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
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
Last week, we highlighted Flinders Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye, and Medical Research in Australia, where Dr. James Brooks, practice president and corneal disease specialist, received training. Today, we’ll look at one of the training locales of Dr. Cynthia P. Nix (also a corneal disease specialist)–the internationally-acclaimed, prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. Dr. Nix… Read More
