5 Things You Can Do to Keep Your Eyes Healthy and Your Eyesight Sharp
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Each and every day at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, board certified ophthalmologist Dr. William Segal and comprehensive consultative optometrist Dr. Marc Lay see dozens of patients to help treat both routine and serious vision problems. Many of these patients wonder whether there was anything that they could have done to prevent their specific vision…
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What Are the Different Fluids inside Your Eyes?
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If you ever study the mechanics of an old-fashioned camera, you’ll notice that much of the interior is made up of empty space. This is because a camera uses a lens to focus light onto a plane of special photo-sensitive film, and for that image to be clear, there needs to be a very specific…
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Treating Routine Vision Problems
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Vision problems are far more common than most people might think. Although it is difficult to know exactly just how many people in the United States wear eyeglasses, because there are so many different variables to consider, the Vision Council of America estimates that approximately 75% of all adults use some form of vision correction….
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Most Common Age-Related Eye Diseases
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Whether they are early morning aches and joint pain or sagging, wrinkling skin, sooner or later, we all have to face the common effects of aging. At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, we understand that aging can have a variety of adverse effects on the eyesight as well. Fortunately, when you know some of the…
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Why Are Sunglasses Important?
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The weather is getting warmer and with summer right around the corner there is little doubt that men, women, and children will all soon be spending a lot more time outdoors in the sunshine. Unfortunately, during this time of year, it is also important to remember that the ultraviolet radiation from the sun can potentially…
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Answering Your Questions about Glasses and Contact Lenses
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It’s a pretty fair bet that either you or someone you know wears glasses or contact lenses. According to the Vision Council of America, approximately 75% of all adults use some sort of vision correction, with roughly 64% of them wearing eyeglasses and about 11% wearing contact lenses, either exclusively or with glasses. The dedicated…
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LASIK or PRK: Which Vision Correction Procedure is Right for You?
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With well over 700,000 treatments performed in the United States each year and more than 40 million satisfied patients, laser vision correction has become one of the most popular surgical procedures in the world. By using a non-thermal excimer laser to smooth out irregularities in the shape of the cornea, this quick and painless technique…
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How Can Springtime Pollen Hurt My Eyes?
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Atlanta has long been known for its lush greenery, and has even famously been called “the city in the woods.” Ubiquitous trees, bushes, and flowers mean that the return of spring, along with its warmer temperatures, can be a particularly beautiful time. However, for people affected by seasonal allergies in the Atlanta metropolitan area, the…
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Ask the Eye Docs: How Do I Know if I Need Bifocals?
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For more than a decade, the dedicated specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons have provided patients from all across the southeast with an array of eye care services, ranging from routine vision exams for prescription eyewear and comprehensive medical eye exams to advanced eye disease treatment and LASIK vision correction surgery. In the latest…
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Giving Back with EyeCare America®
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, we understand that vision problems affect anyone, regardless of their race, age, or gender. However, we also know that there are certain groups, like seniors, that can be particularly vulnerable. In fact, it is estimated that by the age of sixty-five one in three Americans will have developed some…
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