What Happens as the Eye Gets Older?
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Most of us are familiar with the laundry list of minor irritations and inconveniences that accompany growing older. But many people fail to take into consideration the effects that aging can have on your vision. In fact, changes in vision can often be one of the first and most undeniable signs of aging. As time…
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The Causes and Treatments of Chronic Dry Eye
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We’ve all experienced the familiar scratchy, burning sensation associated with dry eyes, but for some that persistently irritating condition never seems to go away. Studies show that close to 8 percent of women age 50 or older in the United States and about 4 percent of men in that same group experience symptoms of chronic…
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Floaters and Flashes: What Do They Mean?
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One concern that many of the patients at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons bring to our attention has to do with little “cobwebs” or specks that seem to float about in their field of vision. These small, dark, shadowy shapes can look like spots, thread-like strands, or squiggly lines and just seem to lazily drift…
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How Eyelid Conditions Can Affect Your Vision Health
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, we treat a wide variety of conditions that affect vision. While the majority of these concerns naturally involve the eye itself, there are actually a large number of relatively common vision-affecting conditions that deal not with just the eyes, but with the humble eyelids. When they are functioning as…
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Why Do the Eyes Get Tired?
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We’re all familiar with the feeling of tired eyes at bedtime, right before falling asleep. The eyelids feel heavy and they begin to droop. Your field of vision narrows as you squint and blink at the TV screen, trying to stay awake. Then your eyelids become even heavier and close when the need for sleep…
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Meet Our September Spotlight Patient: Howard
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Howard was never the type of man to just take it easy. An avid biker and skier, he managed to stay physically active and engaged throughout his life. Even today, at the age of seventy-five, Howard considers himself to be only semi-retired. He still makes furniture, trains therapy dogs, and regularly donates his services to…
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Dispelling the Myths about Eye Health
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For the majority of people around the world, the ability to see makes an impact on their lives during virtually every waking moment. While other health concerns might go unnoticed, evidence of deteriorating vision can often be literally right in front of your eyes. Since vision is so much a part of our everyday human…
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Laser Eye Correction: Which Approach is Right for You?
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When we see, light is focused by the lens at the front of the eye onto the layer of photoreceptive cells that line the back of the retina, creating an image that is then transmitted to the brain. However, tiny imperfections in the curve of the cornea, called refractive errors, can distort this focus, making…
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The Importance of Back to School Eye Exams
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As summer starts to draw to a close many parents find themselves knee deep in a flood of back to school activities. But even though schedules may grow increasingly hectic, it is important to make sure that one vital responsibility not be overlooked: the back to school eye exam. Most school districts around the country…
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Meet Our August Spotlight Patient: Bonnie
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For the more than 20 million Americans that are affected by cataracts, the world can be a dark place. This common eye condition occurs when tissue breakdown and protein clumping in the lens of the eye cause it to become cloudy and distorted, obscuring vision. In some cases, as cataracts grow worse, they can cause…
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