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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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

There are two types of neurological patients – 1) those who come in with clearly defined neurological symptoms and/or signs (headache, diplopia, APD, disc edema, constricted confrontations, etc) and 2) those who come in with vague visual symptoms and no clear pathology on dilated exam. The first type of neurological patient is often easy to… Read More

Is Your Patient A SMILE Candidate? As the latest technology in laser vision correction, SMILE is a comfortable procedure, but how do you know if it’s right for your patients? Does your patient have myopia? Does your patient find glasses or contact lenses inconvenient in daily life? Does your patient experience dry eye symptoms? Is… Read More

XEN gel stent (Allergan PLC, Irvine, CA, USA) has recently made an exciting breakthrough into the minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) market and is proving to be a reliable surgical option.  Our Seattle glaucoma team at Northwest Eye Surgeons considers XEN stent to be an excellent alternative to the more traditional trabeculectomy at lowering ocular… Read More