Author: Kristie Lindell
How to Avoid Cataracts
Posted in Bellingham, Dry Eyes, Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Surgery, Whidbey


by Dan Siapco MD My retired partner and founder of Cascadia Eye, Nannette Crowell, always told her patients, “You will get cataracts if you live long enough.” Cataracts are a part of the aging process. You may find yourself with an operable cataract at an early age or, if you are an average American, at… Read More
Heart Health and Your Eyes
Posted in Bellingham, Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Medical, Mount Vernon, Whidbey


By: Dr. Ernesto Golez III Hearts and Eyes Happy Heart Health Month! Did you know that your eyes can tell you about your heart health? The heart delivers oxygen and essential nutrients to the different parts of the body, including the eyes. Thus, any problems with the heart’s functioning will eventually affect the functioning of… Read More
Roy Gordon, OD, Joins Cascadia Eye
Posted in Contact lenses, Eye Exam, Medical, Practice News, Whidbey


Dr. Roy Gordon joins Cascadia Eye in February 2023 with specialty training in ocular disease, post-operative care, and contact lens fittings. Dr. Gordon received his optometry degree from the University of Missouri St. Louis, and has affiliations with the Optometric Physicians of Washington and the American Optometric Association. Dr. Gordon has been in private practice… Read More
Whidbey Vision Care Merges with Cascadia Eye
Posted in Eye-Opening, Medical, Optical, Practice News, Whidbey


Whidbey Vision Care, formerly owned by Chris Gaustad, OD, recently merged with Cascadia Eye, owned by Dan Siapco, MD, Carlindo Pereira, MD and Charles Maddux, MD. Adding Roy Gordon, OD (previously with Whidbey Vision Care) allows the doctor team at Cascadia Eye to offer increased eye care availability to the whole of Whidbey Island and… Read More
Free RLE Q&A Night
Posted in Bellingham, Contact lenses, Events, Eyeglasses, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Mount Vernon, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Surgery, Whidbey


Do you want to be less dependent on glasses and contact lenses? Learn more about achieving customized vision correction with Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) at this event hosted by our experienced surgeon, Dr. Carlindo Pereira. You will find out what RLE really is, have the chance to ask questions, and find out whether you are… Read More
Understanding Your Prescription
Posted in Bellingham, Contact lenses, Eye Blog, Eyeglasses, Mount Vernon, Optical, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey


Br Jared Rasmussen, OD What Do All the Numbers Mean? Many of my patients wear glasses and contacts. At each appointment, we check, test and treat your vision needs and you leave our office carrying a prescription full of what seems like complicated information. But what do all the figures listed there actually describe? In… Read More
Selecting Monovision for Cataract Surgery
Posted in Bellingham, Contact lenses, Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Eyeglasses, Medical, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Surgery, Whidbey


By Dan Siapco, MD Monovision is a Proven Concept Cataract surgeons have strategically used the concept of monovision lenses with cataract surgeries for several decades now. It minimizes dependence on glasses, has proven to be extremely safe, and improves results for many patients. But what is monovision? What is Presbyopia? Before we proceed, you need… Read More
Free Vision Screening
Posted in Anacortes, Bellingham, Events, Mount Vernon, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey


The North Cascade SDA Church is teaming up with Cascadia Eye’s vision clinic staff, Cascadia Surgical, Cascadia Eyewear and Eyewitness Missions, as well as many other medical professionals around our area to provide a free vision screening event. Those who are under-insured, not insured, or have extreme financial difficulty are encouraged to come to the… Read More
Our Coupeville Clinic is moving!
Posted in Contact lenses, Events, Eye Exam, Optical, Practice News, Whidbey


Our Coupeville clinic is moving this October! Cascadia Eye will remain as your friendly, local comprehensive eye care clinic and optical center, but will see you in an updated and newly renovated new space with a modern and cozy feel. It is just two blocks east of our Birch Ave. location. You will continue to… Read More
A Doctor’s View: Don’t Let Halloween Contact Lenses Be Your “Fright” of the Night
Posted in Contact lenses, Eye-Opening, Medical, Sedro-Woolley


by Maria VanNurden-McKittrick, OD, MS Halloween is approaching and the gears are already turning trying to come up with that next great Halloween costume. As you are planning the fine details of that costume, the icing on the cake is a great pair of cosmetic contact lenses to really bring it all together! I get… Read More