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Spring is here, trees and flowers are blooming, and eyes are itching- allergy season is in full swing! At Rainier Eye, we stock Allegro allergy drops to soothe itchy eyes, flush out pollen, and provide a barrier against allergens landing in your tearfilm. When over-the-counter eyedrops and antihistamines aren’t enough to keep you comfortable, we can examine you and prescribe stronger medications, too.

Congratulations! You just found a rock painted with love by the Rainier Eye team!

What ARE computer glasses? Can’t you use any glasses on your computer? Depending upon your age, this could be a trick question. 

This is a memorable movie phrase most of us have heard in reference to the infamous Red Rider BB gun. But, this is an injury the doctors at Rainier Eye rarely see. Most commonly, patients call or stop in due to small particles stuck in the eye.

Do you have diabetes? Is your medical doctor asking you to get your eyes checked? Do you wonder why? 

Myopia is another name for nearsightedness.  As nearsighted children grow, their eyes grow longer, and it is common for their glasses prescription to get worse year after year.

Not just a fashion statement, sunglasses protect and reveal more about the world around you. Available in a wide range of colors and prices, sunglasses are designed to keep you comfortable to avoid squinting in bright sunlight and block damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays.

The eyes are the window to the soul and the retina is the window to your internal health. Looking at the arteries and veins in the retina can reveal diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, lupus, leukemia, sarcoidosis, cat scratch fever, medication use like tamoxifen and plaquenil, and the list goes on.

Nice to meet you! I’m Dr. Mary Ferris and my business partner is Dr. Angela Loeb. We worked together at Olympia Vision Clinic (OVC) for 11 years and are excited to bring our expertise AND our new ideas to Chehalis.

While we looked at other practices to purchase in the area, we realized that those retiring owners ultimately preferred the inflated offers of private equity companies’ deep pockets. In November 2022, we switched gears to start from scratch- and to create our own private practice from the ground up.