Yearly Archives: 2018
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Introducing our new Optos Daytona
Posted on November 25, 2018 by Scott in News.We are thrilled to announce that we are now the proud owners of a brand new Optos Daytona Optomap Imaging System. This thing is super easy for the staff to use for incredible images of the inside of your eyes. As a patient, it’s as easy as looking through a hole in a fence. When […]
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Don’t do this
Posted on October 8, 2018 by Scott in News.New York Knicks Ron Baker moisturizes his contact lens by putting it in his mouth Contact lenses do not belong in your mouth. Ever. The bacteria in your mouth can make your eyeballs really, really unhappy. And it’ll gross your eye doctor out. Just don’t do it.
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NAMI Multnomah Family to Family course about to start
Posted on August 22, 2018 by Scott in News.Does someone you love have a mental illness? Are you struggling with understanding their illness or with navigating the maze of trying to get them help? Or maybe you’re just worn out from the struggle and there’s too much stigma and too many myths about mental illness that it’s hard to care for yourself, let […]
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Laser burns in a boy’s eye
Posted on June 27, 2018 by Scott in News.An easily avoidable tragedy that cannot currently be reversed once the damage is done. Boy burns retina by staring at small laser. A 9 year old burned a permanent hole in his retina by staring at a green laser while playing. The article goes into some detail about the risks and the FDA’s opinion on […]
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Still have your eclipse glasses?
Posted on June 8, 2018 by Scott in News.If you still have them laying around, feel free to bring them in to our office and donate them to a good cause. Tigard Eyecare has joined Astronomers Without Borders as a collection site for used eclipse glasses. Astronomers Without Borders collects them to give out to schools in Asia and South America for the […]
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DARK CHOCOLATE INCREASES YOUR VISION!
Posted on May 10, 2018 by Scott in News.This is possibly the GREATEST STUDY EVER DONE! They gave 30 people either milk chocolate or dark chocolate and then measured their visual acuity 2 hours after ingestion and the dark chocolate people had better vision! Eat dark chocolate and see better! I can see the advertising campaign now! We’ll start selling dark chocolate bars […]
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The History & Accuracy of the Snellen Chart
Posted on May 10, 2018 by Scott in News.I understand if the title throws you off- “what is a Snellen chart and why should I care?” That was my first response too- and I actually work in an Optometry office. (I’m not a Optometrist, but I could totally play one on TV.) The Snellen Chart is that screen of weirdly shaped block letters […]
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