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Don’t Let Diabetes Lead to Vision Loss
Did you know that diabetes can have a serious impact on your vision? Greater than 90% of patients with type 1 diabetes and 60% with type 2 will have diabetic retinopathy after 20 years. It’s the leading cause of blindness in patients ages 20 – 74. Learn how to protect your eyes from the potentially devastating effects of this disease.
Operation Saving Sight Provides Free Surgery to Georgians in Need
A huge and heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who donated their time and expertise at the first Operation Saving Sight (OSS) surgery day. 13 patients in need received the sight-saving surgery they needed at no cost.
Special Seminar: “Don’t Let Diabetes Lead to Vision Loss”
Learn from our experts how to protect your sight!
Eye Consultants Welcomes Pediatric Ophthalmologist Shivani Sethi, M.D.
We’re very excited to welcome the 5th pediatric specialist to our practice.
Eye Consultants of Atlanta Physicians Named as Atlanta Magazine “Top Doctors”
Atlanta Magazine just published their 2015 annual roster of the doctors whom other doctors trust most. Eye Consultants of Atlanta is proud to have three physicians included: Zane Pollard M.D., Alan Kozarsky M.D. and Marc Greenberg, M.D.
Test Your Cataract Eye-Q: Take the Quiz
By the age of 75, 70% of all people will have cataracts. Initially, there are few or no visual problems. But as the cataract progresses, you may begin to find that it interferes with your daily activities. Technological advancements have made the procedure of removing cataracts much easier than it was in the past. Do you know the facts about cataracts? Take the quiz and find out!
Revolutionary Adjustable Focus Eyewear is Here!
Do you wear reading glasses? Have you tried no-line bifocals but they just don’t work for you?
Finally, there’s an alternative for those of us who can’t see clearly with progressive lenses — the Adlens Focuss.
Think You Know a lot About Hearing?
Take our quiz and find out how much you really know about hearing.
Eye Consultants of Atlanta Doctor/Patient Band “The Macular Degenerates” to Perform at Benefit
The world’s only known band composed of eye doctors and their musically acclaimed patients will be performing together for one night only on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the the Center for the Visually Impaired’s (CVI) 12th annual “True Blue Do
Join Us for a Wonderful Walk in The Park as We Raise Funds and Awareness to Defeat Blindness!
Eye Consultants of Atlanta is proud to be a sponsor of the 8th annual Atlanta VisionWalk supporting the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Taking place on Sunday, April 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., this fun, free and family-friendly walkathon raises awareness and funds for sight-saving research for retinal diseases.
Operation Saving Sight: Eye Consultants of Atlanta’s New Charitable Surgery Program
Operation Saving Sight (OSS) is a new charitable program of Eye Consultants of Atlanta (ECA) and the Eye Consultants of Atlanta Foundation, in which ECA surgeons and clinic professionals contribute their time and skills to perform cataract eye surgeries at no cost for Georgians in need.
ECA’s Dr. Starla Fitch Is Now an Amazon Best-Selling Author!
Congratulations to Eye Consultants of Atlanta physician Dr. Starla Fitch on becoming an Amazon best-selling author! Her new book, Remedy for Burnout, launched recently and was quickly named a hot new release, a bestseller in three categories, and was picked as one of Amazon Editors’ Best Books of 2014. It’s a wonderful, practical guide for both healers and their patients!
Take the Glaucoma Eye-Q Quiz: Do you know the facts?
Glaucoma is a misunderstood disease. Often, people don’t realize the symptoms, its severity, or who is affected. Actually, everyone is at risk — from infants to seniors.
Glaucoma is not curable, and sight lost cannot be regained. Diagnosis is the first step to saving vision, and with medication and/or surgery, it is possible to halt further loss.
Take the quiz below to see if you know the facts about glaucoma.
Take the Eye-Q Quiz: Vision in Babies and Children
Did you know that the vision system is not fully formed in babies and young children? That means that early detection of treatable eye disease in infancy and childhood can have far-reaching implications for vision and, in some cases, for general health.
Take the quiz below to see if you know the facts about vision in babies and children.
The Dangers of Over-the-Counter Costume Contact Lenses
While they may be the perfect finishing touch on a costume, non-prescription cosmetic contact lenses can wreak havoc on your vision. Below are four ways that over-the-counter decorative contact lenses can seriously harm your eyes: