Author Archives: Scott
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Smart Glasses that automatically adjust your vision
Posted on February 23, 2017 by Scott in News.These self-adjusting glasses use a liquid lens and a phone app to change according to whatever your vision needs. The frames are something that only an engineer would love at this point, and they may be a decade away from commercial viability, but how cool would this be? Go to the Optometrist and get your […]
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Why Magenta Doesn’t Exist. (Except in our brains.)
Posted on February 23, 2017 by Scott in News.This is a fascinating look at why the color Magenta/Purple is a color that is completely created in our brains to explain the overlap of Red and Blue- something that does not happen in the physical property of light. It is a short video but it is a great description of how we percieve color […]
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Weather Related Changes
Posted on January 17, 2017 by Scott in News.Here we go again. While we are all still recovering from the snowpocalypse of last week, freezing rain is on the way for today, supposedly starting sometime this afternoon and continuing though the evening commute. http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ORZ006&warncounty=ORC051&firewxzone=ORZ604&local_place1=Portland%20OR&product1=Ice+Storm+Warning&lat=45.5236&lon=-122.675 Last week was the first day in over five years where we were forced to close due to the […]
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What a beautiful difference
Posted on June 16, 2016 by Scott in News.It’s hard to believe that just a few months ago everything was so torn up. The space is now fully functional with 3 exam lanes, a much larger & improved pre-testing area with a dedicated room for the Digital Retinal Camera. It’s a night and day difference from the old space. It needs to be […]
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Remodel Update
Posted on February 28, 2016 by Scott in News.The work is moving right along. PNE Construction is doing an amazing job of staying on time with great quality work!
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Out with the Old
Posted on February 24, 2016 by Scott in News.Most of the interior has now been removed and replaced and the reception desk has been relocated to the warehouse to get it out of the way. Things are looking really good!
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More progress!
Posted on February 21, 2016 by Scott in News.We have sheetrock! We have Electricity! We have hot water! We have a finished exam lane! And it’s good. The walls are this material called FRP- Fiber Reinforced Plastic. It’s a heavy duty, textured sheet material that should wear well and look nice for years. The floor is a heavy vinyl that’s a nice […]
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The Remodel has Begun!
Posted on February 10, 2016 by Scott in News.Starting at nights on February 8th, the remodel is officially underway. The office is excited and a little worried how it will go, but we’re assured the project is in great hands. I showed up the morning of February 9th to find a curious sight… the door to exam 1 sealed with blue tape. […]
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Office Remodel
Posted on November 2, 2015 by Scott in News.It’s been in the works for a few years now, but it looks like it may finally be on track for the beginning of next year… the long rumored “Remodel of Tigard Eyecare.” The current plan is to add another exam lane to the office as well as enclosing the reception area to reduce general […]
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Low Cost Digital Imaging using an iPhone
Posted on February 24, 2015 by Scott in News.This is an older news item about a low cost approach to get retinal images using nothing more than an iPhone or Android device. Students and researchers at Stanford University have created a small, detachable lens system using off the shelf parts to create a basic, functional retinal camera called the EyeGo. They hope to […]
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