Eye1st Vision & Laser Center


Duluth: (770) 623-3931  Atlanta: (404) 442-9577







"The procedure went great! Dr. Matzkin and his staff are one of a kind. They make you feel so welcomed and truly care about you ... My eyesight is great and I couldn't recommend a better place to trust with your sight."

Katie McLaughlin


Ophthalmic Surgeons

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Our expert ophthalmologists, Dr. Dennis Matzkin and Dr. George Waring, provide care and treatment for all eye conditions, such as:

Please visit the Contact Page to schedule your ophthalmology appointment today.

Read more about our highly experienced surgeons below:

 

George Waring, MD

George O. Waring, III, M.D.

Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Ophthalmic Surgeon
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Dr. Waring is an ophthalmic surgeon with more than 25 years of experience in vision correction surgery, LASIK (over 20,000 cases), intraocular lens implants and cataract and corneal surgery.

Dr. Waring is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth, Britain) and of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

He was Principal Investigator of the first FDA trial to receive approval for laser vision correction surgery.  He received the first FDA approval to do LASIK in the United States, and did the first LASIK in Georgia. For the past decade he has been recognized among the “Best Doctors in Atlanta” – including 2010, and “America’s Best Doctors” and is listed in “Who’s Who in America” and “Who’s Who in the World”.  He has appeared on Nightline, Good Morning America and CNN.

To read more about Dr. Waring's numerous professional awards and accomplishments, please access his full bio at www.GeorgeWaring.com.


Dr. Dennis Matzkin
Dennis Matzkin, M.D.

Cataract and Refractive Surgeon
Ophthalmic Surgeon

Dr. Matzkin is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, American Medical Association and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology.

He has treated such high profile patients as President Carter's three children, Captain Herb Emory "Eye-in-the-Sky", weather anchor Laura Huckabee, and the three-time world champion archer, Jessie Moorhead from the Outdoor TV Channel.