Richard Spaide, M.D., is an attending surgeon at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital in New York. He specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous, and his research interests include macular degeneration, biochemical analysis of lipids in Bruch's membrane, ocular imaging, and intraocular inflammation. Dr. Spaide has published more than 140 articles and book chapters and four books about the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases; and he has developed numerous surgical instruments that were named after him. Dr. Spaide serves on numerous medical advisory boards, and he is a Section Editor of the journal Retina and is on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Ophthalmology. |