General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  Dr. Kraut and his staff look forward to taking care of you. Your doctor has referred you to us for an evaluation of your retina. You will have a dilated examination of your eyes. You should plan to be in our office for 1 to 2 hours. You should have someone drive you to your appointment if possible since it may be difficult for you to drive after your eyes are dilated. Please bring your insurance card and driver’s license. If your insurance requires a referral from a primary care physician, obtain the referral before your visit. Please bring a list of all of your current medications and your eyeglasses. If you wear contact lenses, bring a lens case with solution.

Ophthalmologists

• Glaucoma
  Patients with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness, such as diabetic retinal disease (diabetic retinopathy), cataracts and glaucoma. These and other serious conditions often develop without vision loss or pain, so significant damage may be done to the eyes by the time the patient notices any symptoms.
• Ophthalmology
  Robert J. Kraut, M.D. is a Board certified, fellowship trained Ophthalmologist who completed his Ophthalmology residency at Maryland General Hospital in 1996 where he was Chief Resident his senior year. He then completed a two year fellowship in Medical and Surgical Retina at Louisiana State University.
• Macular Degeneration
  The macula is a part of the retina in the back of the eye that ensures that our central vision is clear and sharp. Macular degeneration causes a progressive loss of vision. It is the number-one cause of blindness in the U.S.
• Laser Eye Surgery
  There are three kinds of retinal detachment. The most common form, described above, occurs when fluid leaks into the retina; people who are nearsighted or who have had an injury or eye surgery are most susceptible. Less frequently, friction between the retina and vitreous or scar tissue pulls the retina loose, something that occurs most often in patients with diabetes. Third, disease-related swelling or bleeding under the retina can push it away from the eye wall.
• Cataracts

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Diabetic Retinopathy
  People with diabetes sometimes have no symptoms until it is too late to treat them. The retina may be badly injured before there is any change in vision. Because diabetic retinopathy often has no symptoms, if you have any form of diabetes you should have your eyes examined regularly by an ophthalmologist.  For this reason it is very important for diabetic patients to have their eyes examined once a year.

Radiologist

• X-Rays

Allergists

• Allergies