Category: Medical
Optometrist or Ophthalmologist–what’s the difference?
What is an optometrist? Is an ophthalmologist only a surgeon? Which one is my eye doctor? Optometrists and ophthalmologists are both eye doctors, but their training differs and what they offer can be very different. This is why Cascadia Eye has the best of both! Optometrists Optometrists attend optometry school for four years after completing… Read More
17 Eye-healthy habits
Posted in Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Medical
Eye health habits are important. Making just a few changes in your routine will make a big difference! 1. Drink lots of water. Drinking adequate amounts of water is good for your body, and it’s also good for your eyes! During the winter season especially, Dry Eye is often a concern. Drinking water helps with… Read More
How your eye exam can reveal other diseases and conditions
By Alexandra Brandt One of the things that fascinates eye doctors is how a simple eye exam can change someone’s life. Sometimes it’s from diagnosing cataracts — and scheduling the surgery that reverses a person’s blindness. And sometimes it’s when an eye exam can reveal unrelated diseases and conditions that hadn’t been caught before, potentially… Read More
Eye safety part 2: Essential safety habits
Posted in Eye Blog, Medical, Pediatrics
By Alexandra Brandt In Part 1 of this 2-part series, I talked about sports eye safety, since we were heading into baseball season. I mentioned that one of the key ways to keep your child’s eyes safe was to teach them good safety habits right from the start. I want to expand on those a… Read More
What is an OCT eye test – and what does it do?
OCT stands for Optical Coherence Tomography. Simply put, the OCT is a non-invasive tool that “takes pictures of the back of your eye.” “The OCT is an excellent way to visualize the different layers of the retina and optic nerve in a living eye. Previous to these amazing technologies we were only able to see… Read More
3 Reasons to use the online patient portal
Posted in Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Medical, Optical, Pediatrics, Surgery
Updated 10/10/24 When you’re checking in for your eye appointment and we ask you for your email address, you probably wonder why. In fact, if you’re anything like me, you’re going to remember all the times you were trying to buy something at a store and the clerk was doing his or her best to… Read More
What causes your vision to fluctuate?
Posted in Eye Blog, Fluctuating Vision, Medical
Fluctuating vision can be a warning of other health issues such as diabetic retinopathy or fluctuating blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, dry eyes, or hormone fluctuation. I recently heard a new patient express her frustration that no one had ever warned her that uncontrolled diabetes would affect her vision. It meant she would have… Read More
Knowledge about smoking and your eye health
Cigarette smoke contains as many as 4000 toxic compounds, including tar, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and heavy metals. The surgeon general warns that even small amounts of smoking can damage your health immediately, and most people are now aware it causes lung cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease, among many other problems. But many people don’t realize… Read More
Comprehensive eye exam vs. routine vision exam
Posted in Dilating Eye Drops, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Medical, Surgery
NOTE: We are a MEDICAL office that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases, chronic eye conditions, and eye injuries. All MEDICAL eye exams, including those you would consider your “routine and annual” eye exam will be billed to your MEDICAL INSURANCE, even if you have a supplemental VISION plan from your employer…. Read More
