The Dangers of Dry Eyes and How to Treat Them
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Although you may not realize it, your eyes are constantly moving. Not only do they shift to scan your environment, but tiny muscles are also continually adjusting both the size of the pupil, to admit more or less light into the eye’s interior, and the shape of the lens, to adjust focus between nearby and…
Read MoreAsk the Eye Docs: Questions about Glaucoma
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For more than a decade, the dedicated team of specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. has provided patients from all across Georgia with an array of eye care services, ranging from routine vision examinations and prescription eyewear to advanced eye disease treatment and refractive eye surgery. In this ongoing blog feature, you will…
Read More4 Important Questions To Ask If Considering Lasik Eye Surgery
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There are many different issues that can affect your eyesight, but among the most common are simple refractive errors, like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. These conditions, which result when minor irregularities in the shape of the eye cause blurriness or distortion in vision, affect millions of men and women and are usually treated with eyeglasses…
Read MoreWhat Happens during Cataract Surgery
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There are many different causes of vision loss, but few are as pervasive as cataracts. According to the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are more than 20 million Americans over the age of 40 who are affected by this condition, and it is estimated that more than half of all Americans will…
Read MoreAsk the Eye Docs: Can Reading at Night Hurt My Eyesight?
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For more than a decade, the dedicated specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. have provided patients from all across Georgia with a wide array of eye care services, ranging from routine and comprehensive medical eye examinations to advanced eye disease treatment, laser cataract surgery, and LASIK vision correction surgery. In the latest installment…
Read MoreThe Many Causes of Eye Infections
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Whether it’s a minor cut that becomes red and inflamed or a persistent stomach flu that keeps you home in bed, we have all dealt, at one point or another, with infection, and unfortunately many of the viruses, bacteria, and fungi that can invade the human body are also capable of attacking the surface or…
Read MoreHow Often Do I Need a Comprehensive Medical Eye Exam?
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Maintaining healthy eyesight is not always easy, in part because so many different factors, ranging from heredity to lifestyle to even diet can all play important roles. This is the primary reason why Dr. William Segal and Dr. Marc Lay at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons always recommend that our patients undergo comprehensive medical eye…
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions about Glaucoma Answered
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Dr. William Segal and Dr. Marc Lay at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons may spend the majority of their time helping patients to deal with relatively routine vision problems, like the common refractive errors that can cause nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. However, there are also some conditions that are potentially far more serious. One of…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Rubbing Your Eyes
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If you have lived in Atlanta for any length of time, you are no doubt familiar with pollen. In the spring, when that yellow dust is heavy in the air and your eyes start to get itchy and watery, it is only natural to start rubbing your eyes to find relief. This simple reflexive action…
Read MoreAll the Things We Do At Georgia Eye
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The eyes are easy to take for granted, and most people don’t even like to think about going to an eye doctor until they start to have problems. Even those who do require some form of vision correction, like eyeglasses or contact lenses, only tend to come in when they realize that their prescription needs…
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