Happy fall! Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons is happy to be able to better serve our valued customers with our new location. We are now conveniently located directly across the street from Gwinnett Medical Center in Duluth at 3800 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 3.
We value our patients and seek to maximize your comfort and convenience with exceptional eyecare. We recognize that finding the right vision solution takes knowing the patient. In preparation for the busy holiday season upon us, we have extended our specials to include the month of October.
From now until October 31st, 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 revolutionary LASIK procedure, which Dr. Segal began performing in 2000 before introducing the bladeless procedure in 2006. All pre- and post-operative care will be at our Duluth offices, while the surgery is performed at Northside Hospital. Please schedule an appointment today to see if you are a candidate for this life changing 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. We look forward to seeing you!
Often, we don’t notice our vision declining until we are squinting at computer screens or struggling to read street signs. When vision problems are not addressed, other uncomfortable issues can arise in the form of eye strain, headache, blurred vision, and the inability to focus or clearly see short or long distances. Fortunately, our board certified Ophthalmologist and our licensed optometrist at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons can help you find a tailored option to correct your vision by providing different options to suit your needs.
Glasses and Contacts for easily removable, temporary correction: Glasses are a very popular option to improve or correct vision problems, including nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia). They are made of glass or plastic that is ground into lenses, which correct refractive errors by adding or subtracting focus to the eye’s cornea and lens. To determine the type of glasses needed, our optometrist, Dr. Marc Lay, will speak with you about your vision changes and perform an eye exam.
Eyeglass lenses are concave, convex, or cylindrical. Concave lenses, which are marked by a minus (-) symbol, are thinnest at the center and correct nearsightedness. Convex lenses, which are marked by a plus (+) symbol, are used to correct farsightedness. Cylindrical lenses are used to correct astigmatism and curve more in one direction than the other. Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons also provides a wide array of optical and designer eyeglass frames to suit your personal taste.
Contact lenses can also be used to correct or improve vision. Contacts correct vision likewise to eyeglasses: they change the power of the eye front allowing images to come into focus. Contact lenses are small, plastic discs that are placed on the eye’s surface and are safe when used with proper care. Depending on eye health and lifestyle, some patients prefer contact lenses over eyeglasses. We offer a variety of types of contact lenses depending on the patient’s needs, including disposable, gas permeable, toric, multifocal, and bandage contacts.
LASIK and PRK Surgery for permanent vision improvement: Board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. William Segal performs LASIK eye surgery, a common type of refractive surgery, for patients looking for permanently improved vision.In most cases, patients who have had LASIK surgery eliminate the need for contacts or glasses until vision begins to decline because of increased age, when people often naturally need reading glasses. Dr. Segal performs the surgery by using a microkeratome or femtosecond laser/Intralase cutting device to cut a flap in the cornea, vaporizing and removing a previously determined thickness of excess corneal tissue with a laser. Intralase is used depending on the patient’s eye shape and can create a more customizable shape when the corneal flap is cut, fitting back over the eye precisely. The number of people who choose LASIK surgery to correct their vision increases every year, as does technology, accuracy, precision and follow up care.
Performed as an alternative to LASIK surgery, PRK surgery adjusts the cornea to properly focus light onto the retina and improve vision. During this treatment Dr. Segal reshapes the surface of the cornea with an ultraviolet laser. This highly effective surgery is especially helpful for patients with nearsightedness.
Through consultation and eye exam, Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons can help determine the method of vision correction that is right for you. To schedule an appointment, please contact us and be sure to follow Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons on Facebook and Twitter.
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