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Keep up-to-date on the latest vision-related news and eye care events in our Athens, GA Vision Center.

10 Steps to Prevent Vision Loss

March is Save Your Vision Month, a time to raise public awareness about how to protect your eyes and your vision. Most people aren’t aware that 75% of potential vision loss can be prevented or treated. This largely depends on patients being proactive and educated about their eye health. Here...

Refocus on the Digital Age with Computer Glasses

Digital devices have impacted our world in so many positive ways, allowing us to connect, work, play and get information at the speed of light. But all of this good brings with it a measure of concern: Digital Eye Strain or Computer Vision Syndrome. Focusing on your vision on digital...

Living With Low Vision

February is Low Vision and Age-Related Macular Degeneration awareness month. Low vision describes a set of conditions in which there is significant visual impairment which can not be corrected with traditional means such as glasses, contact lenses, medication or eye surgery.   Low vision includes a loss of visual acuity which...

Under Pressure: Are you at Risk for Glaucoma?

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month.  Glaucoma is a serious, vision threatening disease. You can save your eyesight, by knowing the facts. Are you at risk of developing glaucoma? The short answer is yes. Anyone can get glaucoma and because of this it is important for every person, young and old...

Drs. Jon and Nadine speak at Doctors ACO meeting

Drs. Jon and Nadine Forche were honored to speak at this week's Doctors ACO meeting.  Doctors ACO is an Accountable Care Organization founded by physicians to help cut costs in health care.  In attendance were internists, primary care physicians and several specialists.  The topic was Clinical Cases for Primary Care...

Happy holidays from Five Points Eye Care!

We appreciate our patients and staff for a wonderful 2014!  Thank you for trusting us with your sight!...

Welcome baby girl Napier!

Congratulations to Kristin Napier and her husband who welcomedtheir first baby, Alanna Joy, on October 29th!  Alanna was7 lbs 12 oz at birth.  We got to meet baby Alanna at theoffice last week and she is beautiful!...

Dr. Jon given award by the Georgia Optometric Association

At the annual fall meeting of the Georgia OptometricAssociation the Bernard Kahn Memorial Award was presented toDr. Jon Forche in recognition of his exemplary service to theprofession of optometry.  Dr. Forche was recognized forhis leadership of the GOA PAC, which is now one of thelargest optometric PACS in the nation. ...

It’s Dr. Nadine’s turn as a Notable Alumna!

Dr. Nadine Forche was honored by the Ohio State University College of Optometry as one of their 130 Notable Alumni during their Centennial Celebration this year.  Congratulations, Dr. Nadine!  Click here to see her accomplishments....