diff --git a/Neopixel_Goggles.ino b/Neopixel_Goggles.ino
--- a/Neopixel_Goggles.ino
+++ b/Neopixel_Goggles.ino
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ class NeoPatterns : public Adafruit_NeoP
     }
 
     void DoubleColorWipeUpdate() {
-      setPixelColor(Index, PixelColor);
-      setPixelColor(numPixels() - 1 - Index, PixelColor);
+      DoubleSet(Index, PixelColor);
       Increment();
     }
 
@@ -154,15 +153,14 @@ class NeoPatterns : public Adafruit_NeoP
 
     void ScannerUpdate() {
       for (int i = 0; i < numPixels(); i++) {
-        if (i == Index) {
-          setPixelColor(i, PixelColor);
-        }
-        else if (i == TotalSteps - Index)  {
-          setPixelColor(i, PixelColor);
+        uint32_t c;
+        if (i == Index || i == TotalSteps - Index) {
+          c = PixelColor;
         }
         else {
-          setPixelColor(i, DimColor(getPixelColor(i)));
+          c = DimColor(getPixelColor(i));
         }
+        setPixelColor(i, c);
       }
       Increment();
     }
@@ -177,14 +175,14 @@ class NeoPatterns : public Adafruit_NeoP
 
     void DoubleScannerUpdate() {
       for (int i = 0; i < numPixels() / 2; i++) {
+        uint32_t c;
         if (i == Index) {
-          setPixelColor(i, PixelColor); // First Eye
-          setPixelColor(numPixels() - 1 - i, PixelColor); // Second Eye
+          c = PixelColor;
         }
         else {
-          setPixelColor(i, DimColor(getPixelColor(i)));
-          setPixelColor(numPixels() - 1 - i, DimColor(getPixelColor(i)));
+          c = DimColor(getPixelColor(i));
         }
+        DoubleSet(i, c);
       }
       Increment();
     }
@@ -211,9 +209,8 @@ class NeoPatterns : public Adafruit_NeoP
     }
 
     void DoubleRandomUpdate() {
-      int i = random(numPixels() / 2);
-      setPixelColor(i, PixelColor);
-      setPixelColor(numPixels() - 1 - i, PixelColor);
+      int i = random(numPixels() / 2); // this saves 4 bytes instead of calling random in the function call of DoubleSet
+      DoubleSet(i, PixelColor);
       Increment();
     }
 
@@ -278,6 +275,11 @@ class NeoPatterns : public Adafruit_NeoP
         setPixelColor(i, color);
       }
     }
+
+    void DoubleSet(uint16_t i, uint32_t color) {
+      setPixelColor(i, color);
+      setPixelColor(numPixels() - 1 - i, color);
+    }
 };
 
 void RingsComplete();