The Medical Practice of Ray M. Balyeat, MD: Limited to Medical & Surgical Management
of Diseases of the Macula, Retina & Vitreous
Located in the Williams Medical Plaza on the campus of St. John Medical Center,
Dr. Balyeat and his staff provide state of the art medical and surgical management
of diseases of the retina and vitreous.  Our goal is to provide patients with
information about their vision problems with which they can assist Dr. Balyeat in
formulating treatment plans.  In an era of rapidly escalating medical costs, we strive
to provide patients with an appraisal of their problem that is as accurate as possible
with a treatment plan that is as value oriented as possible.
Dr. Balyeat provides the following medical and surgical services:
  • treatment of age-related macular degeneration using focal thermal laser
    photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, and ocular injections of therapeutic
    agents including Macugen, Lucentis and Avastin
  • treatment of diabetic retinopathy using laser photocoagulation, drug injections
    and surgery (vitrectomy)
  • repair of retinal detachments by office based pneumatic retinopexy and
    hospital out-patient surgery center based scleral buckling and vitrectomy
  • treatment of conditions involving the macula such as macular hole, epimacular
    membranes ("macular puckers" or "retinal wrinkling") by vitrectomy
  • treatment of retinal vascular conditions such as branch retinal or central retinal
    vein occlusion and related complications by medical and surgical methods
  • treatment of inflammatory eye disease (uveitis) by medical and surgical means
    including use of the Retisert implant
  • evaluation and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity; a service provided to
    the neonatal intensive care unit of St. John Medical Center
Dr. Balyeat uses 3 dimensional ultrasonography, digital high resolution fluorescein
and indocyanine green angiography, digital color photography and optical
coherence tomography in his office to aid in the diagnosis of retinal diseases and
"wide-field" or "panoramic" vitrectomy capability using both standard 20 gauge and
new "sutureless" 25 gauge technology in the outpatient surgery center at St. John.  
St. John Medical Center provides northeast Oklahoma with outstanding vitreoretinal
surgical capability and compassionate hospital care.
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