Category: News/Events

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

Dr Jarstad just returned from a Medical Mission with Manna Mission and LDS Charities to China and rural Korea. He performed 20 Cataract surgeries including 2 Crystalens Accommodative Lens Implants and taught the most recent Microincisional Surgery techniques to local surgeons . He also lectured to Doctors, Nurses and Medical Students on Common Eye Emergencies… Read More

Lisa and Lara (Attendees) Evergreen Eye Center has joined up with Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce for the 2010 Western Washington Puyallup Fair Booth.  This is the 3rd consecutive year that EEC has participated in this occasion.  The dreary weather did not suppress the abundant crowds that encircled our booth.  We look forward to next year’s… Read More

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Evergreen Eye Center booth at the Be Well Health Fair on Saturday, August 7th! Congrats to Meredith Eddy from Seattle. Meredith has won a stay at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Washington! For more information about Be Well Washington visit www.bewellwashington.com.

Dr. Jarstad recently returned from a mission trip to Indonesia this past May. It is a tradition for Dr. Jarstad to go abroad annually to help the underserved. This year, he went on this mission with his daughter, Allison, where they donated time and services.