How Do You Know If You Have Cataracts?
Posted by: Eye Health Northwest in Cataracts on June 28, 2021
Do you see halos around street lights when you look at them? Have colors started to look faded? These are two signs that you might be developing cataracts. When you start noticing that your vision is changing, all sorts of things can run through your mind. Learning you have cataracts and deciding that it is… Read More
Could You Have Cataracts and Not Know it?
Posted by: Eye Health Northwest in Cataracts on January 28, 2021
Are you starting to experience changes to your vision? Are you in your forties or fifties? One eye condition that could be causing your vision to change is cataracts. But there’s a good chance that when you think of cataracts, you might think of cloudy-looking eyes. There’s more to cataracts than that. Keep reading to… Read More
EyeHealth Northwest is the first in Portland, OR to perform Custom Laser Cataract Surgery designed to improve patient outcomes
Posted by: Eye Health Northwest in LASIK on October 15, 2014
The surgeons at EyeHealth Northwest are pleased to be the first in the Portland Metro area to perform Custom Laser Cataract Surgery using femtosecond laser technology. Surgeons at EyeHealth Northwest have been providing advanced cataract surgery to the Portland metropolitan area for more than 55 years. With the introduction of the advanced laser technology system… Read More
Cataracts
Posted by: Eye Health Northwest in Cataracts on August 19, 2013
As we grow older our bodies experience many different changes, and our eyes are no exception to this rule. Usually as we age and our vision becomes more blurred, we assume that we probably need new glasses with a stronger prescription, but in fact, cataracts may be the culprit behind our declined vision. The American… Read More
June is Cataract Awareness Month
Posted by: Eye Health Northwest in Cataracts on June 19, 2013
According to Prevent Blindness America, the founders of Cataract Awareness Month, it is estimated that over 22 million Americans age 40 and over have cataracts. Cataracts are the clouding of the natural lens of the eye which leads to decreased vision. Cataracts make vision comparable to looking through a foggy windshield and are the most… Read More