Advanced Eyecare Center is the local eye doctor to see for all of your eye care needs in Perry, GA. As your local Perry optometrist, Advanced Eyecare Center can help diagnose, treat, and detect subtle changes in your eyes year over year. Come visit our office at 1105 Morningside Drive Perry, GA 31069 and let us help you see at your best. Our doctors are here to provide the professional eye care near you, to guarantee you have the clearest vision. Call or schedule online today an appointment for your annual eye exam, medical eye exam or any other eye-related or optical needs.
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Medical Weight Loss
Pediatric Care
Dr. Watkins is here part time with us at AEC, and part time in Macon at Eye Physicians Professional Association with Dr. Hinson. Her professional interests include the treatment and management of ocular disease, pre- and post-op management of cataract surgery, vision therapy, and pediatrics.
Primary Care
There are over 300 commonly prescribed medications with side effects that may impact cataract progression. Since your primary care physician may not have access to your eye doctor’s medical records, be sure to ask your doctor if your current medications will affect your cataracts. If you must stay on the medication, it’s even more important to avoid sunlight during peak hours and to wear sunglasses.
Tonometry – Tonometry tests the eyes for glaucoma. Glaucoma is increased pressure in the eye that can lead to nerve and vision damage.
Ophthalmology
After completing his bachelor’s degree, he attended Mercer University School of Medicine where he graduated in 2008. Upon completion of his Doctor of Medicine degree, he attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and concluded an internship in General Surgery. Dr. Hinson completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of South Carolina where he served as Chief Resident his senior year.
Macular Degeneration
In order to provide the best eye care for our patients, we continually invest in cutting-edge technology. This allows us to better diagnose, prevent, and treat vision problems, especially for patients with certain eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
Laser Eye Surgery
Have had previous laser eye surgery. Many people undergo laser eye surgery to enable them to see clearly without using glasses or contact lenses. However, dry eyes are a common temporary side effect of laser eye surgeries such as PRK or LASIK.
Cataracts
Steroid eye drops are routinely prescribed to treat dry eyes or an arthritic flare-up in the eyes. Unfortunately, they can also speed up the progression of cataracts. Talk to your Optometrist about how you can manage both conditions without inadvertently making your cataracts worse – and hastening the need for surgery.
Cataract Surgery
If you’ve been diagnosed with cataracts, you may wonder if cataract surgery is right around the corner. Not to worry. There are many preventive steps you can take to slow the progression of cataracts and preserve your vision. That doesn’t mean you won’t eventually need surgery, but you can at least delay the need for quite a while.
Eye Exam
Many of our patients recognize the importance of getting a routine eye exam to check their vision and alert them to any issues with their sight. However, these routine eye exams are often called eye screenings and pale in comparison to a comprehensive eye exam. At Advanced Eyecare Center, we want to make sure that we offer our patients an entire suite of options to make sure that they have the best vision possible, and comprehensive eye exams are just one of the tools we use.