Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on July 17, 2015
Are you looking for a creative, inexpensive summer project to do with you kids that serves an important purpose? Our healthy-vision-promoting craft project uses things you probably have around the home: colored permanent markers, isopropyl alcohol, and a medicine dropper! Our hat cost less than $4.00 at Michaels. Plus, your child is more likely to… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on July 10, 2015
Summertime poses a new set of risks to your vision: the sun, the sand, the UV rays, the extreme sports. We asked our optometrist and resident sports vision expert, Dr. Mark P. Smith, to give us a few thoughts on how to best protect your eyes during this season: “We know that short, invisible wavelengths… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on July 3, 2015
Last month, our blog series was dedicated to helping you gain familiarity with the “O”s of eye care, because it really does matter who you see! This week, we’ll take a look at a dedicated professional whose name does not begin with an “O”–the guide dog, or seeing eye dog. As we celebrate our nation’s… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on June 26, 2015
“Safeguard your vision. See the right eye care provider at the right time. Your sight depends on it.” Eye Smart, eye health information from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) “We all depend on our vision in more ways than we may realize. Without healthy vision, our ability to work, play, drive or even recognize a… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on June 12, 2015
Are you a historian (or etymologist) at heart? This week’s blog is for you. If we travel back to ancient Greece, we can trace the origin of the “O” monikers used for today’s eye professionals and paraprofessionals. The present-day “O”s of eye care (e.g. ophthalmologist, optometrist, optician, ocularist, among others) derive from the Greek words opsis, meaning… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Uncategorized on June 5, 2015
There’s a doctor just for me, Who can help my eyes to see, I know his title begins with “O,” Which “O” to see…I do not know! My glasses broke, please fix my frame. See the optician, that’s her name! I have a coupon for a new pair, West Georgia Optical, I’m glad you’re… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on May 22, 2015
Can you imagine running 260 miles across the entire state of Georgia? For some of us, running one single mile is daunting enough! Like all worthy endeavors, this 260-mile run is a cooperative effort that requires spirit, grit, and endurance. Run for the Heroes, the dream of local businessman, John Teeples, unites distance runners for… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on May 15, 2015
The physicians of West Georgia Eye Care Center believe in giving back both locally and globally: medical missions, sponsorship, volunteering in the community, etc. That desire to invest in worthy causes does not end with our doctors, however. Collectively, the staff of WGECC gives back, too, with a recent contribution being a gift to the Carson… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on May 1, 2015
It’s a night and day difference. (Russ Kinman, CLE patient) Russ Kinman, retired contractor and self-described “macho man” launched his journey with West Georgia Eye Care Center with a free LASIK consultation.* Like most LASIK-inquirers, he was frustrated with the limitations of glasses. He wanted to enjoy his everyday activities without the hassle of vision… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on April 23, 2015
Like Ponce de Leon and his quest to find the mythologically-shrouded fountain of youth, many people are on the hunt for an answer to “forever-youngness.” Can the effects of aging be delayed? Slowed? Reversed, even? Cosmetic companies have had a marketing heyday promoting “anti-aging” products. While some of these are legitimately helpful in reducing the… Read More
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