Category: News/Events

North Sulawesi, Indonesia, June 11, 2012 — You never know where a good idea can come from.  In the case of Dr. John Jarstad, an ophthalmologist and team leader with Latter Day Saints Charities, aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), it can come from a casual conversation with your neighbor…. Read More

Auburn, Wash., June 1, 2012 — Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis and Economic Development Manager Doug Lien helped Evergreen Eye Center physicians and staff celebrate a well-attended grand opening of our brand new state-of-the-art facility in Auburn on Thursday, May 31, 2012.  Business members of the community, patients, and family and friends enjoyed a delicious dinner… Read More

Auburn, Wash. April 16, 2012– After decades of providing advanced medical eye care to residents in and around the Green River Valley, a specialty surgical practice has moved out of its small leased Auburn location– and into its own 8,100 square-foot building within sight of the old front door.  This highly anticipated facility will exponentially… Read More

Seattle, Wash., March 23, 2012 –  Gary W. Chung, M.D. was the featured speaker at a Consortium of Research and Education (CORE) Promotional Presentation sponsored by Allergan on Wednesday, March 21, at the Canlis restaurant in Seattle.  The presentation and discussion were attended by local Optometrists and Primary Care Providers.  Dr. Chung gave a presentation… Read More

Our new office remodel is really coming along.  This Spring our Auburn office will be moving just a few blocks down the street.  Our beautiful newly remodeled facility, formerly the Windermere Offices, will be equipped with 12 exam rooms and state-of-the-art diagnostic and testing equipment.  Our new facility is located at: 700 M Street NE… Read More

FEDERAL WAY, Wash., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A select few physicians were honored with the prestigious 2011 Patients’ Choice Award, and this year they include Dr.John Jarstad, M.D.  Only doctors who have received top scores by their patients and pass other quality measures are awarded the Patients’ Choice Award. In fact, of the nation’s 720,000 active physicians, just… Read More

FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Jan 12, 2012 — Evergreen Eye Center is the first clinic in the USA to use the new ultra high definition Leica M822 surgical microscope for eye surgery. Dr. John Jarstad, Founder of The Evergreen Eye Center was the first US surgeon to use the new, Swiss microscope. Dr. Jarstad recently completed… Read More

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