Retina Consultants of Hawaii | Hawaii Macula and Retina Institute
Retina Consultants of Hawaii provide excellent clinical care and have several clinic locations in Hawaii.
Dr. Gregg Kokame, medical director of the Hawai’i Macula and Retina Institute, was invited to present 4 different lectures at the 33rd Congress of the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO). His presentations included: Macular Hole Surgery – History from Gass Theory to Modern Day Surgery, An Updated Treatment Paradigm for the Treatment of Polypoidal Choroidal […]
Dr. James Lai was the invited keynote speaker at the Taiwanese-American Medical Association meeting held at the Oahu Country Club. The Taiwanese-American Medical Association Meeting is comprised of members from all specialties of medicine. Dr. Lai gave an update on Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in patients over the age of […]
At the Aspen Retina Detachment Society meeting in March of 2017, Dr. Gregg Kokame was invited to teach the audience of prominent retinal specialists, many of whom are leaders and chairman of ophthalmology departments in the US, about the newest diagnostic tests for PCV, as well as the most recently released treatment trials specific […]
Retina Consultants of Hawaii (RCH) has a commitment to research and contributing to the scientific community in vitreoretinal disease. Research plays an important role in developing new technology and treatments to better care for our patients. Dr. Kokame has a particular interest in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), a disease that causes decreased central vision. It […]
ARGUS II “Bionic Eye” Surgery now in Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific Region History was made on March 24, 2015, as Retina Consultants of Hawaii director Dr. Gregg Kokame performed the first implantation of the “bionic eye,” or the ARGUS II Retinal Prosthesis System (“ARGUS II”), into the eye of a patient from Honolulu, Hawaii. This […]
Presentations by Doctors of Retina Consultants of Hawaii! Presentations are very important in research. The doctors will report their findings at major meetings with researchers and doctors with a common goal of improving the efficacy and safety of therapy. Doctors may also share interesting and unique cases to educate other doctors and health care professionals.
RCH’s Dr. Lai on the Air! Diabetic Retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in patients under 65 years old in America. Listen as Dr. James C. Lai discusses diabetic retinopathy with Dr. Kathleen Kozak on Hawaii Public Radio’s The Body Show on 9/15/2014 at 5PM HST on HPR2 89.3! UPDATE (9/19/2014): Big thanks to Dr. Kathleen […]
The 4th meeting of the year was held Thursday, November 7, 2013, presentations for the evening: Dr. Gregg T. Kokame, Dr. John Drouilhet and Dr. Timothy Lee reflected upon and honored the life and accomplisments of friend and colleague Dr. Jorge Camara. Dr. Gregg T. Kokame presented an interesting case of macular edema in a young healthy […]
The greatest minds in retina met to discuss and tackle the toughest and most difficult cases in clinical decision making in the 25th anniversary meeting of the Midwest Ocular Angiography Conference (MOAC) meeting, which has become the best clinical care meeting in Retina, providing expert opinions and discussions from the most respected physicians in retinal […]
On July 31, 2013, Dr. Lai was featured in MidWeek’s Doctor in the House. Click the link below to read Dr. Lai’s discussion of Age-related Macular Degeneration in the featured article, “Top Cause of Blindness in Seniors.” Read the original article here Click here If you would like to print or view the PDF version of this article. Dr. […]