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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Chinese site uses Medford domain name for car scam ... Medford teen sentenced for assaulting baby ... Mercy Flights debuts new helicopter ... Chinese site uses Medford domain name for car scam ... Medford teen sentenced for assaulting baby ... Mercy Flights debuts new helicopter ... MEDFORD Oregon Retina Specialists will expand into new building Comment By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Feb. 16, 2015 at 2:00 AM By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Feb. 16, 2015 at 2:00 AM » Social News Oregon Retina Specialists is gearing up to build a 4,087-square-foot office on East Barnett Road. The practice, run by ophthalmologist Yujen Wang, has operated in cramped quarters on State Street since 2008. The clinic's 10-person staff has managed to use virtually every inch of available space. "We've got equipment shoved into a corner of a room and have to move it out into the hallway right now," said office manager Shahrzah Sheibani. "This will help us to be more efficient and streamlined. Right now we operate in about 1,300 square feet with a shared waiting room, so we'll be doubling our space." The Site Plan and Architectural Commission has approved a single-story building site on a 0.71-acre parcel on the south side of Barnett, midway between Ellendale Drive and Highland Drive. The majority of the clinic's patients are between 60 and 80, typically suffering from macular degeneration, although younger patients tend to deal with the ramifications of diabetes. "Those are our major focuses, other than traumas" Sheibani said. "We deal with issues behind the eye you can't fix cosmetically or with glasses; they're more serious issues." Today's patients benefit from developing treatments and advanced equipment that weren't available when Wang moved to Ashland in 2002. "In the old days it was more about holding people's hands," Sheibani said. "Every day there is new technology coming out to help our patients. Now we're preserving and bringing vision back." The bigger challenge is finding a second physician to work alongside Wang. Few ophthalmologists are willing to go back to school for more training as retina specialists after they complete their residency, Sheibani said. Nationally, medical schools produce very few of the specialists annually. "OHSU, for example might have one or two per year, at most," she said. "Everybody is trying to recruit from the same group of graduates. We are currently working with several companies and recruiting firms, and advertising. We're in a smaller location and everybody is trying to recruit from the same group of people. We don't want people to have to go to Portland or San Francisco for treatment. We want to make sure it can happen here." Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 541-776-4463 or  [email protected] . Follow him on Twitter at  www.twitter.com/GregMTBusiness , on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/greg.stiles.31 , and read his blog at  www.mailtribune.com/Economic Edge . By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Posted Feb. 16, 2015 at 2:00 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501