Bluegrass Eye Center- Kentucky, USA

The Bluegrass Eye Center in Oldham County, Kentucky provides readily available healthcare for residents of Oldham and surrounding counties. The new center, built using sustainable materials, contains triple the number of examination rooms than the previous center that enables them to also perform specialized treatments.

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