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Scope Expansion is Dangerous
Contact your legislator and tell them to protect patient safety by voting NO on
SB 5389
Featuring Chris Chambers, MD
Most people don't know the difference between an ophthalmologist, and an optometrist. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors with years of experience and intense surgical training with live patients. Optometrists are not. But a new bill in Olympia, SB 5389...
No Shortcuts to Surgery
Why optometric scope expansion bills endanger patient safety
By Rachel Reinhardt, MD
Scope, scope, and more scope. This is a term that we as ophthalmologists have had to incorporate into our daily vocabulary of late – especially those on the front lines of the fight to protect patient safety in state legislatures. As 2022 comes to a close, it’s important to reflect on legislative wins and losses across the country...
Don't "Shoot Your Eye Out" This Holiday Season
By K. David Epley, MD
Holidays are a time of joy, but also a time of chaos for many. Eye safety is rarely at the top of parents’ minds.
Most of the toys on your kid’s wish list may seem harmless enough. They are built for kids after all, right? Unfortunately, no. The eye is one of the body’s most sensitive organs. As an ophthalmologist...
Veterans' Vision Care is no Blind Spot for Washington State
By Courtney Francis, MD
Wearing a military uniform comes at a high cost to our servicemen and women. Veterans often return to civilian life with physical and mental burdens from their time spent in service. The initial burdens they face routinely cascade into additional health issues...
This Halloween, It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye
By K. David Epley, MD
Halloween is a particularly perilous time for eye-health. Many costumes involve enhancements and alterations to the eye. One mishap can lead to frightening results. Glitter mishaps...
Don't Risk Your Eyes on a Dangerous Disguise
By Matthew Weed, MD
The scariest part of Halloween should be your costume, but the wrong contact lenses can leave your vision and eyes damaged for life.
Before you augment your costume with colored contact lenses...
No Matter The Season, Your Eyes Need Sun Protection
By Courtney Francis, MD
Fall is nearly here, but even as you put away the sunscreen and pull out the long sleeves, remember that your and your family's eyes still need protection from the sun. UV rays may be most intense during the summer months...
Are Blue Light Glasses Really Protecting You?
By Francis Estalilla, MD
For many of us, phone screens are the first thing we look at when we wake up and the last thing we see before we go to bed. We all know the fatigue of spending long hours looking at a screen. Research shows...
What You Don’t Know About Fireworks Can Cost You
Your Sight
By Matthew Weed, MD
Even though we can celebrate this Fourth of July without social distancing from one another, we should continue to keep our distance from fireworks – a lot of distance.
According to...