Millions of people are visually impaired or legally blind. Low Vision services can help maximize independence at work, at home and in the community. As an eye doctor, Dr. John Henahan of Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City is usually in the position of teaching others about their health and vision. “Sometimes a patient becomes your [...]
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Contact Lenses: Are you one of the 99% not caring for them correctly?
At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan is committed to great vision and the health of your eyes. For younger patients, most eye health problems come from improper care of their contact lenses. In a startling new study, Dr. Danielle Robertson and researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that the situation was [...]
Daily Aspirin Use May Double Risk Of Wet Macular Degeneration.
At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan is committed to reducing the number of people losing vision or becoming legally blind from macular degeneration (AMD). Please read this important information and discuss it with your doctor if your regularly take aspirin. Discussing the new study, HealthDay (1/6, Mozes) reports, “Daily aspirin use among seniors may [...]
FDA Recalls Second Brand of AVAIRA Contact Lenses
In a follow on to an earlier story we published about Avaira Toric lenses by CooperVision being recalled, the FDA yesterday expanded the recall and increased it’s seriousness by elevating it to a class I level. This is the most serious level of recall the FDA uses. In a story published in MedPage Today(12/9, Petrochko) reports [...]
CooperVision Avaira contact lenses recalled
As the optometrist at Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. Henahan is committed to the safety and visual health of your eyes. As part of that mission, he reposts information on recalls of eyecare and eyewear related products. If you wear Avaira contact lenses, please read the following to ensure that your eyes are not [...]
3 Ways to Prevent Diabetes Induced Vision Loss
NOVEMBER IS AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan considers educating diabetic patients one of his most important missions. That is because diabetes is the single leading cause of irreversible vision loss in Americans under 70 years of age. During this month, please visit stopdiabetes.org to learn more about this [...]
New Study says Internet Eyeglasses Get an “F” for Accuracy and Safety
At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan works with thousands of patients to ensure their eye health, visual comfort and eye safety. As new trends emerge in eyecare, Dr. Henahan evaluates each one carefully in order to help his patients make the most of their vision. “One thing that we have taken for [...]
Spectrum Eyecare now Open Thursday’s!
Dr. John Henahan and the team at Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City are thrilled to be able to offer expanded hours as the Spectrum Eyecare grows! Starting Thursday September 8th, 2011 we will be open from 8:00 AM – 5:00PM each Thursday. We are also open Monday and Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM [...]
5 Causes of Poor Night Vision
At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, we receive many questions about night vision. A common theme relates to complaints of poor night vision (even with glasses on). Other patients report that they have been told that they do not need glasses, but they feel they have poor vision at night and/or when it is raining. [...]
Macular Degeneration Hits Home
As an optometrist at Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan has had to deliver sad news to many patients during his 20 year career. In this article. Dr. Henahan relates the personal side of vision loss. After this father’s day weekend, I have been contemplating the unhappy news I had to deliver to [...]