Our articles about cataract prevention and treatment options
Unhappy with your LASIK or Cataract Surgery results? We can help
Have you have had LASIK eye surgery, SMILE vision correction, or cataract surgery and are unhappy with the results because you have developed one or more of the following eye problems: Blurred vision? Problems with dry eyes? Problems with night vision? Problems with glare? Luckily, you can now improve your eyesight and no longer need to settle […]
Get to know vision expert Dr. Avneet Sodhi Gaur
Dr. Gaur is featured in the recent Haute Living Magazine’s Doctor’s Talk section, and we wanted to share the article with you. My greatest achievement: My greatest achievement in my career and as a woman is being appointed Director of the Glaucoma service at Assil Eye Institute. Being given this opportunity early in my career […]
An Optometrist’s Role in Referring for LASIK and Specialty Eye Treatments
Did you know your optometrist can refer you to AEI for specialty eye treatments? It’s true and it is called “co-managed care”. We work in conjunction with your O.D. for many conditions including: LASIK Glaucoma Cataract Retina Pterygium Cornea Transplant Advanced Dry Eye Treatment (your Optometrist may also offer remedies) Oculoplastics (including Eyelid Lifts) And […]
Dr. Kerry Assil Chosen as Los Angeles Magazine’s Top Doc
Los Angeles Magazine recently recognized Dr. Kerry Assil as one of Los Angeles Magazine’s Top Docs for 2019 for his innovative work in LASIK and cataract surgery and his dedication to his patients.
Dry Eye Patients May Get Relief From Simple Nutritional Supplement
Over 3.8 million Americans undergo cataract surgery every year. Although this procedure has a very high success rate (98%), patients frequently complain of dry eye symptoms following cataract surgery. Scientists theorize that during surgery, corneal nerves are cut and this triggers an inflammatory response that’s responsible for the dry eye symptoms. Although dry eye symptoms aren’t […]
PanOptix, a new trifocal implantable lens for cataract. A game-changer?
Assil Eye Institute is pleased to offer cataract patients the Alcon AcrySof® IQ PanOptix® Trifocal Intraocular Lens (IOL), the first trifocal lens for cataract patients that received FDA approval in September 2019. The PanOptix® lens has been suggested as a “Next Generation Trifocal lens” because it was designed to provide clear vision at near, intermediate […]
What You Need to Know if Cataracts Clouds Your Vision
The medical etymology of “cataract” is derived from the Latin word for a portcullis. That’s the heavy gate that was dropped to prevent an enemy from invading the courtyard of a castle. In this sense, a cataract is like an opaque veil that age drops over the lens of your eye. Untreated cataracts will definitely […]
The Passing of our Founding Father, Dr. Robert Sinskey
Dr. Robert Sinskey, the Founding Father of both our Eye Institute and our Surgery Centers passed away Sunday June 21st. We at Assil Eye Institute and 90210 SMC want to celebrate the life well lived by this brilliant man.
