Dr. Cynthia Nix

Reactivated chicken pox (shingles) can happen to your eyes, too: WGECC’s corneal specialist on best treatment practices

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on March 25, 2016

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


Not seen before

Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on January 8, 2016

When you feel good, you look good. It radiates from inside.  -Mary Lawson, iLASIK patient           Happy New Year from West Georgia Eye Care Center! According to most dictionary definitions, the word “new” can be used to describe things not seen before.  New flares and shades of color in a sunset. Shades you’ve… Read More