Camas Optique

10/19/2026

New here? So glad you found us!

Over the next several weeks we will be doing MEET THE STAFF MONDAY! Let's start with our EXCEPTIONAL doctor!

Tara Pinske, OD – Optometrist

Dr. Pinske was born and raised in Minnesota and graduated with honors from Pacific University. She is now an adjunct professor of the College of Optometry. She began practice in San Diego, CA and returned to Portland to practice primary care optometry with emphasis on surgical comanagement of LASIK and cataract surgery. This area of practice has allowed her to specialize in the treatment of dry eye/ocular surface disease while continuing to provide comprehensive eye care.

She is a member of the American Optometric Association, is past president of the Portland Metropolitan Optometric Society, and has served on the board of the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association.

While Dr. Pinske continues to work in a surgical setting, she truly enjoys caring for patients in the Camas/Vancouver area where she is able to focus on primary eye care, overall wellness, and ensuring a positive experience with our office.

10/15/2026

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10/15/2026

New stock has arrived in optical! Our frame selection and prices cater to any needs you might have. Pencil us in and use those benefits before the year ends!

10/12/2026

It happens to nearly everyone, and it is not a sign that something has gone wrong

Somewhere in your forties, menus start looking a little blurry. You find yourself holding your phone farther away, or needing better light to read a label.

This is one of the most predictable changes in vision, and it happens to people who have never needed glasses in their lives.

What Is Actually Happening

The lens inside your eye changes shape to shift focus between far and near. That flexibility gradually decreases with age.

By around age 40, there is often not quite enough flexibility left to focus comfortably at reading distance. Your distance vision can stay exactly the same while close-up work becomes harder.

Common Signs

Holding reading material farther away to see it clearly

Needing brighter light than you used to

Eye fatigue or headaches after close work

Blurry vision when looking up from a screen or book

Difficulty with small print, especially at the end of the day

Why Drugstore Readers Aren’t Always the Answer

Off-the-shelf readers use the same power in both lenses, and they are not centered for your eyes specifically.

If your two eyes need different corrections, or you have astigmatism, generic readers can leave you with strain even though things technically look sharper. They also do nothing for distance vision, which means a lot of on-and-off switching.

Options Worth Discussing

There are more choices here than most people realize:

Prescription reading glasses made for your eyes

Progressive lenses that handle distance, intermediate, and near in one pair

Bifocals, which some people prefer for the defined reading area

Multifocal contact lenses

A dedicated pair set for computer distance, if you work at a screen

Why This Is a Good Moment for a Full Exam

This is also the age range where the risk of several eye conditions begins to rise, and most of them develop without early symptoms.

The visit that solves your reading problem is also the visit that establishes a baseline for everything else.

09/30/2026

08/11/2026

LifeMeter is a scan offered during your annual eye exam that measures the caretonoid levels in the body helping to evaluate the health of the eye. If you haven't taken advantage of this scan in the past we encourage you opt in during your next visit! It's a game changer 🙌

07/30/2026

Heads up, we're wrapping up early! 🕑 Dr. Pinske is taking us on date night and we're SO EXCITED!!! Jason Aldean here comes trouble! The Optique Crew is comin' through! Thank you so much for your patience and understanding while we enjoy each other's time outside of the office ❤️ If any of our wonderful patients will be there too, like the post and 👋 in the comments!!!

07/04/2026

Wishing all of our wonderful patients a safe and happy 4th of july!

06/25/2026

Ted Baker by Tura

🚨 LAUNCHING JULY 2026!!! 🚨