Author: Misty Kearny & Anna Poole

A WGECC Announcement for World Glaucoma Awareness Week!

Glaucoma eye Durysta

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 12, 2021

In time for World Glaucoma Awareness Week, West Georgia Eye Care Center is excited to announce a new weapon in the fight against glaucoma!  Our ophthalmologists are pleased to be able to offer DURYSTA™, the only FDA approved sustained-release implant for the treatment of elevated eye pressures for appropriate patients.  WGECC has been diagnosing and… Read More


Glasses / Contact Lens Selfie!!

photo lost glasses

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Uncategorized on December 9, 2020

At the bottom of a Silver Springs canal in Florida, in the pocket of an international airline seat, or on a café table in Paris… these are real places where patients have left their glasses! In the whitewater, in the surf at a beach, or on a ski lift… these are real places where patients… Read More


“Over The River and Through The Wood” Inspiration for 2020

1 horse open sleigh

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on November 25, 2020

This year, traditional Thanksgiving gatherings and travels “Over the River and Through the Wood” may be curtailed due to the pandemic.  Visits “to Grandfather’s house*” may be virtual this year.  Conditions now exist that Lydia Maria Child (the author of the famous lyrics) could not have imagined during her life at the turn of the 19th century.  Originally a… Read More


Colder Weather Can Mean Dry(er) Eyes

Small Heater

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Uncategorized on November 6, 2020

Columbus, Georgia and the surrounding areas awoke to colder weather and the first frost of the season this past week.  As fires are made in fireplaces and heaters are turned on, homes become warmer and cozier; but an unwelcome condition may present itself as well.  Many people suffering from dry eye have an increase in… Read More


Halloween with an Eye on Safety!

costume contacts

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on October 30, 2020

When choosing a Halloween Costume make sure the scary features are just pretend. Make-believe can quickly turn into a truly scary situation if you choose the wrong contact lenses to add to your costume. Non-prescription enhancing contacts are increasing in availability and so are emergency visits to the ophthalmologist for problems related to them. Possible… Read More