Ask the Eye Docs: What is Low Vision?
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For more than a decade, the dedicated specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons have provided patients from all across Georgia with an array of eye care services, ranging from routine vision exams for prescription eyewear and comprehensive medical eye exams to advanced eye disease treatment and even LASIK vision correction surgery. In the latest…
Read MoreMore Fascinating Facts about Your Eyes
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Composed of more than two million separate working parts, the eyes are some of the most intricately structured organs in the body, and are second only to the brain in overall complexity. However, because most of us are able to rely on the use of our eyes every day, it can be easy to take…
Read MoreProtective Eyewear for Summer Sports
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With the weather getting warmer and the trees beginning to bloom, many people are looking forward to one thing: spring sports. Over the next few months, recreational activities like baseball, tennis, and golf will be going on in hundreds of backyards and public fields and thousands of men, women, and children will no doubt be…
Read MoreHow to Treat Eye Injuries
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Here at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, we work hard to keep our patients educated about all the potentially damaging things that can affect their eyesight, and many people don’t realize that the spring and summer months can be particularly dangerous. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) reports that the occurrence of eye injuries increases…
Read MoreAsk the Eye Docs: Why Can’t You Look Directly at an Eclipse?
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For more than a decade, the dedicated specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons have provided patients from all across Georgia with an array of eye care services, ranging from routine vision exams for prescription eyewear and comprehensive medical eye exams to advanced eye disease treatment and even refractive laser eye surgery. In the latest…
Read MoreAm I a Candidate for LASIK Vision Correction?
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Virtually everyone out there has heard of LASIK, the laser vision correction procedure that can correct common vision refractive errors, like nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. This is hardly surprising, since more than 700,000 LASIK procedures are performed each year in the United States alone, and more than 40 million procedures have been performed…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Dry Eyes and How to Treat Them
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Although you may not realize it, your eyes are constantly moving. Not only do they shift to scan your environment, but tiny muscles are also continually adjusting both the size of the pupil, to admit more or less light into the eye’s interior, and the shape of the lens, to adjust focus between nearby and…
Read MoreAsk the Eye Docs: Questions about Glaucoma
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For more than a decade, the dedicated team of specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. has provided patients from all across Georgia with an array of eye care services, ranging from routine vision examinations and prescription eyewear to advanced eye disease treatment and refractive eye surgery. In this ongoing blog feature, you will…
Read More4 Important Questions To Ask If Considering Lasik Eye Surgery
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There are many different issues that can affect your eyesight, but among the most common are simple refractive errors, like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. These conditions, which result when minor irregularities in the shape of the eye cause blurriness or distortion in vision, affect millions of men and women and are usually treated with eyeglasses…
Read MoreWhat Happens during Cataract Surgery
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There are many different causes of vision loss, but few are as pervasive as cataracts. According to the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are more than 20 million Americans over the age of 40 who are affected by this condition, and it is estimated that more than half of all Americans will…
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