The Fine View Newsletter

Catch up on late breaking news in vision correction. Get the answers to the questions our patients ask most. See where we’ve been and why – from Naples to Rio de Janeiro – by checking out our online newsletter, “Fine View.”

Summer 2017 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Advances in Glaucoma Surgical Management — Dr. Sims Introducing Dr. Janet M. Lim, MD
  • New Onset Flashing Lights and Floaters Need Evaluation — Dr. Hoffman
  • Meet & Greet our new Staff Members and Administrator
  • More Success Stories . . .
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Spring 2016 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • We Now Offer Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery — Dr. Sims
  • Introducing Dr. Sabah!
  • Options Now Available in Multifocal IOLs — Dr. Hoffman
  • Third Time Lucky
  • Welcome Megan & Yvette
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Fall 2015 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • A Bump on the Lid! — Dr. Sims
  • Get Your Shingles Vaccine Sooner! — Dr. Hoffman
  • Dropless Treatment Put to the Test
  • Race for the Cure 2015
  • Entire Team Passes OSC Test with Flying Colors!
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Spring 2015 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Not all Glaucoma is the Same; Treatment Differs! — Dr. Sims
  • Wavefront Analyzer May Improve Your Results! — Dr. Hoffman
  • Go DropLess Spring 2015
  • Clearing the Confusion: Vision Insurance versus Medical Insurance
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Winter 2014 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Migraine Auras — Dr. Hoffman
  • New Ophthalmic Equipment Improves Our Patient Care! — Dr. Sims
  • Race for the Cure 2014
  • New Faces and Opportunities at our Eugene Clinic
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Summer 2014 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Clearer Vision Now or Later: The Choice is Yours! — Dr. Hoffman
  • Strategies for Improving Ocular Allergy Symptoms— Dr. Sims
  • And the Winner is. . . .
  • Still Going Strong!
  • Introducing the Clinical Trial for the HumanOptics Artificial Iris Prosthesis
  • New Faces at Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Sims
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Spring 2014 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Made-To-Order Surgery: It all Depends on Your Eyes — Dr. Hoffman
  • Am I Going Crazy? — Dr. Sims
  • Out and About in the Community
  • New Faces and New Opportunities at Our Clinic
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Activities

Spring 2013 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Causes Dry Eye Symptoms — Dr. Hoffman
  • Innovative Ideas Lead to New Treatment Options for Patients — Dr. Sims
  • Same Excellence in Eye Care with a New Name and Look
  • Child’s Amblyopia Detected at a Routine School Vision Screening
  • Helping the Hungry Proves Rewarding For All
  • Testimonials
  • Honors, Awards & Welcome

Summer 2012 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Corneal Cross-linking Awaits Government Approval — Dr. Hoffman
  • Question of the Day: Supplements for the Eye, Do They Work? — Dr. Sims
  • Trailblazing a New Path in Customer Service for Patients
  • Staff Member’s Grandson Benefits from Eye Muscle Surgery
  • Early Detection is Critical for a Child’s Eyesight
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Winter 2012 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • DMEK – The Next Method for Endothelial Transplantation— Dr. Hoffman
  • Optic Nerve Imaging Options for Glaucoma Patients — Dr. Sims
  • Our Surgery Center Receives Top Marks from a National Health Agency
  • Introducing Two New Family Members
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Fall 2011 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • One Step Closer to the Perfect Postoperative Result — Dr. Hoffman
  • Diabetes and Glaucoma – Are They Related? — Dr. Sims
  • Together We Can Initiate Change
  • Two New Faces
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Summer 2011 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Eye Rubbing Feels Good But Is Not Good For You — Dr. Hoffman
  • What You Can Learn From Your Family — Dr. Sims
  • Honors and Achievements
  • Serving Our Community
  • Congratulations!
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Winter 2011 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Shingles in the Eye — Dr. Hoffman
  • Welcome to Annette Chang Sims, MD
  • Honors and Achievements
  • Research Corner
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Summer 2010 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Artificial Iris Clinical Trials to Begin Soon — Dr. Hoffman
  • Helpful Tips for a Better Eye Exam
  • Valuing Our Role…
  • Research Corner
  • Honors and Awards
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Winter 2010 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Dry Eyes Revisited — Dr. Hoffman
  • Continuing Our Commitment to Education
  • Clinical Research Recognition
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in Practice
  • Research Corner
  • Congratulations!
  • New Faces
  • Testimonials
  • Travel/Teaching Schedule

Summer 2009 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Improving Patient Satisfaction with the New Tecnis Multifocal IOL — Dr. Hoffman
  • The Reality of Health Care Costs — Dr. Fine
  • Thank you!
  • We love participating in our community!

Spring 2009 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • To My Patients— Dr. Fine
  • What is Astigmatism?— Dr. Hoffman
  • Finalists for the Emerald Award for Innovation
  • Honors and Awards
  • Testimonials

Winter 2008 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • From Pen to Screen— Dr. Fine
  • Customizing Refractive Surgery for the Individual— Dr. Hoffman
  • Honors and Awards
  • New Fellow
  • New Faces
  • Testimonials

Summer 2008 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • The Drug-Device-Doctore Dilemma— Dr. Fine
  • Life Changing Events— Dr. Hoffman
  • Honors and Awards
  • Testimonials

Winter 2007 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • The Impending Physician Shortage— Dr. Fine
  • SDSAEK Procedure Revolutionizing Corneal Transplantation— Dr. Hoffman
  • Help Us Help You— Belinda Baldwin, CPC, and Sherrie Brunell, MS
  • Honors and Awards

Summer 2006 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • An Asian Spring— Dr. Fine
  • Spectacular Results With Staar ICL— Dr. Hoffman
  • Refractions
  • New Faces
  • Testimonials

Spring 2006 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • The ASCRS Foundation — Dr. Fine
  • New Corneal Transplant Techniques Evolve — Dr. Hoffman
  • Honors & Awards — Sherrie Brunnell, MS
  • New Faces
  • International Guests — Sherrie Brunnell, MS

Fall 2005 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • The Use of Nutritional Supplements and Your Eye Health — Drs. Fine, Hoffman and Packer
  • Flomax Complicates Cataract Surgery — Dr. Hoffman
  • Dr. Fine Delivers Inaugural Kelman Lecture

Summer 2005 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Technology is Relentless — Dr. Fine
  • Fine-Tune Your Result — Dr. Hoffman
  • Teamwork Focus: Front Office — By Sherrie Brunell, MS
  • Testimonials

Winter / Spring 2005 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Teaching and Traveling to the End of the Earth — Dr. Fine
  • New Corneal Transplant Techniques Evolve — Dr. Hoffman
  • ASCRS Foundation Achieves a Major Goal — By Dr. Fine
  • Testimonials

Summer 2004 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Sims Again Lead the Way — Dr. Fine
  • A Rude Awakening — Dr. Hoffman
  • Awards, Honors and Achievements
  • New Faces
  • Testimonials

Spring 2004 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Refractive Surgery Reaches the Goal of Full Vision Correction — Dr. Fine
  • Customized Wavefront LASIK — Dr. Hoffman
  • What is a refraction? — Belinda Baldwin, CPC, OCS
  • Honors and Awards
  • Returning Face
  • Testimonials

Winter 2003 / 2004 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Patriotism, Devotion & Commitment On Board the USS Stennis — Dr. Fine
  • The Wait: Our Consummate Challenge — Sue Stuhr, COT
  • Invited Speaker in Portugal — Dr. Hoffman
  • New arrival for the Hoffman family!
  • Testimonial

Fall 2003 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Teaching Surgeons Here at Home — Dr. Fine
  • Promotions and Honors — Sherrie Brunell, Administrative Assistant
  • New Medication May Benefit Dry Eye Patients — Dr. Hoffman
  • “Technical” Achievements
  • Testimonial

Winter 2002 / Spring 2003 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Beautiful Brazil — Dr. Fine
  • Dr. Fine Receives More Awards! — Sherrie Brunell, Administrative Assistant
  • Fish Oil Good for Dry Eyes — Dr. Hoffman
  • Beach Access
  • Vision Benefits vs. Medical Benefits — Belinda Baldwin, CPC, Office Manager

Fall 2002 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Dr. Fine Receives High Honors from Oregon Health and Science University’s Casey Eye Institute — Laurie Brown, COMT, COE
  • Oregon Eye Associates (OEA) and Oregon Eye Surgery Center (OESC) featured in 2002 issue of Outlook — DeAnna Harrell
  • Botox: For Wrinkles and More! — Dr. Hoffman
  • Testimonials

Summer 2002 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Leadership for Drs. Fine, Hoffman, and Packer — Dr. Fine
  • Refractive Lens Exchange Growing In Popularity — Dr. Hoffman
  • Testimonials

Winter 2001/Spring 2002 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Why Choose Us? — Dr. Fine
  • Eyes on Brazil — Dr. Hoffman
  • Testimonials

Fall 2001 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Meeting with the President — Dr. Fine
  • New Options! Phakic Refractive Lens (PRL) — Dr. Hoffman
  • Friendly Cuba — Dr. Fine
  • Testimonials

Summer 2001 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Dr. Fine receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions in the Advancement of Ophthalmic Technology — Laurie Brown, COMT, COE
  • Treating Presbyopia at the Time of Cataract Surgery — Dr. Hoffman
  • Testimonials

Winter 2000/2001 Newsletter
Highlights:

  • Eye Myths — Dr. Hoffman