Patient Receives Hawaii’s First Telescope Implant for Macular Degeneration by Retina Institute of Hawaii

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

HONOLULU, January 18, 2012 – A team of surgeons from Hawaii, Dr. Michael Bennett of Retina Institute of Hawaii and Dr. Michael McMann of McMann Institute, has successfully implanted the FDA-approved eye telescope, a first in Hawaii, at one of the leading medical centers in Honolulu. The first-of-kind telescope implant is integral to CentraSight™, a new patient care program for treating patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most advanced form of AMD and the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. It is the only medical/surgical option that improves visual acuity by reducing the impact of the central vision blind spot caused by end-stage AMD. READ MORE

Retina Institute of Hawaii Hires Dr. Kellen Kashiwa as Low Vision Specialist

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Retina Institute of Hawaii has hired Kellen Kashiwa, O.D., as a low-vision specialist. As a licensed doctor of optometry, he is trained in the examination and management of patients with visual impairments that cannot be corrected with pharmaceutical or surgical interventions, conventional prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses. READ MORE

Retina Institute of Hawaii is Proud to Announce Its Partnership with World Champion Paddleboarder, Jamie Mitchell and Continued Support of Project Vision Hawaii

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Retina Institute of Hawaii (RIH) teams up with Paddleboard Race winner, Jamie Mitchell and Project VISION Hawaii. The partnerships are a tribute to passion and vision. Jamie celebrates his personal victory as 10th consecutive winner of the Molokai 2 Oahu Ocean competition and Retina Institute of Hawaii celebrates 10 years of treating macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and raising awareness of eye protection. READ MORE

Retina Institute building new eye clinic on Maui

Friday, May 27, 2011

The Center for Sight Maui is relocating to a new facility under construction at 23 Paa St. in Kahului.

The building, which was designed by Honolulu architecture firm Sueda & Associates, has a permitted value of $1.5 million, according to a building permit filed with Maui County. Lyle Hamasaki Construction is the general contractor for the project.

The ophthalmology clinic, which conducts treatments and surgeries for eye diseases, is growing and hoping to hire more people with the move, according to Debbie Shimabukuro, chief operating officer of the Retina Institute of Hawaii, the Maui center's parent company. READ MORE

Van Rolls Around Island With Free Eye Screenings

February 20, 2011 by Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island

LIHU‘E — Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, said Paul Steinfort of the East Kaua‘i Lions Club.

Information on diabetes was just an incidental offering at the Project Vision Hawai‘i Van which opened its doors to a battery of free eye screenings, Friday, at Kukui Grove Center.

The van will be in ‘Ele‘ele today before heading around the island to other sites through Thursday.

The screenings can detect diabetes, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and high blood pressure changes before vision loss occurs, states a flier from the Lions Club. READ MORE

Big Isle Lions offer free eye checks

Septmber 1, 2010

Clubs around island host 2-week tour by Project Vision Hawaii Bus starting Friday.

The BIG BUS on the BIG ISLAND!" That's the rallying roar of the Lions Clubs of the Big Island, as they host the Project Vision Hawaii Bus on a two-week tour of Hawaii County starting Friday.

The Lions Clubs on the Big Island -- Akaka Falls, Hamakua, Hilo, Hilo Crescent City, Kohala, Kona, Puna, Waiakea, Waikoloa and Waimea -- are shipping over the Oahu-based outreach unit for free eye screenings Sept. 3-14.

Hundreds of Lions from around the island will be helping as the mobile vision screening bus is open for business at the following locations and times: READ MORE