HMRI hosted the 41st Visiting Retina Professor Lecture Series in December 2015. This lecture series began in 1993 and has hosted many esteemed vitreoretinal specialists including Drs. Harry Flynn, Jennifer …
HMRI’s Research Continues to Have World-Wide Impact
The revolutionary research conducted at HMRI continues to have world-wide impact. Publications of Dr. Kokame’s research has impacted the field of ophthalmology around the world. For example, 6 of his …
Dr. Kokame part of a CME course “Insight on the Roles of PDT in Retina Practice”
Dr. Kokame is an advocate for continuing education for ophthalmologists, and he especially strives to spread worldwide knowledge on retina-related research. Dr. Kokame is co-faculty for a free CME …
Hawaii Macula and Retina Institute Attends American Academy of Ophthalmology Conference in Las Vegas
Drs. Kokame, Lai, and Wee attended the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) conference in Las Vegas in November of 2015. The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the largest national …
The Gass Fellowship Society has its 6th meeting at the American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Las Vegas
The 6th Gass Fellowship Society Meeting was held at the SLS Hotel in Las Vegas on November 12, 2015, during the American Academy of Ophthalmology conference. The Gass Fellowship …
Dr. Lai Performs the First ILUVIEN® Implant in the State of Hawaii
Dr. James Lai treated a diabetic patient with the first ILUVIEN® implant in the state of Hawaii. ILUVIEN® is a long acting steroid implant which can be injected into the …
Argus II Update: Dr. Gregg Kokame attends the First Argus II Bionic Eye Investigator Meeting
Dr. Kokame, pictured above at the front and fourth from the left, attended the first Argus II Retinal Prosthesis investigator meeting at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. Dr. …
OCT Angiography Comes to Hawaii
There is an exciting advancement in retinal imaging in ophthalmology, and it has already reached Hawaii at Retina Consultants of Hawaii, Inc. Currently, the only option for imaging of the …
Vitreous Surgery: Incisions and Instruments Get Smaller
Dr. Gregg Kokame performed the first 27 gauge surgery in Hawaii using new technology being developed by Alcon Laboratories in October of 2014. This was successfully utilized to treat a …
International Impact: Eylea in Taiwan and Korea
Dr. Gregg Kokame is considered a world leader in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) research. He has participated in numerous clinical trials on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) management, including the MARINA, FOCUS, …