Patient Talk: Linda

One of our upbeat and outgoing patients, Linda is always a pleasure to have at our office. She is a baker at heart and likes to create delicious bread to sell. She has been diagnosed with retinal vein inclusion in both of her eyes and has been a patient of ours for several years. Retinal […]

Patient Talk: Thomas

Making sure our patients receive the utmost care and have a positive experience here at Back of the Eye, MD, is crucial to us. Dr. Notaro goes above and beyond to ensure that quality care and service is delivered to every individual who walks through our doors. To highlight our patients and their experiences, we […]

Medscape Talks About Diabetic Retinopathy

At Back of The Eye, MD, we cannot stress enough the importance of getting your eyes checked out by a retina specialist, especially within the diabetic community. As we have stated before, diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetes and the leading cause of vision impairment and blindness […]

The Importance of Eye Injections

The thought of a needle being injected in to the eye is a frightening thought for many, and rightfully so. Having something poking or prodding at you can be uncomfortable. But eye injections aren’t as invasive as you might think. You might be surprised to learn that eye injections are not so scary after all. […]

What You Can Do About Diabetic Retinopathy

Pretty soon, we will be contributing to Diabetes Forecast, a magazine of the American Diabetes Association. We will be shedding light and sharing advice about diabetic retinopathy. Until then, enjoy this informative article about diabetic retinopathy and how to treat vision loss.  

Major Causes Of Blindness

We have talked a lot about the retina, causes of blindness, and different retinal diseases. But have some of you ever experienced how you see with certain retinal diseases? We found this creative article by National Geographic that puts the reader in the front of what it is like to see with refractive errors, cataracts, glaucoma, and  age-related […]

Upcoming Events

We have two upcoming events that we are so excited to share with you! As you may know, Dr. Notaro has been participating in lectures to inform the diabetic community about diabetic retinopathy, and we have more to come.  On October 19th, we will be speaking in Niagara County to members of the American Diabetes Association […]

What’s Been Going on At Back of the Eye, MD?

It is that time of year where pumpkins adore windows and spooky decor fills up the lawn. Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you are enjoying this beautiful, fall weather.  It has been quite some time since we last spoke to some of you. So much has happened and we would love to update you! We […]

Survey Shows Patients Prefer Smaller, Private Practices

Last week, we surveyed our patients in order to measure their satisfaction with Back of the Eye, MD. We were delighted by the overwhelming positivity! All of our patients who took the survey said they would definitely refer Dr. Saralyn Notaro Rietz to a friend or a family member, and they described their experience as “excellent.” […]

Your Senior Source

Your Senior Source is a unique outlet that helps families navigate the plethora of “senior housing options, home health with both medical and non-medical and well as several other needs facing the aging US Population of today.” According to their website, Your Senior Source is one of the largest senior living referrals in the U.S.  We […]