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Causes and Treatments For Pressure Behind Your Eye
Causes and Treatments For Pressure Behind Your Eye Pressure behind the eye can be an uncomfortable and worrisome situation. However, eye pressure is a common side effect of many conditions and is usually very easy to treat. Several conditions can result in pressure...
Narrow Angle Glaucoma Facts
Narrow Angle Glaucoma Facts A narrow angle glaucoma diagnosis can be scary. Although it can be very serious, narrow angle glaucoma can also be quite manageable with proper identification and treatment. What Is Narrow Angle Glaucoma? Narrow angle glaucoma (also known...
Nearsighted vs. Farsighted
Nearsighted vs. Farsighted What Does It Mean to be Nearsighted vs. Farsighted? People who wear eyeglasses or contact lenses are familiar with the terms that describe their vision, and two of the most common are nearsighted and farsighted. You may know what these words...
How the Sun Affects Your Eyes
How the Sun Affects Your Eyes You may be aware of the harmful effects of the sun on your skin, such as sunburn, premature aging and an increased risk of cancer. However, did you know that spending too much time in the sun also increases your risk of developing some...
5 Surprising Facts About Color Blindness
5 Surprising Facts About Color Blindness People may think of color blindness as an oddity that has little effect on the general population. Surprisingly, the condition affects 8% of men and 0.5% of women. If you don't want to do the math, that means 1 in 200 women and...
3 Top-Rated iOS Braille Apps for those with Vision Loss
3 Top-Rated iOS Braille Apps for Those With Vision Loss Do you have a loved one living with diminishing eyesight? Or do you work in a care home and yearn to share intriguing digital information with those in your charge? Thanks to entrepreneurs and developers within...
Eye Consultants of Atlanta Now Offering TrueTear
Eye Consultants of Atlanta Now Offering TrueTear TrueTear, an FDA-approved device that has been developed to increase tear production in adult patients, is now being offered by Dr. W. Barry Lee. This is a great alternative to the use of artificial tears. TrueTear...
Blue Light Announcement
Blue Light Announcement Concern about the possible dangers of electronic screens to our eyes has been rising. What should you actually be concerned about? A recently released study has been making waves worldwide, with some news organizations posting exaggerated...
Stockbridge Ribbon Cutting
Stockbridge Ribbon Cutting Thank you to everyone who attended the official ribbon cutting of our new office in Stockbridge and to our staff and community members for their hard work in making everything possible. We had a great turnout with representatives from...
Welcome back Jenn Weir!
Welcome Back Jenn Weir! We'd like to welcome one of our star employees, Jennifer Akkanen Weir, back to Eye Consultants of Atlanta! "Once an ECA girl, always an ECA girl!"
FDA Approves Subretinal Device Study
FDA Approves Subretinal Device Study The FDA has approved an early feasibility study of Retina Implant’s Alpha AMS subretinal device in blind patients with retinitis pigmentosa as Wills Eye Hospital announced in a press release. Wills Eye Hospital, the sole sponsor of...
New Online Payment Options
New Online Payment Options We are happy to announce that you may now easily pay your bill online via CareCredit (if you have a CareCredit account). Patients who do not have a CareCredit account may still pay their bills online using credit or debit cards. Please click...
Photoshoot in Fayetteville
Photoshoot in Fayetteville We got some serious (and some not so serious) photos yesterday at our Fayetteville office for an upcoming advertisement. A big thank you to Tom Meyer's Photography and to Drs. Long, Tucker, Gardner, Budman, Sethi, and Hwang! We are...
ECA Physician Implants New Artificial Iris
ECA Physician Implants New Artificial Iris Dr. Stephen Hamilton is one of few in the country to implant new, FDA-approved artificial iris. ATLANTA, GA, July 20, 2018 (eReleases) – Stephen M. Hamilton, M.D. of Eye Consultants of Atlanta is one of the few experts in the...
7 Ways to Fight Macular Degeneration
7 Ways to Fight Macular Degeneration Macular Degeneration is an age-related disease of the eye which can result in partial blindness. The macula, a small spot in the middle of the retina, controls the center of the field of vision. If one eye is unaffected, it may...