Meet Our August Spotlight Patient: Dale
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient
Dealing with any changes in your vision can be frightening, especially if you cannot find a doctor who will really listen to your concerns or clearly communicate what needs to be done. For example, you might think that you could trust your doctor to tell you if you were developing a serious vision problem, but…
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Meet Our September Spotlight Patient: Howard
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient
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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Meet Our August Spotlight Patient: Bonnie
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient
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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Meet Our July 2015 Spotlight Patient: Mary Ann
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient
We would all like to enjoy perfect vision, without the need for eyeglasses or contacts, throughout our entire lives. Unfortunately, that is seldom how things turn out. Worsening eyesight is a natural part of growing older. Over time, the lens of the eye gradually grows less flexible and the muscles that control its focus grow…
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Meet Our May Spotlight Patient: Jana
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient
Wife, mother, and grandmother, Jana has lived a happy life in Atlanta for more than forty years. After her retirement from a career as a legal secretary, she finally had a chance to do all the things she really loved, like gardening, playing tennis, reading, and trying to keep up with her many grandchildren. So…
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Meet Our February Spotlight Patient: Joe
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient
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 December Spotlight Patient: Roger
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient, Uncategorized
Roswell native, US army veteran, and retired Chevron Oil employee Roger is no stranger to visual issues. With poor eyesight for as long as he can remember, Roger got his first pair of glasses back when he was only seven years old. As the years went on, his astigmatism became more and more severe, until…
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Meet Our October Spotlight Patient: Alan
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient, Uncategorized
As a retired railroad police officer and Vietnam veteran, Alan was used to facing difficult challenges. But when his vision started deteriorating, he was hesitant to have anything done. The idea of having someone perform surgery on his eyes just left him uncomfortable. Even when he and his wife started seeing board certified ophthalmologist Dr….
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Meet Our August Spotlight Patient: Jobeth
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient, Uncategorized
Jobeth, a retired teacher from Barnsville, Georgia, had spent most of her life without experiencing any vision problems at all. As years passed, she started experiencing some trouble with fine print and began using reading glasses from the local drugstore. Then, very suddenly, she found herself struggling to read fine print on television and the…
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Meet Our July Spotlight Patient – Willa
Posted by: Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Featured Patient, Uncategorized
Ever since she was a teenager in North Carolina, Willa struggled with poor vision. On trips to the beach, she wondered why so many people were wearing sunglasses. Sure, she thought they looked cool, but when she wore them she could hardly see a thing. By the age of thirty, Willa had stopped driving at…
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