retina, Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, discusses geographic atrophy (GA) with Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO, Chief of Optometry at Sepulveda Veterans Affairs (VA) in North Hills, CA, and a professor at Marshall B. Ketchum University’s Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Ferrucci presents a case of an 85-year-old male patient diagnosed with progressive GA bilaterall...

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