Glaucoma [Part 2]

If you haven’t read my first post about glaucoma, I suggest taking a few minutes to read that one prior to starting in here, we’re picking up right where the first left off. Once we’ve determined that someone is a glaucoma suspect, how do we determine whether or not...

Glaucoma [Part 1]

Part 1 – This will be another two-parter, as glaucoma is pretty complicated and long as well! “Hey doc, can I get some pot for my glaucoma??” You know, it’s funny how often I still get this question. The short answer is no. The long answer is “No and here’s...

Introducing Dr. Soper!

I’d like to introduce everyone to my personal eye doctor (and wife!), Dr. Shannon Soper! So Dr. Soper has actually been working here since August of 2017, but she was originally only here on Fridays. In September of 2018, she started working at the clinic full...

Diabetes and Diet Soda

For my first blog entry, I thought I would discuss something that came up in a few recent articles that caught my attention. Back when I was an intern at the VA Hospital down in Roseburg, OR, I had an attending doctor who I greatly respected. He taught me a lot of...

Innovations in Contact Lenses

Contacts lenses have come a long way in not just the last 15 years, but in some cases the last 5 years! Contact lenses are a fast changing technology, similar to how rapid we are seeing changes in cell phone technology. Dr. Soper and I both LOVE fitting contacts,...