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Snoqualmie Falls Ophthalmology
Snoqualmie, WA
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Dr. Dale was born in Minneapolis, MN, and raised in Mukilteo, WA. She graduated from Mariner High School and then graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in biology from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She earned her M.D. at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Becca joined the US Navy in medical school and then did her internship at Naval Medical Center San Diego. She then served as General Medical Officer, first with the Marines in Okinawa, Japan. From Okinawa, she was deployed on a humanitarian mission in Southeast Asia. While assisting Navy ophthalmologists in Indonesia, she discovered her love for the specialty of ophthalmology. Before her specialty training, she completed her military service as a general practitioner at Branch Medical Clinic at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona.
Dr. Dale left the Navy in 2004 and did her Ophthalmology training at Casey Eye Institute, a part of Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. She then worked for two years in private practice in Mount Vernon, Washington before founding Snoqualmie Falls Ophthalmology in 2009.
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Ophthalmology
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Doctor Q&A
91 Answers
22 Agrees
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Vitreous floaters?: I suspect you are describing vitreous floaters - small bits of debris in the gel that fills the back of the eye. These are common, and are often desc... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Make an appt: This needs to be evaluated urgently, could be related to bleeding in the eye or a tear in the retina. Other causes are also possible, but this sympto... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
In time? yes.: If you are asking can you have first one eye, and then much later experience a PVD in the other eye, then yes, very possible. Usually pvds occur spon... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: Cataract surgery is performed worldwide. In looking at surgeons from different areas, i would investigate that they were performing more modern catar... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 23 years experience
No: Eyelids can droop for many reasons: excessive skin, stretching of the connective tissues that connect the muscles to the structures of the eyelid, ab... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Absolutely: A hyphema is blood in the aqueous fluid in the front of the eye, and can range from minor to very severe. Any patient with a hyphema (little or big) ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Drops, cool compress: If the cause is allergies, then i would try an over the counter allergy drop (generic is ketotifen) first, along with artificial tears and/or cold com... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Not by cataract: Qualifying for medicare early (or rather, for medicaid) would be based on your underlying disability. Because cataracts are a treatable condition tha... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Dryness most likely: You're right -- not enough tears can cause your eyes to be light sensitive and water. The issue is that when the baseline tear film is insufficient o... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
The pupils?: If you mean the red reflex of both eyes (the central pupil portion of the eye looking red), then the fix is either with your camera or picture editing... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Blepharitis, allergy: Most commonly, this would be blepharitis (chronic inflammation of the eyelids). The mainstays of treatment are daily hot compresses to the eyelids co... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Stye? allergies?: Have you been putting any drops or new products just in that eye? Could be allergies. Is there a localized swelling that is red and tender? That is... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Check blood pressure: The association with standing sounds like orthostatic hypotension--low blood pressure that occurs with standing and can make you feel lightheaded and ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Head and shoulders: Try using an over-the-counter dandruff shampoo for your hair and eyebrows (not in your eyes, though!). Usually this is related to seborrheic dermatit... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Get checked: May have been an ocular migraine, but another possibility is amaurosis fugax, related to impairment of blood supply and possibly associated with incre... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: Most people do adapt to floaters that are blocking the vision, often with the brain "filtering out" the floater so that it is only bothersome in certa... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Possibly migraine: Do you have other associated symptoms (light sensivity, noise sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, visual aura that precedes the headache)? These associate... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Many possibilities: Poor fit, dryness, irritation from preservatives in your cleaning solution, buildup of protein deposits on the lens itself are all common possibilitie... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Not always: Depends in part on the details of the surgery (e.g. Did the surgeon give a retrobulbar block for anesthesia), whether or not a stitch was placed or ne... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
No: Just caused blurred vision, which presumably resolved when you switched them back to the correct contact in the correct eye. However, if eyes are red... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Maybe: If you are finding your contacts more difficult to tolerate, you may have a poor fit or an irritation related to the solution you are using. If your v... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Fatigue, dryness: Common causes for a funny little eyelid twitch include surface irritation of the eye (such as dryness) and fatigue. If both eyes are twitching, that'... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: This decision hinges on balancing the potential benefit of the surgery and your father's quality of life. If cataracts are mild, and he is not signif... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Many things: If it actually looks like a small amt of blood, could be a subconjunctival hemorrhage, which is common, painless and doesn't affect vision. Other cau... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
More info: It's normal for you to have some squinting when you smile. Do you find that your eyes are actually closing, do you have smaller openings for your eye... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: Hydroxychloroquine-associated retinopathy is more common based on a higher cumulative dosage. For standard doses, your risk will increase after 5 yea... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Headache type: Could be a primary stabbing headache or "ice pick" headache, tends to cause intense pain for only a few moments. Rarely treated because it's over by ... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
No one best: Because contact lenses need to fit your eye correctly (have the correct diameter and curvature for a healthy fit), there is no one best contact for ev... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Correctable to 20/20: If the vision is normal (correctable to 20/20 with normal depth perception and no blind spots or visual field defects), this should not limit a person... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Is vision affected?: If you are having any change in vision ass'd, please see an ophthalmologist to evaluate for any change in the retina. It is uncommon, but oral contra... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: Several possibilities, more commonly nystagmus (caused by a neurologic issue, many different causes). A rarer cause would be superior oblique myokymi... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Rare, but possible: Depends on the type of surgery you are talking about. A rare complication of eye muscle surgery would be disinsertion or regression in the placement ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Blurred vision: In adults, cataract surgery is usually considered elective, i.e. There is not a large downside to deferring surgery other than blurred or cloudy visio... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Many possibilities: Many, many possibilities, but some more common causes of inflammation of the eyes could include rosacea, dry eye - esp related to autoimmune disease, ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes, but not LASIK: There are new technologies available which use a laser to break up the lens to allow it to be removed from a small incision in the eye. Most surgery ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Doubtful: I can't think of a way to relate those two things. Has limitation of the use of your arms changed something about the way you care for yourself (e.g. ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Cataract surgery can: Cause a small lowering of eye pressure in some patients (it's variable), and will essentially negate the risk of angle closure glaucoma (a specific ty... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: Acquired color blindness or change in color perception in one eye could be related to a retinal or optic nerve issue. A new change like this deserves... Read More
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Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Hard to say w/o exam: There are many possibilities, but i always have a higher level of concern in contact lens wearers due to higher incidence of bacterial issues. If the... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Chalazion/hordeolum?: My answer depends on what you are being treated for - has your doctor told you that you have a chalazion or hordeolum (commonly called a stye)? If so... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Pinguecula: Most common would be a pinguecula or a pterygium, a thickening of the conjunctiva related to sun and dust exposure over your lifetime. Rarely, people... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
See eye doctor: I'm not sure from your description, but symptoms of blood and pus should be evaluated in the clinic fairly urgently (e.g. Within 24 hours) especially ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Surface problems: Sounds like you are having problems with the tear film on the surface of the eye. When you don't have enough tears, or the right composition of tears... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
No: Contacts can cause problems with the eye surface such as allergies to contact cleaning solutions, infections, poor oxygen supply to the cornea, but do... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Hot compresses: No otc medication is particularly helpful, but hot compresses frequently are a good first step.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Yes: Some patients have several different glasses for different situations (e.g. Driving vs computer vs very close work such as needlepoint). If the glass... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Rapidly: Depending on the extent of the injury, a cataract can develop within days to weeks (especially in cases of penetrating injury where the lens capsule i... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
An exam will tell: Sounds like you might simply need an update in a glasses rx, but it's impossible to tell without having an eye exam. Bring your glasses and/or conta... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
No shortcut: Sorry, no shortcuts. Hot compresses are the best way to encourage a stye to drain spontaneously, and you can certainly do them several times daily, b... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Bulging?: If the eyelid/eye bulges with weightlifting, that could be an abnormality of the blood vessels called an orbital varix. Specifically, you will note t... Read More
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I endorse this doctor. I have had the pleasure working with Dr. Dale on many patients in the last several years. She is always courteous and helpful. I have also received excellent patient feedback...Read More
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Minnesota Medical School, MN
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
oregon health and science university
Affiliations
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Washington Association of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
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