Laser Treatment for Vision Correction and Cataract Removal
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, our board-certified ophthalmologists and optometrists help patients suffering from a wide array of vision problems, ranging from routine inconveniences to diseases that could potentially result in permanent vision loss. Interestingly, there is one treatment method that can be used for conditions in both categories: laser vision technology. The speed…
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4 Tips for Taking Care of Your Eyeglasses
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, eye care specialists Dr. William Segal and Dr. Marc Lay provide patients of all ages with a variety of vision care and treatment options, ranging from the relatively routine to the rare and complex. Naturally, one of the tasks that we preform most frequently is the treatment of refractive…
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Avoiding Summer Eye Injuries
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With summertime upon us, people are no doubt looking forward to spending more time outdoors, taking part in seasonal sporting events or working on back-yard projects. But unfortunately, most people don’t realize that the summer months can be particularly hard on the eyes. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) the occurrence of eye…
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Meet Our June Spotlight Patient: Brenda
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Brenda moved to Georgia from California just a few years ago, when she retired after years of working as a travel agent. She expected that her ninety year old mother, who had moved with her, would need ongoing treatment for glaucoma, and so asked her new neighbors to recommend a good eye doctor in the…
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Childhood Eye Diseases and Conditions
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The eyes are intricate and complex organs that constantly change throughout a person’s lifetime, a fact that can, at times, make diagnosing and treating the various problems that affect the eyes a complicated undertaking. Some issues that may be common in patients over forty, for example, may be virtually non-existent in young adults for patients…
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Advanced Options and a New Study for Glaucoma Treatment
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, we help patients suffering from a wide variety of eye problems, ranging from relatively routine refractive errors to extremely aggressive diseases that could potentially result in permanent vision loss. Among the most serious of these issues is glaucoma, a condition that affects more than 60 million people worldwide. Glaucoma…
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The Reasons for Dry Eye and How to Avoid It
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One of the most common eye complaints that we hear at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons is the scratchy, gritty feeling commonly associated with a condition known as chronic dry eye. In most cases, dry eye is only a temporary irritant that can easily be soothed with various over-the-counter remedies. However, it may also potentially…
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Common Conditions that Irritate Your Eyes
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. William Segal and comprehensive consultative optometrist Dr. Marc Lay treat thousands of patients for issues ranging from the merely inconvenient to the potentially dire. While we have spent a great deal of time in our weekly blogs discussing conditions that could cause permanent blindness, like glaucoma,…
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How Do You Treat Cataracts?
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Among the most common causes of vision loss in men and women over the age of forty are cataracts, a condition that affect more than twenty million men and women in the United States alone. While the specific reasons that cataracts form are unclear, they are usually the result when age, injury, disease, or exposure…
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Conditions that Affect Aging Eyes
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Like it or not, we are all eventually going to feel the effects aging. Whether it’s aching bones and joints, greying or thinning hair, or just the occasional facial line or wrinkle, time will sooner or later take its toll on us all. One of the most common and troublesome complaints that is frequently associated…
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