Category: Dilating Eye Drops
What is open angle glaucoma?
Posted in Bellingham, Dilating Eye Drops, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Mount Vernon, Surgery, Whidbey
By Ernesto Golez MD What is open angle glaucoma and why is it knowing about it important to your eye health? We asked Ernesto Golez III our glaucoma specialist, to explain: What is “open angle” glaucoma? “Glaucoma is a group of diseases that cause damage to your optic nerves. This leads to progressive vision loss… Read More
Questions and answers about dilating eye drops
Posted in Bellingham, Dilating Eye Drops, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Medical, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey
Your Eye Dilation Questions Answered! One of the questions we get asked most frequently is regarding the dilating drops we use during our Comprehensive Eye Exams. Getting your eyes dilated for the first time is a strange feeling. We’ve already explained why Cascadia Eye doctors prefer to dilate during your comprehensive exam in a previous… Read More
Comprehensive eye exam vs. routine vision exam
Posted in Dilating Eye Drops, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Medical, Surgery
Let’s talk about the eye exam, one of the fundamentals of what we do here at Cascadia Eye. There are two types: wellness vision eye exams and comprehensive medical exams (CMEE). When we’re making appointments for first time patients and tell them to plan for an hour, we often hear a variation of this: “Other… Read More
