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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Eye Injury would have been prevented by Safety Glasses
We have all been reminded of the importance of safety glasses when using grinders, power saws and weed trimmers, says Dr. John Henahan of Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City. ”An unfortunate patient in my office the other day reminded me of just how any tool can cause a serious eye injury.” “A young man came [...]
Fish Oil reduces Macular Degeneration severity
Large-scale study shows omega-3 fatty acids may lessen AMD severity At Spectrum Eyecare in Peachtree City, Dr. John Henahan has long been an advocate for use of high quality fish oil in treating dry eye. Now a new study from National Institutes of Health researchers found that those reporting the highest intake of omega-3 fatty [...]
Diabetes, Hypertension patients need annual eye exam to reduce blindness risk
Skyrocketing rates of Diabetes, Hypetension and High Cholesterol increase the importance of annual eye exams as these conditions can lead to blindness.