Category: Stanwood
New Partner for Cascadia Eye
Posted in Bellingham, Events, Medical, Mount Vernon, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood, Surgery, Whidbey
“I am delighted to be joining Cascadia Eye. I am passionate about restoring my patient’s sight and improving their quality of life. As you all know, I will be joining an amazing group of doctors and staff and I am excited to collaborate with Dr. Siapco, Dr. Pereira and the rest of the team to continue to provide… Read More
Mount Vernon Chamber Chat with our CEO
Posted in Mount Vernon, Practice News, Sedro-Woolley, Stanwood
The Mount Vernon Chamber recognized Cascadia Eye in an interview with our CEO, Sheri Saldivar, in their February “Chamber Chat” Newsletter. We are proud to be your local family eye care, surgical and eyewear center and have a strong commitment to giving back to our community. Many thanks to the Mount Vernon Chamber for taking… 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 Bellingham, Contact lenses, Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Mount Vernon, Optical, 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 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
VisionMonday.com highlights Cascadia Eye’s patient portal
Posted in Bellingham, 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 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
Protecting your eyes from UV damage
Posted in Bellingham, Eye Blog, Mount Vernon, Optical, 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 Bellingham, Eye Blog, Medical, Mount Vernon, 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 Bellingham, Eye Blog, Eye-Opening, Medical, Mount Vernon, Pediatrics, 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
