Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons has moved to a new location, conveniently located directly across the street from Gwinnett Medical Center in Duluth at 3800 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 3.
We are very happy to be able to better serve our valued customers with our new location. To celebrate our new location and wonderful patientswe are offering great savings for the month of September!
From now until September 30th, 2013, you can save $50 on any complete pair of eyeglasses. We have many beautiful optical and designer frames to choose from and can help you find the perfect pair. Outside prescriptions are welcome for this offer.
Additionally, qualified candidates will receive $500 off of the life changing LASIK procedure. Please schedule an appointment today to see if you are a candidate for this procedure.
For detailed information, please see the flyer below. Take advantage of our savings and contact us today to schedule your appointment. Connect with Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons on Facebook and Twitter for the latest in eye health news, updates, and additional savings.
Nearly 20.5 million people in the United States age 40 and older are affected by cataracts. While you may not notice their development at first, they can progress to hinder your daily life. While many think a thin film is created over the eye to form cataracts, a more accurate definition would be a cloudiness that grows within the lens of the eye. This process blocks light from passing to the retina, creating a foggy, milky appearance. Other than age, cataract development can also be influenced by family history, certain medications like chemotherapy, eye disease, congenital defects, smoking, and eye injury.
There is no sudden change when cataracts form. Rather, they develop slowly over time. Look out for symptoms such as cloudy vision, halos around lights, light sensitivity, difficulty seeing at night, double vision in one eye, colors fading, or frequent changes in glasses or contact lens prescriptions. Regular visits and open discussion with a board certified ophthalmologist can thwart these symptoms from becoming more problematic.
Despite the seriousness of cataracts, according to a new AARP Health survey, most adults underestimate the impact of the condition; fewer than 1 in 3 retirement aged adults believed their ability to read or drive would be affected. Only 2% of the 1000, 50+ aged US adults surveyed acknowledged the need to remove cataracts and replace the lens when defining the condition, despite surgery being the only effective option for cataract relief.
The study comes from a new national cataract awareness campaign from Alcon and AARP to educate potential patients about cataracts and surgical eye treatment which most people assessed admitted to fearing. AARP the Magazine is the most widely read publication among adults ages 50+. Because of this, the publication has developed and implemented digital tools like cataractsurgery.com and myalcon.com to help educate members of their cataract treatment and management options. Dr. William Segal and Dr. Marc Lay want to further AARP’s mission by using Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons’ blog and social media profiles to continue to educate their patient base about cataracts and maintaining vision with age.
During outpatient cataract surgery, Dr. Segal makes a small incision to remove the damaged lens and inserts an artificial plastic, acrylic, or silicone intraocular lens (IOL). With a sutureless technique or tiny stitches, the wound is closed. After surgery, patients will receive medicated eye drops for rapid healing. Within a day, cataract surgery patients generally see improvement in vision. Within a month, optimal results are typically achieved.
Don’t be afraid to ask your ophthalmologist any questions addressing concerns about your cataracts, including their stage of progression, types of intraocular lens implants, the surgical process, and avoiding complications.
Remember that education is the best route for prevention and making well-informed decisions on the right choice for you. To learn more about solutions for various eye issues, visit the Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons’ website and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Back to School season is in full swing! Being the responsible parent you are, you’ve likely already gathered all the new school supplies, met with teachers, and taken the kids for fresh haircuts. One thing you may have forgotten is a back to school eye exam.
Eye exams are important to stay on top of for children because they often cannot verbalize or gauge how well they may or may not be seeing. Eye exams by a pediatrician should begin at six months and reoccur at three years and before first grade. Regardless of age, if squinting or signs of headaches are noticed, an exam by a board certified ophthalmologist or optometrist is recommended to determine if your child’s eye sight is at a lower level than it should be. Additional signs of early vision problems in children include poor focusing or visual tracking, eye rubbing, and light sensitivity. Early detection may prevent life-long visual loss in one eye, called amblyopia, by differentiating prescription error between eyes before eight years old. Because young eyes change constantly and eye issues can begin at any time, staying consistent with exams is a critical step in healthy routine eye care.
School age children can suffer unnecessarily when vision goes uncorrected. When they can’t see the whiteboard, they can’t take notes. When they can’t focus on a page to read, comprehension is nearly impossible. As a result, test scores can plummet, leading to reduced achievements and academic confidence for your child.
When taking your child to the eye doctor like those at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, explain the importance of healthy vision and all of the things they couldn’t do without it. Without glasses, which are recommended to be plastic for younger children, they wouldn’t be able to read their favorite story or see the stairs to climb up to the tallest slide at the playground. In addition, allowing your child to pick their own frames increases the chances that they will adhere to wearing them as needed.
For older kids and teenagers, contact lenses are a popular vision correction option. Dr. Marc Lay and Dr. William Segal will meet with you and your child to discuss the best vision correction method based on your child’s symptoms and lifestyle. Typically, contacts are reserved for patients middle-school aged and older to ensure that proper use, cleaning, and disinfecting can be performed.
Healthy eyes mean a healthier school year for your child. Schedule a back-to-school eye exam at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. with our board certified ophthalmologist or resident trained optometrist by calling (678) 584-0400
Eye surgery is not a subject that should be broached lightly. Selecting the best procedure to treat your eye condition(s) as well as choosing a surgeon who is experienced with your particular treatment method can be difficult. Through Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons’ practice experience, we’ve found that educating our patients about all of their eye surgery options is one of the best ways of ensuring maximum satisfaction and results.
For many patients with cataracts and those who’ve developed presbyopia where the natural lens within the eye becomes less flexible and loses the ability to focus, intraocular lens implant surgery (IOL) is frequently needed to restore normalized vision. Through the years, eye surgery has become more precise and can now be tailored to your individual needs. Depending on your focusing issues and the presence of cataracts, eye surgery using monofocal, toric, multifocal or premium IOL implants may be recommended.
Monofocal IOLs
The first FDA-approved IOL technology was introduced in 1981. Before that time, patients relied on high-strength glasses and contact lenses to see clearly after cataract removal surgery. Traditional monofocal IOLs were developed to correct vision at one distance (near or far) after a cataract-affected lens was removed. While useful for restoring vision at one predetermined length, glasses or contacts will still likely be needed by monofocal IOL patients for up-close tasks such as viewing a computer or reading at arm’s length after surgery.
Multifocal IOLs
For those patients that desire freedom from glasses or contacts after cataract and IOL surgery, multifocal or accommodating lenses may be recommended. Also known as lifestyle lenses, the multifocal IOL technology Dr. Segal uses such as Alcon’s ReSTOR® lenses employ refractive technology to make it easier to focus between close and far distances.
Premium Lenses
Technology has come a very long way since the first lens implants were developed in the early 80’s. For those patients who also wish to correct presbyopia (nearvision without glasses) in addition to clouded lenses from cataracts, premium lenses are now FDA-approved for adult patients. Toric lenses are especially useful to correct astigmatism during IOL surgery. Like multifocal IOLs, premium lenses also greatly minimize the need for glasses or contacts after IOL surgery allowing for more freedom of activity.
Dr. William Segal will approach your consultation about IOL surgery just like he would his own family: honestly and with care. During your pre-surgery consultation, Dr. Segal will perform an eye exam to evaluate the condition(s) contributing to your clouded vision and recommend the best lens replacement method for your needs. Cost and insurance coverage for intraocular lens implant surgery depends on the type of lens agreed upon by you and Dr. Segal as well as the restrictions of your individual insurance provider.
To learn more about the eye surgery options at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. contact our office. You can also connect with us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest IOL technology news.
We are thrilled to welcome you to the official blog for Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Duluth, GA. Here, Dr. William Segal, Dr. Marc Lay, and the rest of the Georgia Eye team will keep you updated on the latest news from around our office and the eye care industry. Our practice’s mission is to provide exceptional care for your vision with the same respect and attention we would if caring for our own family.
With that in mind, we’re offering several easy and convenient ways for you to connect to optimize your patient experience. You can connect with Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. via Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for the latest news and special announcements. We’re here for you, so if you have a question or need something from us, please don’t hesitate to contact our office directly or reach out to us through one of the aforementioned platforms.
Whether you are researching laser eye surgery or simply looking for a practice to have your routine eye exams, we look forward to using our extensive practice experience combined with the personable nature of our entire team to continue to care for the health of you and your family’s vision!
At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons we’re committed to exceptional eye care for our patients and their families. We know how much the health of your eyes means for your quality of life. We’re committed to serving your complete eye care needs with the respect and care we would use in treating our own family.