eye health
Free RLE Q&A Night
Posted in Events, Practice News
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
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
A Doctor’s View: A New Prescription Eye Drop for Blurry Vision
Posted in Bellingham, Eye Blog, Medical, Optical
By Roslyn Howell, OD July 7, 2022 There is a new prescription eye drop on the market–the first eye drop ever to be FDA approved for the treatment of presbyopia (blurry near vision after age 40). If you find yourself needing to hold text further away or you need reading glasses, you may have heard… Read More
A Doctor’s View: What Happens in a Glaucoma Exam
Posted in Bellingham, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Mount Vernon, OCT test, 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
My Cataract Surgery
Posted in Dry Eyes, Eye Blog, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Surgery
What can patients expect from cataract surgery? Introducing “My Cataract Surgery: A Patient Perspective”, our newest video to help people who wonder what cataract surgery is like. Are you thinking about cataract surgery? Teryl describes what to expect from cataract surgery; her experience throughout the process, what made her choose to have surgery, what the… Read More
Eye Care in Mount Vernon – Little Mountain
In our flagship Mount Vernon clinic, you’ll not only find state-of-the-art technology and award-winning ophthalmologists and optometrists who live in the communities they serve; but also a dedicated eye surgery center centrally located in Mount Vernon on Little Mountain Lane; and an optical department that bypasses the big corporations to locally design and independently source… Read More
Eye Care in Sedro-Woolley
Sedro-Woolley proudly claims the honor of holding the longest running 4th of July celebration in our state. Sedro-Woolley also has the most established ophthalmology clinic in the county! Our patients call Cascadia Eye in Sedro-Woolley their ‘home’ office, and so do we! Founding doctor Nannette Crowell, now retired, and our team of surgeons, optometrists and… Read More
Eye Care in Whidbey
We are proud to be able to serve this beautiful community and its people. We are proud to provide not only the only optical department in town but we also offer the highest value and quality on the island. We are proud of our team of ophthalmologists, surgeons, optometrists, technicians, opticians and other medical professionals… Read More
Eye Care in Bellingham
Cascadia Eye’s Bellingham Clinic Has Moved to a New Mount Vernon Location The Bellingham Cascadia Eye clinic closed on March 15, 2024 and on April 1, 2024, a new “Market Street” location will become Cascadia Eye’s second clinic in Mount Vernon, joining our Little Mountain Lane location. We will miss our neighborhood in Fairhaven and… Read More
What causes floaters?
Posted in Dry Eyes, Eye Blog, Eye Exam, Fluctuating Vision, Medical, Mount Vernon, Stanwood, Whidbey
By Jared Rasmussen OD Have you ever felt like you’ve just seen a fly move out of the corner of your eye? You try to swat it away to no avail and then eventually realize there might not be a fly at all. You probably don’t have a pest problem, but rather floaters! What exactly… Read More