According to a recent United Nations report, the world’s population splits evenly between males and females. In matters of eye health, however, women encounter more problems than men. To bring awareness to these increased vision risks for women, the Prevent Blindness foundation has signified April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Eye care providers, […]
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Imagine gazing at a family portrait filled with the smiling faces of those you love most. Only, you can’t see their smiles—in fact, you can barely make out their faces. The details you long to see are blurred or blanked out. This is what people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) experience every day. Blurring and
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Specialties: Comprehensive Eye Exams, Glasses and Contact Lenses, Small Incision/No Stitch Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma Laser Surgery, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma and Corneal Disease Dr. Sarah Queck is a native of Hattiesburg, MS. She completed her undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University. In 2014, she received her medical degree from University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson,
What You Need to Know About Glaucoma, the ‘Silent’ Eye Disease Our bodies have an amazing way of letting us know when we’re sick or injured. Even so, some health conditions can “fly under the radar,” so to speak: By the time you begin to sense something’s wrong, permanent harm may have already occurred. Glaucoma,
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How You can Protect One of Life’s Greatest Blessings—the Gift of Sight During the Holidays, people of various cultures and backgrounds celebrate in vastly different ways. But there does seem to be a common theme: Tis the season for giving. It’s also a great time to offer thanks for all the many blessings of life.
Ryan Leigh knows a thing or two about eyewear. Beginning at age seventeen, he’s spent almost three decades in the industry, and in particular with actual eyewear fabrication. Over the years he’s worked with major optical providers and even ran his own eyewear shops. “It all started as a summer job in my hometown of
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Just like your car, your body needs energy to operate. It gets that energy from the food you eat, breaking it down into a power-packed sugar called glucose. This simple carbohydrate travels via the bloodstream to energize every cell in the body. But the body must also regulate this potent fuel or face serious health
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This upcoming Halloween night, millions of children around the world will suddenly transform into all manner of fantastic creatures. The streets will teem with pirates, tigers, princesses, wizards, and other imaginary beings, intent on amassing as many treats as possible. With any number of costuming choices and techniques—and a little imagination—any kid can become whoever
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In the early 1970s, a young ophthalmologist arrived in the Pine Belt to establish his eye care practice. Fifty years, nine physicians, an advanced outpatient surgical center and eight clinical locations later, Hattiesburg Eye Clinic has grown to become one of the largest vision care providers in South Mississippi. The medical staff credits two things
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