Four Steps to Healthier Eyes
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. we provide patients with a full array of routine eye care, eye disease treatment, and refractive eye surgery. While Dr. William Segal uses the latest and most advanced technology to treat conditions ranging from simple astigmatism to cataracts or glaucoma, we also realize that preventative care plays a…
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What Happens as the Eye Gets Older?
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Most of us are familiar with the laundry list of minor irritations and inconveniences that accompany growing older. But many people fail to take into consideration the effects that aging can have on your vision. In fact, changes in vision can often be one of the first and most undeniable signs of aging. As time…
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The Causes and Treatments of Chronic Dry Eye
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We’ve all experienced the familiar scratchy, burning sensation associated with dry eyes, but for some that persistently irritating condition never seems to go away. Studies show that close to 8 percent of women age 50 or older in the United States and about 4 percent of men in that same group experience symptoms of chronic…
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How Eyelid Conditions Can Affect Your Vision Health
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At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, we treat a wide variety of conditions that affect vision. While the majority of these concerns naturally involve the eye itself, there are actually a large number of relatively common vision-affecting conditions that deal not with just the eyes, but with the humble eyelids. When they are functioning as…
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Why Do the Eyes Get Tired?
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We’re all familiar with the feeling of tired eyes at bedtime, right before falling asleep. The eyelids feel heavy and they begin to droop. Your field of vision narrows as you squint and blink at the TV screen, trying to stay awake. Then your eyelids become even heavier and close when the need for sleep…
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Dispelling the Myths about Eye Health
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For the majority of people around the world, the ability to see makes an impact on their lives during virtually every waking moment. While other health concerns might go unnoticed, evidence of deteriorating vision can often be literally right in front of your eyes. Since vision is so much a part of our everyday human…
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The Importance of Back to School Eye Exams
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As summer starts to draw to a close many parents find themselves knee deep in a flood of back to school activities. But even though schedules may grow increasingly hectic, it is important to make sure that one vital responsibility not be overlooked: the back to school eye exam. Most school districts around the country…
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How Sunglasses Work
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The eye-care specialists at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons can treat a variety of conditions that impact vision, but we understand that most people would rather never suffer from visual impairment at all. Fortunately, there are many preventative measures you can take to help keep your eyes healthy and sharp. One of the most common…
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Answering Your Questions about Glaucoma
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The eyes are extremely intricate and delicate organs, and there is a wide array of medical conditions that can negatively affect the vision. One of the most serious is glaucoma, which affects an estimated 2.2 million Americans. Despite being the second most common cause of blindness in the world, this eye illness is still poorly…
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Understanding the Purpose of Tears
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Tears are a fundamental part of the human condition. Whether they are the result of profound emotion, intense physical pain, allergies, or just the onions you chopped while making dinner, tears are a phenomenon with which every one of us is familiar. Many of our patients at Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons are interested in…
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