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Halloween Eye Frights: A Warning Worth Repeating Frankenstein eyes, zombie eyes, cat eyes—they’re all the rage for Halloween costume special effects. While ocular oddities may boost your chances of winning compliments and costume prizes, the risk to your eyes is great. Halloween contacts might be fun for a night, but the ultimate risk of cornea… Read More
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Casey Geringer Dr. Casey Geringer, glaucoma specialist and doctor of osteopathic medicine,* is the latest ophthalmologist to join West Georgia Eye Care Center Main. Read on for a smattering of fun facts: Where has she lived? Primarily in the great Midwest. A Nebraska native, Dr. Geringer completed medical school in Iowa, and… Read More
Mr. and Mrs. Smith each completed an eye exam. Upon checkout, this is what they heard: “Mrs. Smith, you received a full eye exam with dilation and refraction with Dr. Stow. That will be $20.00, please.” “Mr. Smith, you received a full eye exam with dilation and refraction with Dr. Stow. That will be $58.00,… Read More
“The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues, or songs.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson For many, the pursuit of “employment and happiness” is anything but straightforward. Eight out of 10 college students… Read More
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The sky reflected blue onto the glass doors, blue like the ribbon at the official opening of the new North Satellite Office of West Georgia Eye Care Center. It was an evening to express appreciation: Dr. Brooks addressed the crowd and thanked many who helped make this new building possible, including architects… Read More
Thank you for being patient with us as we face the exciting challenge of growing West Georgia Eye Care Center! We are expanding to better serve Columbus and the Valley, and are now seeing patients at three locations (2616 Warm Springs Road, 6600 Whittlesey Boulevard, and 2012 10th Avenue). We are striving to make the… Read More
In recent weeks, West Georgia Eye Care Center has welcomed several changes: new physicians, new office locations, and even a new logo. While we’re excited for the updates, we also realize that change can sometimes be bewildering–which is why we’re launching a new blog series for an extra measure of clarity. Last week, we highlighted… Read More
What’s new? Many things at West Georgia Eye Care Center! We are now seeing patients at our new West Georgia Eye Care North office! We look forward to seeing you there for appointments with Dr. Brooks, Dr. Nix, and new optometrist Dr. Patrick Stow! In addition, our dermatology providers under Dr. Tammy McLean at McLean… Read More
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. —Benjamin Franklin Why? Who? When? Where? Many of our patients are abuzz with questions about the launch of our satellite office: “Why are you moving? Who is going to the north office? When does the north office begin seeing patients?… Read More
Globally, almost 300 million people are visually impaired, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Statistically, 9 out of every 10 visually impaired people worldwide are from low-income settings, and 8 of 10 suffer from preventable, curable conditions. Unfortunately, the vision-saving surgical procedures we take for granted in the United States are only a dream for… Read More