How to Prevent Dry Eyes in Winter
A common eye disorder, dry eye occurs when your eyes don’t produce enough tears or the right quality of tears to keep your eyes healthy and comfortable. The symptoms are fairly easy to recognize. They include: Stinging, burning or scratchy sensations in your eyes The feeling of having something in your eyes Difficulty wearing contact… Read More
How Diabetes Affects Your Eyes
Complications from diabetes can impact many organs and systems of the body. Common diabetic-related conditions include heart disease, nerve damage, stroke, kidney disease and vision loss. In fact, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among working-age Americans. It’s also a major risk factor for developing glaucoma and cataracts. Who’s at risk for diabetic eye… Read More
Dr. Jarstad
Federal Way, WA, March 1, 2014– Dr. John Jarstad Adjunct Associate Professor, Pacific NW University Medical School and Medical Director Evergreen Eye Centers in the Seattle-Tacoma area, was recently honored as the “Distinguished International Speaker” at the 2014 Annual Jakarta Eye Center International Meeting held in Indonesia. Over 1500 eye surgeons from SE Asia and… Read More
Professor Jarstad participates in PNWU Graduation Ceremony – Confers Doctorate on Daughter Allison Jarstad
Tacoma, WA., May 13, 2013 –John S. Jarstad, M.D., F.A.A.O., Adjunct Associate Professor at Pacific NW University College of Osteopathic Medicine, participated in the 2nd graduation exercises at the medical school in Yakima, WA, where he was invited to confer the Doctoral Hood upon his daughter Dr. Allison Jarstad, a newly graduated Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. … Read More
LeMay Car Museum CE Talk Presented by Dr. Tester
Tacoma, Wash., September 17, 2012 – Rome wasn’t built in a day, and after a 10 year massive undertaking, LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma opened its 165,00-sq.-ft. complex in Tacoma, WA. On a beautiful warm evening Friday, September 14, Evergreen Eye Center hosted over 38 local optometrists and their guests to a memorable evening of… Read More
Live Surgery Open House Event held August 10, 2011
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
Evergreen Eye Center a pioneer in cataract surgery
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
Evergreen Eye Center wins Auburn Reporter’s
Evergreen Eye Center wins Best of Auburn 2010 Award! The people have spoken: Evergreen Eye Center was chosen in the “Best of Auburn” readers’ choice contest that was conducted from July 23 through August 16, 2010. There were 48 categories including dining, shopping, and services. Readers chose Evergreen Eye Center, via written ballot or online,… Read More
