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Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Augusta, P.C., is Augusta's
only complete ophthalmic center. Conveniently located at 1330 Interstate
Parkway, off Wheeler Road, just south of the Wheeler Road - I-20 interchange,
the two-story building includes modern, fully-equipped examination suites
for evaluation and treatment of both routine and complex eye problems.
The facility also houses the CSRA's only VISX Excimer laser. This is the
laser used for laser vision correction (LASIK). The
Eye Surgery Center of
Augusta, located on the second floor, is a fully equipped, approved and
licensed [GA License #121-167] outpatient ophthalmic surgery center.
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Do You Know How Diabetes Affects Your Eyes?
Diabetes is a disease that affects the body's ability to produce and/or use
insulin in amounts sufficient to control blood-sugar levels. There are three types of diabetes:
type1, type 2, and gestational, which may develop when a woman is pregrant:
- Type 1: Usually diagnosed in children and young adults and previously known
as juvenile diabetes. In this form, the body does not produce insulin.
- Type 2:The most common form of diabetes. Either the body does not
produce enough insulin or the body's cells ignore the insulin.
- Gestational:Blood-sugar levels (glucose) become elevated during pregnancy in women who have never
had diabetes before. Gestational diabetes starts when the mother's body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs
during pregnancy.
People with any type of diabetes can develop hyperglycemia, which is an excess of blood sugar, or serum glucose.
Although glucose is a vital source of energy for the body's cells, a chronic elevation of serum glucose
causes damage throughout the body, including the small blood vessels in the eyes. As a result, if you have
diabetes, you run the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, in which damage occurs to the delicate
blood vessels inside the retina at the back of the eye. You are also at increased risk for developing
cataracts (clouding of the normally clear lens in the eye), or glaucoma (a disease that results in damage to the optic nerve).
More than 24 million Americans have diabetes and the number is growing, but
only half of them get the recommended annual dilated eye exam. Diabetes is the
leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, but 90 percent of vision loss
can be prevented. An annual dilated eye exam can help prevent vision loss in
people with diabetes. Take the
EyeSmart: EyeCommitted pledge! And for each pledge, the Academy will commit another $1 to its diabetic eye
health education efforts. Visit our campaign Web page and show
your support for the importance of an annual diabetic eye exam.
This article reprinted with permission from the American Academy of Ophthalmology's EyeSmart™ campaign (www.geteyesmart.org).
To watch a video about Diabetic Retinopathy, click here.
To schedule an appointment, please call (706) 651-2020,
or toll free (800) 521-6049.
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Eye Guy, Dr. Herbert Fechter to speak at upcoming meetings.
Dr Herbert Fechter, the Eye Guys' glaucoma specialist, is scheduled to speak at several ophthalmology meetings in the coming year.
March 4-7, 2010, he will be presenting Surgical Video at the American Glaucoma Society Meeting in Naples, Florida.
Later that month, March 20-22, Dr. Fechter will be discussing glaucoma surgery at the Walter Reed Biennial Glaucoma Meeting in Washington, D.C.
In April, Dr. Fechter will be heading the Drugs and Laser session during the Glaucoma Subspecialty Day of the American Society of Cataract and
Laser Surgery's Anterior Segment, Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
Finally, October 16-19, 2010, Dr. Fechter will be lecturing on glaucoma surgery at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The Eye Guys
are very fortunate to have Dr. Fechter as a member of our team!
FDA
Approves CustomVue™ Monovision LASIK
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
approved for marketing the first LASIK device designed for treating one eye to
see far away objects and the other eye for close-up vision.
"The approval of the CustomVue Monovision
LASIK expands permanent vision correction options for nearsighted adults who
also have trouble focusing on objects close-up," said Daniel Schultz, M.D.,
director of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Unlike
traditional LASIK, Monovision LASIK may reduce the need for reading glasses in
some people over 40."
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Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Augusta, P.C. Among First in Nation
to Offer New Cataract Removal Treatment
Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Augusta, P.C. is one of the first sites in
the United States to begin using Alcon's Infiniti™ Vision System with OZil™
torsional ultrasound. This revolutionary technology uses oscillating ultrasound
energy that makes cataract surgery safer and more efficient. A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens
of the eye that can cause
vision problems. Cataract surgery involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing
it with an artificial lens.
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