Category: Practice News
A Doctor’s View: What Happens in a Glaucoma Exam
Posted in Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Mount Vernon, OCT test, Practice News, Whidbey
By Ernesto Golez MD It can be disquieting to find out you have glaucoma, but seeing a specialist for a glaucoma exam regularly can help slow the progression of symptoms. As a glaucoma specialist, I see many patients who are curious to learn what is different about glaucoma eye care and what happens when a… Read More
Giving Guide 2021 Includes EyeWitness Missions
Posted in Practice News
EyeWitness Missions is in the Giving Guide! Be sure to peruse a copy of the Skagit Valley Herald, Stanwood/Camano News or Anacortes American’s review of local non-profits. Each two-page spread tells an incredible story, introducing the non-profit’s focus. Then it invites locals to help and offers a challenge to build vital financial support for those… Read More
Stanwood office moves
Posted in Mount Vernon, Practice News, Stanwood
Cascadia Eye’s Stanwood office has moved to a convenient and beautiful, warm and inviting space near Rite Aid. We continue to be the only fully comprehensive eye care center in the area, and offer the best in ophthalmology care for all your eye care needs. Visit us for vision well-care, medical care, and surgical care… Read More
Contacts and plastic waste
Posted in Contact lenses, Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Mount Vernon, Optical, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey
By Hans Fritz Maybe it’s because you don’t like wearing glasses, or because you have an awesome pair of non-prescription sunglasses that you want to wear instead – for whatever reason, many of us prefer to wear contact lenses. Contact lenses are amazing — innovations in material science have made them more comfortable and more… Read More
What is open angle glaucoma?
Posted in Dilating Eye Drops, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Mount Vernon, Practice News, 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
VisionMonday.com highlights Cascadia Eye’s patient portal
Posted in Eye Exam, Eye-Opening, Mount Vernon, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey
Check out it out! Visionmonday.com wrote up an article highlighting our work to inform our patients about some of the services we offer to make medical care more manageable, and to enable people to use our convenient patient portal! Click to read the article HERE and if you haven’t already, sign up for our Patient… Read More
Questions and answers about dilating eye drops
Posted in Dilating Eye Drops, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Medical, Mount Vernon, Practice News, 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
Protecting your eyes from UV damage
Posted in Eye Blog, Mount Vernon, Optical, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey
It’s sunglasses season! Are your eyes protected? It’s possible you’ve heard about the need for full-spectrum UV protection for your eyes already, but we will explain why and offer some advice on making sure you have the right kind of protection. What does UV do to your eyes? You may already know you can get… Read More
Exercise for glaucoma patients
Posted in Eye Blog, Medical, Mount Vernon, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey
When Dr. Ernesto Golez III, our glaucoma specialist, talks to patients with a first-time diagnosis of glaucoma or high eye pressure, he recommends caution with certain types of exercise–for example, anything that causes blood to rush to the head. Some positions and maneuvers may cause eye pressure to spike–or even, with regular use, cause the… Read More
Screen time and your eyes
Posted in Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Medical, Mount Vernon, Pediatrics, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Whidbey
With kids spending more time in front of a computer screen due to home schooling, and with many people working from home and using online resources such as Zoom for meetings, there may be an increase in dry eyes and digital fatigue. There are a few ways to combat this. Dr. Jared Rasmussen, one of… Read More
