For the first years of my career, I practiced as a solo ophthalmologist. Then, for a period of time, I practiced with just one other associate. I now work with a group of six physicians with one more starting later this year. As such, I have personal experience with solo, small and large practices [...]
Why does optical quality matter? Optical quality does matter! Never before in history has the consumer had so many choices in where to purchase goods and services. From the big box stores to the mom and pop store, from the retail chain store to the internet, choices are seemingly endless. Certainly the optical industry [...]
Scientists have developed a new technique that could see reading glasses banished forever! If you are tired of carrying around reading glasses or looking for them all over the house, the revolutionary NEW Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay may be your solution. A 2mm disc is placed in one eye under a flap in the [...]
Have you seen the advertisements for Lasik for $495 per eye or even $250 per eye? Sound too good to be true? Well it is and here’s the “fine print”: First, note that the price is only good for those with less than a diopter of nearsightedness and no astigmatism, a prescription so small [...]
We often hear from patients and peers alike that CarlinVision is THE place for refractive surgery, a procedure to reduce or even eliminate the need for glasses. Here are 5 reasons why. Our doctors have been specially trained and are extremely experienced. We have been performing procedures longer and do far more than any [...]
Surgeries that do not require an overnight stay may be performed either in a hospital outpatient department or at an ambulatory surgery center. Since the CarlinVision Ambulatory Surgery Center was incorporated 4 years ago we have found there are distinct and significant advantages. Being smaller, care is much more personal. Parking is convenient, the walk [...]
Most studies in medical journals report results of a treatment or procedure, such as Lasik, and not the effects on a patient’s lifestyle and well-being. Success in ophthalmology is often measured by how many patients see 20/20 or how much the pressure is lowered rather than by how many patients are pleased with their results. [...]
Complaints of dry, burning, gritty eyes are commonly heard in ophthalmologists’ offices. Dry eyes occur more with age, in females and during the winter season (low humidity and the drying effects of forced air heating). For those with certain systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosis and those using certain medications such [...]
I’m Richard Carlin, founder of CarlinVision, the oldest, largest and most experienced eye care practice in Gwinnett County. By way of introduction, I would like to tell you about the origin of the name “CarlinVision”. Obviously “Carlin” comes from me (or to be perfectly honest, my ancestors) and “Vision” is what we do. But in [...]
