What to Expect from a Comprehensive Eye Exam
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Latest News
Many factors contribute to healthy eyes, including heredity, lifestyle, and even diet. But perhaps the single most important element in maintaining your vision is undergoing regularly scheduled eye exams. While you may think your eyes are healthy, many eye and vision problems have no obvious signs or symptoms, so undergoing a comprehensive eye exam is…
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Laser Eye Surgery: Not as Scary as You Think
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When many hear the phrase “eye surgery,” they cringe. The very thought of having to undergo a surgical procedure on an area as delicate and intricate as the eye fills most people with dread. However, despite the fear that it so often inspires, even a complicated form of eye surgery, like intraocular lens replacement to…
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Getting to the Root of Color Blindness
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For most people, the vast array of colors we see every day is something that usually gets taken for granted. We describe objects everyday by pointing out their various patterns and hues, and it is difficult to even imagine what the world would be like without them. However, for a small but significant minority this…
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How Refractive Errors Affect Your Vision
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The eye is an extremely precise and delicate instrument, and even the slightest defect in its shape can cause distortions in vision. These tiny imperfections in the curve of the cornea, called refractive errors, are by far the most common cause of minor to moderate visual impairment worldwide. In fact, according to the American Academy…
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How Do Eyes Really Work?
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For the vast majority of us, our eyes play a vital role in just about every waking moment. It’s easy to take these little organs for granted, and not give a thought to exactly how or why they do their job so well. However, understanding how the eyes work can provide valuable insight into the…
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Fascinating Facts about Eyes
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Latest News, Uncategorized
The eyes are one of the most intricately structured parts of the body, second only to the brain in overall complexity. Made up of more than 200 million working parts, the human eye constantly processes visual information to be interpreted by the brain. But even though we rely on them every day, most don’t appreciate…
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Meet Our February Spotlight Patient: Joe
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Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Just ask Joe, this month’s spotlight patient. Joe has never been a stranger to long odds. Diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at the age of five, Joe wasn’t expected to live to see his tenth birthday. But Joe proved the doctors wrong. Now 62 years old, Joe…
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Meet Our January Spotlight Patient: Jeffrey
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Imagine if one day your vision suddenly started to fail. That’s exactly what happened to Jeff, an operations manager for a distribution company in Duluth, Georgia. Jeff led an active and healthy lifestyle and prided himself on being an outdoorsman. During the years he spent hunting and fishing in the mountains of north Georgia and…
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Wishing You a Brightest Holiday Greetings from Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons!
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Happy Holidays from all of us here at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons! As this year comes to a close, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of our wonderful patients, many of whom were kind enough to share their stories in our Spotlight Patient blogs. It has been our honor and…
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The Top Five FAQ’s about LASIK
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With almost 20 million procedures performed in the United States alone, LASIK laser vision correction surgeries have become an extremely popular way for people to decrease or eliminate their dependence on glasses or contact lenses and treat common vision problems like myopia, hyperopia, and even astigmatism. At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C., we talk…
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