Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on April 15, 2016
“Look at me when I’m talking to you!” Have you ever been on the receiving end of that command? In this culture, eye contact is perceived as a sign of respect and attentiveness. Emotions can flare if we think our conversation partner isn’t listening. We often jump to conclusions, and assume the person is disengaged,… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on April 8, 2016
This April, for Autism Awareness Month, we will highlight some specific tools and measures we use at WGECC to best evaluate for our autistic patients. We believe a thorough, personalized examination is a valuable investment of our time, and helpful to anyone impacted by autism–both the patients and the people who love and care for… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 31, 2016
1.) Don’t get the red out! Over-the-counter eye drops that indicate they “get the red out” sound promising, but do you know how they actually work? These drops “remove the red” by constricting blood vessels that are bringing necessary nutrients to the eye. The drops are a temporary fix, and often have a rebound effect… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 25, 2016
Dr. Cynthia P. Nix, corneal disease specialist at West Georgia Eye Care, reporting on a common malady that could concern all of us: “Shingles of the eye and orbit is called Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO). It is caused by reactivated chicken pox virus, called Zoster, along a nerve distribution causing a painful skin rash…. Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 18, 2016
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Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 11, 2016
“Seeing stars” is a mythic symptom or lovesickness (or migraine). But have you ever experienced a very non-magical twinkling in your eyes, in the form of floaters or flashes? Visual floaters often look like black pepper spots or squiggly lines, while light flashes (technically known as photopsias) look something like fireworks or starbursts. Be assured, this… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 4, 2016
West Georgia Eye Care Center was founded by specialists. In 1951, our inaugural year, one elite medical specialty was the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat (EENT). That is how this blogger had her own tonsils removed by Dr. Floyd Jarrell, and her first contact lenses fit by his… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on February 19, 2016
Award-winning, bestselling novelist Chaim Potok has written that an artist must be curious, always asking questions of his environment: “he must somehow learn to see during the blinks, he must see where no one else can see, he must see the connections, the betweennesses in the world.” ** A good physician, like a good artist,… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on February 10, 2016
Roses are red, violets are blue, iLASIK is sweet and so are you! Consider iLASIK as a gift that will remind your sweetheart every day of your love and devotion. Vintage valentine cards (like those below) often used eye-themed messages to express romantic notions, and newly found freedom from glasses and contact lenses through iLASIK… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on January 29, 2016
I know it is hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen. It’s all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It’s all part of taking a chance and exploring man’s horizons. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the… Read More
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