A flexible spending account (FSA) allows for participants to set aside money from each paycheck, before federal tax is withdrawn, to contribute to eligible medical bills and health-related expenses not covered by insurance. This year the federal limit for contribution amounts for FSAs increased from $2,750 to $2,850 per year. Even better news, many plans… Read More
Peekaboo is not only a timeless game used to entertain infants and toddlers; it is also the title to a witty piece of poetry that bemoans the need for reading glasses. Presbyopia is the natural aging change that causes difficulty with near focusing and the need for reading glasses, bifocals, multifocals or progressives. The change… Read More
Two words, Christmas and Community, produced more than 9,680,000,000 (!!) results from the Google search engine. That is an unfathomable number of opportunities to celebrate Christmas and keep it merry within varied communities all over the world. Where to begin to search deeper to make a selection? Of course, Google Search uses its mysterious algorithms… Read More
God has blessed us with another wonderful year of caring for the needs of our patients! We have so much to be grateful for; especially when faced with the challenges of the pandemic. The West Georgia Eye Care Center Thanksgiving prayer could span pages and pages and the list grows as the years go by! … Read More
West Georgia Eye Care Center is pleased to highlight some of our clinical staff in honor of National Allied Ophthalmic Personnel Week! Tech Bios: Danielle Rodriguez – Danielle has worked in ophthalmology since 1995! She has been Dr. Mayfield’s technician since joining WGECC approximately 6 years ago. She says one of the best benefits of working… Read More
West Georgia Eye Care Center is pleased to highlight some of our clinical staff in honor of National Allied Ophthalmic Personnel Week! Allied Ophthalmic Personnel are those technicians/assistants who work up patients and assist the doctor(s) during patient visits to our offices. Tiffany – Tiffany has worked in ophthalmology for 20 years! She has been Dr…. Read More
When choosing a Halloween Costume, make sure the scary features are just pretend. Make-believe can quickly turn into a truly scary situation if you choose the wrong contact lenses to add to your costume. Non-prescription enhancing contacts are increasing in availability and so are emergency visits to the ophthalmologist for problems related to them. Possible… Read More
On Friday, October 1st the physicians and staff of West Georgia Eye Care Center united to raise awareness of breast cancer by collectively wearing pink. Though not well known, breast cancer and lung cancer are the leading causes of metastatic eye tumors. We care about raising awareness because we are committed to eye care, and because… Read More
The opportunity to make someone’s day and to bring them encouragement should be seized and acted upon! That is exactly what our 11 years old patient, Reagan, did for the physicians and staff at West Georgia Eye Care Center. She took a pen (a bold green marker) to paper and wrote an epic thank you… Read More
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is reportedly responsible for nearly all of the recently diagnosed coronavirus cases in the Muscogee County area, and the use of its name is becoming widespread. There have been more than a few misleading reports regarding how it got its name in the first place. According to the World Health… Read More