4 • The Southwest Portland Post
BUSINESS
in Multnomah Village. Located at 7724
SW 31st Ave, Eye Care Northwest is
open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
By Erik Vidstrand
Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
The Southwest Portland Post
Eye Care Northwest offers a state-of-
the-art medical practice for individuals
Eye Care Northwest opens in
with traumatic eye injuries, embedded
Multnomah Village
foreign bodies, or cancers.
K a re n Wi n c h e s t e r, M . D . , h a s
A new medical care business has
been practicing comprehensive
opened in the Meals on Wheels building
ophthalmology in the Portland area
for over 18 years and
just recently opened her
business.
“My practice includes
ro u t i n e e y e e x a m s , ”
Dr. Winchester said. “I
also treat a wide variety
of conditions such
as glaucoma, diabetic
retinopathy, cataracts, and
macular degeneration.”
Dr. Winchester earned
her medical degree
from the University of
Pennsylvania, interned
at Cornell University
Hospital, and completed
her ophthalmology
residency at the University
of Illinois in Chicago.
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September 2016
THE COUNTRY STORE
Martha Younie sells Nate Washington, 12, a book of stamps at the Hillsdale Post Office.
(Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
“Ophthalmologists provide all
services that optometrists do but can
also treat a broad range of diseases,”
Arlow said. “There are many nursing
homes and assisted living centers in
the area with elderly patients in need
of ophthalmology care.”
Arlow explained that Winchester’s
practice includes evidence-based
guidance on nutrition, exercise, and
other lifestyle choices in the support of
optimal eye health.
Dr. Winchester offered some tips on
eye care, especially for elderly people.
“As we get older,” she said, “our eyes
can change in many ways. Cataracts
(clouding of the lenses), is a problem
most people will eventually develop.
This can be routinely and successfully
treated with a surgical procedure.”
Winchester explained that other
problems which can arrive later in life
are not so obvious in the early stages.
“That’s why it’s important to have a
thorough eye exam more frequently as
people age,” she warned. “Glaucoma
(high pressure in the eye), like high
blood pressure, usually has no
immediate symptoms but can cause
vision loss if not found and controlled.
“Anyone with diabetes should also
have an eye exam at least once a year
because it, too, is a leading cause of
vision loss.”
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tucked
away in a Hillsdale
parking lot, the Hillsdale Postal
Center has closed. The owner, Angie
Hefflinger, is retiring after 25 years.
She is prohibited from transferring her
ownership title.
It’s actually called a mail contract
postal unit and many of them are
located all across the country. The
U.S. Postal Service poster on the door
stated that they would not expand any
contract stations before July 2017 due
Opthamologist Dr. Karen Winchester
to national labor arbitration.
opened Eye Care Northwest recently. She
Postal clerk Martha Younie interacted
treats people with traumatic eye problems
with
customers as they shared personal
and offers routine eye wellness exams.
gossip with each other. News of ‘Aunt
(Photo courtesy of Allan Arlow)
Margaret’ and how someone’s son
was doing were overheard during this
reporter’s interview.
Behind the counter is a map with
hundreds
of pins showing all the places
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packages have been mailed over the
years. It’s framed by postcards from
customers who have traveled the
world and sent their well wishes to the
postmistress. Even this reporter saw
one of his cards still hanging up from
years ago.
A wall-of-fame display showcased
over
three dozen local authors’ books.
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Who’s to know where these artifacts
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will go?
“There will never be a place like this
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again,” said regular customer Donica
Washington. “I opened my mailbox
Abdominal ✓ Thoracic ✓ Reconstructive ✓ Trauma and more
here in 1993.” Washington comes all the
way from Tigard.
7637 SW 33rd Avenue (in the heart of Multnomah Village)
“We’re all going to mourn the loss of
community here after we close,” Younie
sighed as she repackaged a gift for a
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customer. “It’s a big loss.”
Angie Hefflinger was not available
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The next closest post office is at the U.S.
Postal Service, Multnomah branch located
at 7805 SW 45th Ave.
503  291  0000
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