Retina Vitreous Resource Center

Retina Vitreous Resource Center Norman D. Radtke, M.D. is fully trained to care for all medical and surgical problems related to the

10/27/2022

October 24, 2022

Dear Patient:

After 48 years in the medical profession, I have decided to retire. This decision was not made lightly since most of you are like family to us at our office.

I will miss seeing you all. Our office will be officially closing on November 23, 2022 and it will be the last day we will be seeing patients.

Your ophthalmologist/optometrist and the below listed retinal specialist will be available to continue your retinal care.

The retinal specialist in your location is listed below.

Evansville – Drew Somerville, M.D., 201 W. Iowa St., Evansville, IN 47710, 812-424-2020
Audubon - Inder Singal, M.D., 4010 Dupont Circle, Louisville, KY 40207, 502-895-0040
Madison – Tom Harper, M.D., 601 Broadway St., Madison, IN 47250, 812-265-6535

These doctors are talented, dedicated and compassionate professionals who share my commitment to exemplary retinal care. I am leaving knowing that you will be in the very capable hand of colleagues I respect for their professional expertise and concern for patients. If you choose to not go with one of these doctors listed above, I would recommend checking with your insurance company to identify a specialist in your network.

If you have any questions about this transition or would like to request a copy of your records, please contact our office by email at rvrcradtke@yahoo.com. Our Louisville office will be open from 8:00 to 3:00 Monday through Friday for medical record requests.

Our new mailing address after December 31, 2022 to mail payments or request will be: Norman D. Radtke, M.D. P.O. Box 7525, Louisville, KY 40457

Thank you for the trust you have placed in me as well as your friendship and loyalty. I wish you and your family the best of future health and happiness. Again, thank you for being a part of our lives.

Sincerely,

Norman D. Radtke, M.D.
Vitreoretinal Surgery

06/24/2022

Clinical findings of most inherited retinal diseases are rarely pathognomic of a single genetic mutation, with few exceptions. The lack of genotype-phenotype correlations is one of the most critical factors in trying to determine the genetic makeup of a clinical presentation.

06/16/2022

Retinitis pigmentosa is the most genetically diverse subgroup of inherited retinal diseases, with disease causing mutations in more than 100 genes despite similar clinical presentations.

06/14/2022

The most common clinical subgroup among all generalized progressive photoreceptor inherited retinal dystrophies is retinitis pigmentosa, a diverse group of peripheral retinal dystrophies affecting the photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium.

04/11/2022

To date, more than 260 genes causing inherited retinal diseases have been identified and another 37 have been mapped to a chromosomal location with gene identification in progress.

04/05/2022

Nearly two-thirds of inherited retinal diseases are photoreceptor diseases. In most, if not all, photoreceptor dystrophies, the function of both rod and cone systems is compromised, sometimes in the early stages of the disease.

08/23/2021

Hyperglycemia is a modifiable risk factor for most diabetic complications including retinopathy. Each 1% decrease in A1C is associated with a reduction in retinopathy risk of approximately 40%, progression to vision – threatening retinopathy by 25% and blindness by 15%.

07/30/2021

While the mechanisms are not yet understood, drusen, small yellowish deposits of cellular debris that form between the retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch’s membrane, have been identified as a significant risk factor for the development of advanced AMD.

07/23/2021

The etiology of AMD is believed to be multifactorial. One hypothesis on the causes of AMD suggests that a combination of oxidative stress, genetic predisposition and environmental factors may all contribute to accumulation of complement deposition.

07/12/2021

As AMD is an ocular disorder affected by systemic factors, it would be expected that both eyes would be equally affected. Further study into the area is warranted to provide answers to the mechanisms of advanced AMD.

07/08/2021

One of the curiosities of AMD is that it frequently appears asymmetrically when large drusen and other signs, such as pigment changes, are present in one eye, while the other will appear essentially age – normal.

06/28/2021

Neovascular AMD is primarily a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) – mediated event, while the hallmark of geographic atrophy is the appearance of drusen produced through an inflammatory response, both involving photoreceptor degeneration.

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