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Evergreen Eye Center is the first clinic in the USA to use the new ultra high definition Leica M 822 surgical microscope for eye surgery. Dr. Jarstad was the first US surgeon to use the new microscope which is manufactured in Switzerland. The M822 is the latest version of micro surgical imaging systems which also… Read More

Lakewood, WA, resident Mark Yeatman won a national contest through Facebook and received a free Visian Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) surgery performed at our Federal Way, surgical facility on 12/01/11. This procedure is a remarkable alternative to LASIK. Mark selected Evergreen Eye Center’s corneal expert Dr. Gary Chung to perform the surgery which took place… Read More

FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Oct. 27, 2011 — John S. Jarstad, M.D., was recently featured in the October 24th issue of the national magazine, Newsweek. The showcase highlights Dr. Jarstad as a “Leader in Laser Eye Surgery” and ranked him as one of the top 15 eye surgeons across the United States. Board certification, scientific research,… Read More

Patients learned more about the next generation in Vision Correction by viewing a live Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) surgery at Evergreen Eye Center in Federal Way on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Dr. Jarstad, Dr. Tester, and the Evergreen Eye Center team answered questions about vision correction, provided tours of the facility, and helped patients gain… Read More

More than 13,000 eye care professionals from the optical community attended the Internationall Vision Expo West when it returned to the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas September 21-25, 2011. Evergreen Eye Center was proud to be an exhibitor September 22-24: Sands Expo & Convention Center Show Floor Level 2 Medical and Scientific Pavilion… Read More

We are excited to announce that Dr. Tester recently received certification for the Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) procedure. This revolutionary procedure goes beyond LASIK in providing a long lasting solution for patients with high levels of nearsightedness that previously were untreatable, even with LASIK surgery. The ICL is made from Collamer, which offers unparalleled optical… Read More

Evergreen Eye Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary W. Chung has recently been selected to support research by SightLife, to improve the understanding of infectious keratitis or endophthalmitis related to donor tissue. Dr. Chung will be part of the team working together to discover if yeast infections are on the rise, and how… Read More

John S. Jarstad, M.D., of Evergreen Eye Center, has implanted the first FDA-approved nanoFLEX™ artificial lens in Washington State. The nanoFLEX™ lens offers a new surgical treatment for patients with cataracts and presbyopia. Simple, biocompatible, and minimally invasive, the nanoFLEX™ lens represents a major advance in corrective eye surgery. Dr. Jarstad performed the procedure on… Read More

Dr. Chung and his wife Katherine participated in the 2010 Oregon VisionWalk, a fundraiser for sight-saving research. Their team, Vision Quest, with the help of Evergreen Eye Center shareholders, was the top fundraiser, raising more than $5000 for Foundation Fighting Blindness, a national organization dedicated to driving research into retinal degenerative diseases. Every year there… Read More

There is simply no better venue than Tacoma’s Museum of Glass to give an educational talk about clarity, vision, and a cutting edge procedure that is gaining popularity in the US. On August 25, Dr. Robert A. Tester of Evergreen Eye Center spoke to more than thirty referring optometrists from Puget Sound about micro-incisional cataract… Read More