“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” –Samuel Johnson Google Doodle Monday’s Google Doodle honors the birthday of Samuel Johnson (author of A Dictionary of the English Language). He single-handedly compiled the dictionary over a period of seven years and it was published in 1755. It was… Read More
Hurricane Irma changed many plans as she surprised forecasters and altered her course toward the west. Her eventual route took her through Columbus and the surrounding areas and over the homes and businesses of our physicians, staff, patients and their families. West Georgia Eye Care Center made the conscientious decision to close our clinics, optical… Read More
Beep Ball was THE sporting event of the weekend (and you thought it was some boxing match!). The 17th Annual Country’s Beep Ball Tournament saw a lot of “Newbies” on the RibStix team! Many of the sponsors and volunteers who showed up Friday night to take on the World Champion Indy Thunder were new to… Read More
Safely Watch the Eclipse – News Leader 9’s, Barbara Gauthier, will be interviewing West Georgia Eye Care Center’s Clinical Manager (Melissa Wells, COT) on WTVM’s Special Live Coverage of the Solar Eclipse. During the past weeks, WTVM and West Georgia Eye Care Center have been getting the message out to protect your vision and eye-health during… Read More
West Georgia Optical Offers Complimentary Solar Eclipse Viewing Glasses! We care about protecting your vision and the health of your eyes from the potential hazards of solar eclipse viewing! There are inherent risks to viewing the sun. Eclipse gazing without protection can lead to permanent retinal damage known as solar retinopathy. We are offering a… Read More
Netsystems of Columbus has launched a monthly newsletter, the IT Insider, to provide “insider tips on how to make your business run faster, easier and more profitably”. We were excited to see that they picked up a West Georgia Eye Care Center blog as a feature in their client spotlight! Thank you, Netsystems for helping… Read More
Our mesmerizing blue eye post has been getting a lot of attention on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/WestGeorgiaEyeCareCenter/ Trusted Words… We appreciate all of your “LIKES”! Posts like this one are created to share relevant and accurate information with our patients. Just like ‘It matters who you see’ for your eye care, it also matters that you can… Read More
July 4th is only a few days away and West Georgia Eye Care Center wishes you the happiest and safest of Independence Days! How are planning on celebrating? If your plans include fireworks, make certain the plans are to enjoy a professional display and stay away from consumer fireworks (the off-the-shelf buy them yourself type). There… Read More
At our clinics, our patients are why we do what we do, including our blog. That sounds like a marketing phrase but it is true. It is fitting that our patients are not only the targeted recipients of our blogs, but they are also the primary inspiration for it. We always have stories for and… Read More
West Georgia Eye Care Center is excited to be the first in our region to offer Corneal Cross-Linking (KXL)! We have been the first in the region with multiple technologies, including multifocal premium lens implants, iFS and iLASIK technology, and elective Clear Lens Exchange among others, but being first is not the goal unto itself!… Read More
