Patients at Eye Care North in Cave Creek, Arizona, take a journey through the life—and vision—of impressionist painter, Claude Monet, as they travel down the hallway to the exam room. Julie Lam, OD, chose to showcase prints of the famous Japanese bridge and water lilies from Monet’s Asian garden at Giverny, which he replicated with different lighting throughout his career. The details are more defined on the canvases at the start of the hallway, representing the work from his earlier days. By the time you reach the exam room, the artwork has become more of a blur, heavy with reds and oranges. “You can see the progression of Monet’s work that became more abstract as his cataracts developed,” she explained. This type of careful consideration and intentional decision-making can be seen across the board in Dr. Lam’s practice, which she opened in September 2013. Read More.