Best Foods for Eye Health
What are really the best foods for eye health? Oh, and eating carrots will improve your sight, right? The story about carrots making people see better in the dark dates back to World War II when the British forces developed a new technology called …
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Contact Lens Exam Seattle
How do you find a good contact lens exam by a skilled optometrist in Seattle? There are lots of eye doctors who offer contact lens exams in Seattle, and so many ways to research them. Sites like Yelp! and Google Maps offer access to reviews …
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Dry Eye Disease
How do you know if you have dry eye disease? Here are some of the most common symptoms of Dry Eye disease as reported by patients at our Seattle clinic: ~A gritty feeling in the eyes upon awakening or after lots of computer time ~A …
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Corona Virus (COVID-19) Updates
We Are Open And Ready To Serve You! Cannon EyeCare reopened in June 2020. We are now seeing all exam types, not just emergencies. We are so excited to welcome you back! See our Corona Virus (COVID-19) updates below. Thank you so much for your …
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Timely Tips: Solar Eclipse Safety
Solar Eclipse Safety Tips: We all know it’s not wise to stare at the sun. Yet on the morning of the “Great American Solar Eclipse”, Monday, August 21st, 2017, it will be tempting for Seattleites and others in the across the country to do just …
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[Seattle Summer Sight Guide] Prescription Sunglasses vs Soft Contacts
In early summer eye doctors are inundated with requests for prescription sunglasses and at least in Seattle, Soft Contacts. This blog post will discuss the plusses and minuses of prescription sunglasses (worn without contacts) vs. soft contact lenses with plano (non-prescription) sunglasses over top. Many …
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Why Should I Get My Eyes Checked If I See Well? [In a word: Glaucoma]
So you see well pretty much all day, right? That’s great! You don’t want to mess with glasses because your vision is just fine, right? No problem. So you don’t need to get your eyes checked until you have a problem with your vision right? …
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You need an eye exam. Is it best to see an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist?
Would it be best to see an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist? Most patients see an eye doctor annually (or more often as needed). But should you be seen by an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist? Both terms sound awkward yet somehow similar. They both mean ‘Eye Doctor” so, …
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Why should I get my eyes dilated?
Many of our new patients at Cannon EyeCare seem surprised when we bring up dilation at their routine eye exams. Often they have never had their eyes dilated in the past, or it has been a very long time. This blog post will let you …
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Do you have Pink Eye?
This eye looks really painful, and kind of scary. Is it the dread ‘pink eye’? If you went to work looking like this, your boss would probably send you to the eye doctor to make sure it is not PINK EYE. ‘Pink Eye’ is …
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