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South Georgia/ North Florida first wants to begin by saying how proud we are of each of our offices for embracing #givingtuesday! We hope to make this part of our annual tradition at SGNF Eye Partners during the holiday season moving forward. Each office has been so proactive in this project and has given back in such BIG ways!
The Tifton office donated to the Tifton Rehabilitation Center items such as blankets, grip socks, games, and books. Staff will be offering up their cosmetology skills, while others will clean glasses and adjust frames, all spending quality time with the residents/patients.
Our Moultrie office donated food to the oncology department at Tift Regional for those patients and their families. Thanks ladies for your golden hearts!
Madison is collecting canned food items for donation to Dr. Hill’s church in Tallahassee, FL. Thank you Madison for your support and giving hearts.
Valdosta collected hygiene products and put together individual gift bags filled with toothpaste, toothbrushes, germx, deodorant, and bottled water to donate to Project Rescue Outreach Ministries who will use these gift bags as they help out the homeless here in Valdosta. Valdosta is also hosting a special clinic Friday afternoon for the women and children of The Haven battered women’s shelter. Proud of you Valdosta for the effort and time you’re donating in giving back to your community in such a meaningful way!
Last, but certainly not least, Douglas has also been busy with their #givingtuesday initiative. They spent time with the residents of Vista Park assisted living home, placed American Flags in downtown Douglas as part of the Lion’s Club initiative honoring and saluting our veterans, and lastly – donating time ringing the salvation army bell.
Our Eye Partners offices continue to be such a shining light in our communities!
This September, South Georgia/ North Florida Ophthalmologist Dr. Wes Ross traveled to Honduras with a mission group to conduct medical clinics and volunteer construction in several rural villages. The group is called IC13; they’re based in Nashville, TN and they make a few trips a year to hold these clinics and help with infrastructure.
Dr. Ross and his wife, Shannon – a registered nurse – joined the group that included two ER doctors, a cardiologist, dentists, nurses and technicians. The two worked in 4 villages over 4 days – each day riding 1-2 hours into some mountainous regions to get there.
“Generally around 700 people came to each clinic each day for medical exams, medicines, dental procedures, and we say over 100-150 people in the eye clinic each day,” recalls Dr. Ross.
The clinics took place in open-air school buildings in the center of the villages, and most of the work that Dr. Ross was involved in was determining which glasses (of the over 500 pairs of prescriptions glasses donated and several hundred pairs of over-the-counter reader glasses) would help the person the most and matching a pair of donated glasses to them.
Dr. Ross said that there were a few people that had issues requiring surgery, and the IC13 organization was able to pay for them to go to the ophthalmology clinic at the nearest city to be treated.
“We found lots of cataracts, some glaucoma, a few congenital issues, and a retinal detachment that we were able to refer,” says Dr. Ross. “Shannon has helped me run our eye clinics on our previous trips to Uganda, so we were able to really run things efficiently together.”
Our Eye Partners family is so proud to have Dr. Ross as a part of our team – he truly gives back in every way.
Imagine no longer needing your contacts or glasses. Wouldn’t that change your life? It certainly changed Michael Wise’s. South Georgia / North Florida Eye Partners offers the latest iLASIK technology, and our physicians are top-notch. Michael’s experience is a great example of how this incredible surgery can literally change everything.
Before iLASIK surgery, Michael couldn’t even distinguish facial features without his glasses or contacts. As a video director and editor, this was a real hindrance on his day-to-day job. As he puts it, “before iLASIK, my vision was pretty bad.” Watch his video below to see how iLASIK made such a difference.
For people who have refractive errors, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism, iLASIK surgery could be the solution. The latest in laservision correction technology, iLASIK (laster-assisted in situ keratomileusis), uses a laser to cut the corneal flap instead of a traditional blade.
Dr. Scott Petermann, Dr. Wes Ross and Dr. Garrett Webster with Eye Partners perform iLASIK surgery in our Valdosta location at our state-of-the-art surgery center (which has all the bells and whistles – we invite you to call to set up a tour!). Consultations and post-operative care is available in all of our locations: Tifton, Valdosta, Douglas, Moultrie and Madison, FL. We are happy to answer any questions you might have in order to find out if you are a good candidate for the procedure. For patients who aren’t candidates for iLASIK, we offer PRK. Call us to make an appointment – this could be your moment!
Office Closures: The following offices are closed today, Thursday, October 11th: Moultrie, Tifton & Douglas. Valdosta and Madison offices are open today and seeing patients.
All South Georgia/North Florida Eye Partners offices are closed tomorrow, Friday, October 12th for a customer service training day.
Our thoughts and prayers are will all of our patients and staff as we start the storm clean up.
Despite your age or health, annual comprehensive eye exams can help to detect any eye problems at their earliest stages – when they’re most treatable. South Georgia/North Florida Eye Partners is a big believer in early detection and early treatment – it can help not only with vision problems, but other health problems as well.
What happens during an eye exam? During a standard comprehensive eye exam, your eye doctor can determine (if needed) your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, but will also check your eyes for common eye diseases, determine how your eyes work together as a team and evaluate your eyes as an indicator of your overall health.
Should Children Get Annual Eye Exams?
The short answer is “yes!” For children, eye exams can play an important role in normal development and learning.
Vision is very closely linked to the learning process. Children who have trouble seeing or interpreting what they see often have trouble with their schoolwork. Many times, children will not complain of vision problems simply because they don’t know what “normal” vision looks like. If your child performs poorly at school or exhibits a reading or learning problem, be sure to schedule an eye examination to rule out an underlying visual cause.
What is the Eye Doctor Looking For During an Exam?
In addition to evaluating whether you have nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism, your eye doctor will check your eyes for eye diseases and other problems that could lead to vision loss.
At any age, it’s an important part of your healthcare to have an annual eye exam. With offices in Valdosta, Tifton, Douglas, Moultrie and Madison, FL, Eye Partners is bound to have a location convenient for you. Call our offices today to make YOUR annual appointment!
Vision and learning are inherently linked. If a child can’t see well, chances for success in the classroom are greatly diminished. Optometrists advocate professional eye exams to help catch any vision issues early.
Comprehensive eye exams check several components of eye health: visual acuity, ability to focus, eye teaming skills, eye structure health, and eye tracking.
For success in school, children must have other equally important visual skills besides their sharpness of sight, or visual acuity. Here are a few visual factors that can affect learning:
Coordinate their eye movements as a team.
Follow a line of print without losing their place.
Maintain clear focus as they read or make quick focusing changes when looking up to the board and back to their desks.
If children have inadequate visual skills in any of these areas, they can experience great difficulty in school, especially in reading. Optometrists and ophthalmologists recommend children have their eyes examined between six to 12 months of age, again at 3 and 5, and every year or two after that.
South Georgia /North Florida Eye Partners performs thorough children’s eye exams at all five locations. Make an appointment for your kids’ eye exams today!
Here at South Georgia/ North Florida Eye Partners, our optometrists are at the heart of our practice…and their expertise and compassion shine through with each and every patient. We are lucky to have a team of eye doctors that not only work together, but work with YOU to make a difference in how you see the world.
Our optometrists at Eye Partners include: Dr. Eric Kolisz, Dr. Valerie Ferrell, Dr. Lauren Rowe, Dr. Melanie Hill and Dr. Jodie Norman. With five board-certified eye doctors (not including our three highly skilled ophthalmologists), and our team of eye care specialists, we are more than equipped to handle all of your vision needs.
Our optometrists not only perform the standard eye exams used to diagnose and treat many vision issues, they also use the latest in technology (such as Optomap imaging) and are trained to treat pediatric patients, patients with glaucoma, run the Low Vision Clinic and much much more.
Above all, Eye Partners optometrists build relationships with our patients. The better we know you, and the more comfortable you are with us, the better we can help you see the world in a whole new light. Click here to learn more about our team and call us for an appointment today!
Ideally, an optical shop would be well-stocked with hundreds of stylish frames, staffed with experts to help fit your glasses and teach you about them as well, and in a convenient location. South Georgia/North Florida is pleased to provide all of these things for our patients – and in five locations! Currently Eye Partners has Optical Shops in Valdosta, Tifton, Douglas, Moultrie and Madison, Florida.
All of our optical shops offer excellent patient care provided by our knowledgeable and personable Opticians and onsite labs at four of our five shops for quick-turnaround and quality control. We strive to educate our patients about the state of the art Digital High Definition Lenses we carry and the treatments available for their lenses to enhance their visions. This helps improve the quality of life for our patients in their daily routines – work, home or play!
We carry a large variety of eyewear in all of our shops. Safety and Sports glasses are available for a wide range of task-specific activities. We also stock contact lenses (whether dailies or soft monthly wear, gas permeable or scleral) and specialty fit contact lenses as well. BluTech Lenses, both prescription and non prescription, are available and highly recommended by our staff to filter out the harmful Blue Light emitted by all the devices we use on a daily basis such as computers, cell phones, tablets and LED lights.
All optical shop locations also have a huge sunglass wall full of the latest nonprescription sunglasses for your eye protection and eye health. Our shops carry many brand names as well as basic frames – something for every budget. Some name brands we carry are: Tom Ford, Persol, Prada, Tiffany & Co., Tory Burch, Coach, Miu Miu, Versace, Ray Ban, Oakley, Jimmy Choo, Moncler, Silhouette, Tommy Hilfiger, Brooks Brothers, BCBG, Costa del Mar and many others.
South Georgia/North Florida Eye Partners accepts most insurance plans and offer a package for any budget. We accept outside prescriptions and walk-ins are welcome. We’d love for you to make us your destination for all your eye care needs. We look forward to meeting you and making your experience with us rise above the rest. See you there!
If you are over 40 years of age, you’ve probably noticed changes in your vision. Difficulty seeing clearly for reading and close work are among the most common problems adults develop between ages 41 to 60. However, this is also the time when other changes in your eyes can start to affect your work and enjoyment of life. Keep reading, and if you are experiencing any of these issues, call South Georgia/ North Florida Eye today for an appointment. We can help your eyes age gracefully.
Beginning in the early to mid-forties, most adults may start to experience problems with their ability to see clearly at close distances, especially for reading and computer tasks. This normal aging change in the eye’s focusing ability, called presbyopia, will continue to progress over time.
Many people in middle age begin to experience difficulty with their vision.
Initially, you may find you need to hold reading materials farther away to see them clearly. Print in the newspaper or on a restaurant menu may appear blurred, especially under dim lighting. If you already wear prescription glasses or contact lenses to see clearly in the distance, the near vision changes caused by presbyopia can bring about the need to use bifocal or multifocal lenses. If you are nearsighted, you may have discovered that you now need to remove your glasses to see better up close. Fortunately, people with presbyopia now have many options to improve their ability to see well.
Along with the onset of presbyopia, an increase in the incidence of eye health problems occurs during these years. Whether or not there is a need for eyeglasses, adults should be examined for signs of developing eye and vision problems. A comprehensive eye examination is recommended at least every two years. Don’t rely on an insufficient substitute like the limited driver’s license vision test or other vision screenings to determine if you have an eye or vision problem.
Adults over 40 may be particularly at risk for the development of eye and vision problems if any of the following exist:
Chronic, systemic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
A family history of glaucoma or macular degeneration.
A highly visually demanding job or work in an eye-hazardous occupation.
Health conditions like high cholesterol, thyroid conditions, anxiety or depression, and arthritis for which you take medications. Many medications, even antihistamines, have ocular side-effects.
Call us today you are just beginning to experience some of these problems or even if you’ve been struggling with them for awhile. Eye Partners’ board certified ophthalmologists and optometrists are here to help.
We are so excited to announce that we are bringing a new ophthalmologist on board at South Georgia/North Florida Eye Partners! Dr. Garrett Webster is now a part of the Eye Partners family.
Dr. Webster graduated from the University of South Carolina’s School of Medicine in 2014. He specializes in comprehensive cataract surgery. Dr. Webster grew up on family farm in Augusta, and is looking forward to becoming a part of Valdosta and south Georgia! He and his wife, Sydney, have a daughter, Ginny, who is not quite 2 years old, and a sweet Boykin Spaniel, Brice.
South Georgia/North Florida Eye Partners is thrilled to add this accomplished physician to our staff. The more we grow, the better we can serve our patients.
South Georgia/ North Florida first wants to begin by saying how proud we are of each of our offices for embracing #givingtuesday! We hope to make this part of our annual tradition at SGNF Eye Partners during the holiday season moving forward. Each office has been so proactive in this project and has given back in such BIG ways!
