The Potential Effects of Dry Eyes
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Dry-eye can be an extremely common issue, and many people with this condition don’t even realize they have a problem. If you have chronic dry-eye that isn’t profoundly impacting your daily life, it can be easy to accept and get used to the discomfort. Dry eyes can be caused by insufficient tears or structural defects…
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What are the Most Common Causes of Vision Loss?
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Although they’re incredibly resilient and powerful, the eyes can be susceptible to a variety of complications. Something as intricate and functional as the human eye is bound to be somewhat vulnerable—with so many things to do, just as many can go wrong. Fortunately, however, we have developed effective treatments for many of the potential medical…
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How Often Should You Have Your Eyes Checked?
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At Georgia Eye Physicians & Surgeons, we always recommend that our patients have regular comprehensive medical eye examinations in addition to their routine eye exams. If you wear corrective lenses but have otherwise healthy eyes, we it’s important to have a routine eye exam (to keep your lens prescription up-to-date) every year. If you don’t…
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Meet Our December 2018 Spotlight Patient: Marlene
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At Georgia Eye Physicians & Surgeons, we’re proud of the fantastic relationships we’ve earned with our patients over the years. I believe we’ve been so successful, both as a medical service and a business, because we sincerely care about helping people. We can’t hide our enthusiasm when a patient wants to share his or her…
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How Do 3-D Movies Work?
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As an experienced ophthalmologist and expert on the human eye, I get questions about how the eyes work in all sorts of different contexts. Our eyes can help us enjoy life, and 3-D glasses represent one of the many clever ways we’ve been able to take advantage of the eyes’ natural evolution for leisure and…
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Is LASIK Right for You?
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Most people who wear glasses and/or contacts have dreamt of undergoing laser eye surgery, the most commonly known of which is probably LASIK vision correction surgery. When this amazing technological leap in vision correction was first made available to consumers roughly 25 years ago, many people were skeptical about using lasers to eliminate the need…
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A Brief History of Optometry & Ophthalmology
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There are many great things about living in the modern world—air conditioning, the internet, horseless carriages—but we should be grateful every day for the advancements in medicine we enjoy. Optometry and ophthalmology are sometimes left out of that conversation, but those fields have improved countless people’s quality of life for the past several centuries. Before…
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Potential Causes of Red Eyes
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There are many reasons your eyes may turn red, and most of them represent no cause for concern. Often, it’s merely part of a natural biological process that just needs to run its course. However, familiarizing yourself with the various causes of red eye will help you know when to wait it out, when to…
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A Warning About Online Vision Tests
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Smartphones and the internet have ushered in a new era of convenience for several areas of life, but constant access to handy tools and unfiltered information can also have its downsides. Ease of use and ease of access can lead us to think we have more accurate information than we actually do, and when it…
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Top Foods for Healthier Eyes
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Many of our patients ask if there are ways to improve their vision. While there may be no easy answer to that question, there are good habits you can develop to help preserve your vision for longer. In addition to getting regular eye exams and practicing good hygiene habits, you can adjust your diet to…
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