The Beginnings of Westside Optometry (An Excerpt from the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Spring 2009 Newsletter)
Once upon a time there was a little girl. She grew up in Cotati, CA and at age 16, decided she wanted to be an optometrist. She left home to begin her studies at the University of California at Davis. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree, she went to the University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry. She completed her doctorate, passed the required state and national board examinations and came home to Sonoma County. 
In 1989, Dr. Karen Griffith purchased an established practice on Keller Street owned by Dr. Alice Trayle. Twenty years have flown by with a few changes. Dr. Griffith married Lou Breuer, they have 3 daughters, Annie, Maggie and Katie, she received a Masters in Business Administration from Dominican University, moved the practice to Petaluma Blvd. South and changed the name to Westside Optometry. “I look forward to the next 20 years,” says Griffith. “I am most thankful for the wonderful staff I have had and all my patients.” 
Spring 2009 newsletter – 20th Anniversary – Click here to download pdf version
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Back to School
Blue Light
Vitamin C
Dry Eyes
Allergies
Eye Make-up
Digital Eyestrain
Sunglasses
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
Successful Contact Lens Wear
Glaucoma
smoking
prediabetes
Back to School Issue
Premium Sunglasses
Summer Vision Tips
Styes
Flashes and Floaters
Macular Degeneration
Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Ocular Allergies
Glaucoma
Blue Light
Pinguecula and Pterygia
Computer Eyestrain
Conjunctival Hemorrhage
January 2016 Dry Eye, Sunglasses
November 2015 Diabetic Eye Disease
October 2015 Sleep Deprivation and Dry Eyes, 20/20 Vision
September 2015 Back to School – computers and learning
August 2015 Presbyopia, Contact Lens Prescriptions
June 2015 Safe Contact Lens Wear, Color Vision
May 2015 Ultraviolet Radiation and Vitamin D, Demodex
April 2015 Essential Fatty Acids, Presbyopia
March 2015 Contact Lenses, Eye Allergies
February 2015 Heart Disease, Sports Goggles
January 2015 Glaucoma
December 2014 Flashes and Floaters, Hyperopia