A Coronavirus Informational Guide for patients regarding Coronavirus/COVID-19 and specific eye diseases has been created by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The AAO is the world’s largest association of eye physicians and surgeons, a community of over 32,000 medical doctors who protect sight and empower lives by setting the standards for ophthalmic education and… Read More
West Georgia Eye Care(WGECC) and West Georgia Optical(WGO) recognize that individuals may require urgent/necessary glasses and contact lenses during the Covid 19 pandemic despite the CDC recommended restrictions on routine eye examinations. For patients with pre-existing glasses or contact lens prescriptions WGECC/WGO will dispense these items; however, without up to date refraction or contact lens… Read More
One day the worst of the novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID 19) will be behind us, and we’ll then have opportunity to discuss and analyze our responses and how it hopefully strengthened us as a community. Regardless of present circumstances; however, West Georgia Eye Care Center’s core mission remains the same: to serve our patients (this… Read More
Everyone appreciates a rags-to-riches story, and Mercer University certainly has a great one to tell! Founded in 1833, the initial school (then named Mercer Institute) consisted of two log cabins on a farm. Tuition was $35 for the entire year, board was an additional $8 a month, and students were required to supply their own… Read More
2020 has started with rain, rain and then, just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any wetter, even more rain for the Southeast! Georgia had one of the wettest Januarys on record – the 17th wettest January over the past 125 years. It is not surprising that the way the weather “looks” has an… Read More
Giving a personal Valentine is a very special way to show that you care and it is wonderful that we devote one day a year to expressing our love in this way! It seems fitting to write a first-person account for this holiday message to let our patients know that they are loved! I have… Read More
3 Million… Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. It effects an estimated 3 million Americans. Sometimes called the “Silent Blinder”, glaucoma can damage your vision so gradually that you may not notice any loss of vision until the disease is at an advanced stage. The most common type… Read More
Flu in Our Midst – “Flu Cases On The Rise In Georgia”, “Deadly Flu Season hits Southeastern USA”, “Flu Statistics Grim in Georgia”. These are some of the headlines you may have seen in the news and on social media concerning the 2019 – 2020 flu season. The calendar months with the highest incidence of… Read More
Patient History – Our patient, Crystal Griggs, was a lot like you. That is to say, she had several things in common with many of our patients. In 2019 she was dependent on vision correction and used both contact lenses and glasses to bring things into focus. She had been dependent on glasses since grade… Read More
Christmas wishes can be as diverse as the people who make them! At West Georgia Eye Care Center, we listen as our patients share about the things that bother them the most about their eyes, and what they want for their vision. Freedom from the dependence on glasses and contact lenses is often at the… Read More
