Angle Closure
Glaucoma,Provider Newsletter,Uncategorized
According to the World Health Organization, glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Glaucoma can be subdivided into two types based on anterior segment anatomy: open-angle glaucoma or angle-closure glaucoma. While open-angle glaucoma is the significantly more prevalent form of the two, angle-closure glaucoma is more likely to cause bilateral blindness. Angle closure…
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Where to Start with Plaquenil Screenings
plaquenil screening,Provider Newsletter,Uncategorized
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) has been thrusted into the spotlight due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Its off-label use has been used a potential therapy for the virus, all data being anecdotal at best. Before COVID-19, Plaquenil was first used as an anti-malarial, but quickly started being used for a myriad of autoimmune diseases. The anti-inflammatory effects…
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Evolution of Corneal Transplants
Cornea,Cornea Transplant,Provider Newsletter
In 1904 Edward Zirm performed the first successful full thickness corneal transplant in a person. It is reported that the person went on to see well enough to work for a number of months after his surgery. For about 100 years we have performed penetrating keratoplasty and restoring patients’ vision. Everyone would like to…
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LASIK & SMILE: The Future is Bright with a New Technology Option
LASIK,Provider Newsletter,SMILE,Uncategorized
Whether LASIK or SMILE is the laser vision correction best suited for your patients, their vision for the future can be sharpened. As you know, LASIK has been helping patients for more than 25 years to see more clearly without glasses. Today we want to tell you about the newest laser vision correction technology coming…
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Choice
Cataract Surgery,Provider Newsletter,vision correction
Choice Let’s face it, freedom of choice is embedded in American culture. Every day we face making decisions that essentially center around a choice. Perhaps Dr. Wayne Dyer, motivational speaker and past author of over 40 books said it best: “Our lives are the sum total of the choices we have made.” Let’s take shoes…
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The Best 30 Seconds of Your Patient’s Year
Provider Newsletter,SMILE,Uncategorized
SMILE is at NWES and the vision options for your patients will never be the same! We couldn’t be more excited to offer SMILE laser technology at Northwest Eye Surgeons. Our doctors and team are confident the lives and vision of our patients will be changed through this new innovation in laser vision correction. It’s…
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SMILE by the Numbers
We invite you to learn some interesting facts and statistics that show what makes laser vision correction with SMILE great! Clicking around our site, you’ve certainly become more familiar with SMILE at this point. We’re excited to offer SMILE procedures at our Seattle clinic! If you’re ready to learn about how SMILE and LASIK can…
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Patient Questions About SMILE?
Patient Questions About SMILE? Here are six of the most common questions we hear from patients. Good education leads to good decisions. Which one is better, SMILE or LASIK?This is one of the most common questions we hear, and many patients want to know which procedure is “better.” The fact is that both LASIK and…
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Chronic Iritis with a Twist
cytomegalovirus,Provider Newsletter,Uncategorized
Nearly four years ago, a 62 year old Asian man presented as a new patient for evaluation of blur in the left eye and pain in his left temple x1 day. He denied light sensitivity, history of shingles, history of oral ulcers. He had chickenpox as a child. He had a complicated ocular history in…
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Importance of 10-2 Visual Field Testing in Glaucoma Management
Glaucoma,Provider Newsletter,Uncategorized
Visual field (VF) testing is a common tool practitioners use in monitoring progression and staging glaucoma in our patients. The gold standard in glaucoma visual field testing has always been Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) 24-2. This test allows us to monitor the central 24 degrees of field, totalling 54 points that are 6 degrees apart…
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