Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on January 29, 2020
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
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on January 16, 2020
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
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on December 31, 2019
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
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on December 11, 2019
Jingle Bells Ring – The first song broadcast from space was Jingle Bells! Astronauts from Gemini 6 sent a report to Mission Control that included the highly popular Christmas song. Still popular today, the song evokes high-spirited fun, and brings to mind scenes of racing sleighs decked out in strands of bells! In fact, the… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on November 25, 2019
“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” – Henry Ward Beecher Thanksgiving 2019 – Next week, all across our great country, people will give thanks for their blessings as they celebrate Thanksgiving Day. The early American colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared a historical… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on November 12, 2019
Home is where the heart is…. (or where life or Uncle Sam sends us!) Welcome West Georgia Eye Care Center welcomes new patients every day, and some of you come from far-away places! Just this week we’ve had new patients from Auburn, Macon, LaGrange, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Hawaii!! One of our new patients, the Big… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on October 22, 2019
Question – Zombie Contacts? This question was asked in a recent call from a happy (and wise) patient who had iLASIK at WGECC two years ago. She said she LOVES her iLASIK vision and does not want to do anything unsafe; so, she wanted to know if Zombie contact lenses purchased online were safe to… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on October 1, 2019
Our great city of Columbus, Georgia is far enough inland (in West Georgia) to have avoided the impact of Dorian. Residents were grateful to have been spared the torrential rains and driving winds that many other coastal U. S. cities endured, and even before the all-clear was sounded Columbus was prepared to help. As in… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on September 13, 2019
The CDC is investigating at least 6 deaths and around 400 “probable” or “confirmed” cases of a mysterious illness suspected to be caused by vaping. U.S. health officials are urging people to avoid using e-cigarettes and vaping products. The heightened alarm raised by the confirmation of related deaths has appropriately prompted lawmakers to call for… Read More
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on September 4, 2019
School success… Social Media’s most abundant posts for this time of year are the special photos commemorating ‘back to school’! Students from pre-K to college are featured with new clothes, backpacks, and smiles for the first day of class. Of course, for all of those happy to be returning to see their old friends, there… Read More
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