Glaucoma
Our articles about Glaucoma, its causes, symptoms, and treatments. Written by the medical experts at Assil Eye Institute Los Angeles, CA
When Should the Elderly Quit Driving? Eye Health and Driving Ability
People make jokes about senior drivers, but does age actually make you an unsafe driver? Learn about age-related eye conditions and driving safety.
Eyesight Problems Linked to Dementia: What That Means For You
Can eyesight predict dementia risk? Could cataract surgery prevent Alzheimer’s disease? New studies show a link between eye health and brain function.
How Does Sleep Affect Glaucoma Patients?
One frequently asked question from my glaucoma patients is how sleep affects glaucoma. Here is the most recent research on sleep and glaucoma.
Durysta, an exciting new glaucoma treatment, now at Assil Eye Institute
The FDA has approved a treatment that lets glaucoma patients manage their eye pressure without having to depend on eye drops. Learn more here!
New OMNI® 2.0 Surgical System Clinical Study for Glaucoma Patients at AEI
Assil Eye Institute is now enrolling patients in a multicenter study utilizing the OMNI 2.0 (OMNI NextGen) Surgical System for glaucoma.
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 […]
Why do African American Patients Need Early Glaucoma Screening? [New Study]
New research suggests African American patients are six times more likely to suffer severe vision loss from glaucoma. Learn about early screening!
How Does Marijuana Help Glaucoma? And Should You Try It?
There are plenty of jokes about “smoking grandma’s glaucoma medicine.” But is weed actually helpful for glaucoma treatment?
How to Ensure Good Vision in your 60s and beyond
What common eye health problems affect people aged 60 and older? Learn about conditions, best practices, and treatments from Assil Eye Institute.
Dr. Sodhi Gaur named Top Los Angeles Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist by LA Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine named Dr. Avneet K. Sodhi Gaur named on its 2020 Top Doctors list. Dr. Gaur joined the Assil Eye Institute in 2018 as Director of Glaucoma as well as a LASIK and Cataract surgeon.
Mindfulness Meditation: A New Tool in Fighting Glaucoma
Lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) or eye pressure with medications or surgery is the primary way to slow the progression of glaucoma. If untreated, prolonged elevated eye pressure causes irreversible optic nerve damage (glaucoma) that can ultimately lead to blindness. But what if we can augment medical therapies with mediation to treatment glaucoma as well as […]
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