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What’s the Worst Food for your Eyes? Beware of These Five!

Does what we eat affect our eye health? Yes actually! These five types of food may be negatively impacting your eye health! Read more

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Vision Correction Nearsightedness

Could a Contact Lens Slow Myopia Progression?

Eyesight gets worse as we age. But what if there was a way to slow the development of myopia (nearsightedness) in children? Read more

Eye Health Dry Eye

Why Does Your CPAP Machine Give You Dry Eyes?

Can your CPAP machine cause dry eyes? Learn why it happens, how to prevent it, and when to see a dry eye specialist at Assil Gaur Eye Institute in Los... Read more

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Presbyopia (bad reading vision) Eyelid Conditions

Could these eye drops replace reading glasses?

Reading glasses a necessary part of aging – or are they? These eye drops help age-related blurry vision (presbyopia) without glasses or contacts! Read more

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AGEI News Charity

Help Dr. P with Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine!

Despite financial assistance provided by many organizations, medical and survival supplies are in tremendous demand. Learn how you can help now! Read more

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Technology

Boy Sees Color for First Time, Shares Gift with Others

A middle-school boy's emotional experience seeing color for the first time inspired an outpouring of support that is now helping other colorblind children. Read more

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Technology

A Special Astronaut Sleeping Bag to Relieve Vision Problems in Space

We're learning more about what living in zero gravity does to the human body–including the eyes. Learn how science is relieving vision changes in space. Read more

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Vision Correction LASIK

10 Lasik Consultation Questions You Have to Ask

When getting LASIK you want your eyes to be in the best hands possible. Here are 10 ophthalmologist-recommended LASIK consultation questions to ask! Read more

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Macular Degeneration

Prozac Is a Potential Treatment for Age-Related Macular Degeneration [new study]

There's currently no cure for age-related macular degeneration. But there may soon be a treatment! New studies suggest Prozac could be repurposed for AMD. Read more

High-quality eye care and vision correction services at Assil Gaur Eye Institute.

Eye Health

What is Color Blindness: Everything You Want to Know

About 300 million people worldwide are some form of color blind. What causes color blindness, how do color blind people see, and what can be done about it? Read more

Bright eye care at Assil Gaur Eye Institute, serving the community with expert ophthalmology.

Eye Care Eye Health Seasonal Eye Care

5 Tips to Stop Toy-Related Eye Injuries

During toy-giving season, making wise selections will keep your kids' eyes safe. Use these safety guidelines for choosing toys. Read more

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Eye Care Dry Eye

Winter Dry Eye Care Tips

Have you noticed your dry eyes are worse in the winter? Dry winter air leads to dry winter eyes. Learn how to prevent it from LA's top ophthalmologists. Read more

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Always great service and care at the eye institute.

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I always look forward to my visit.

Michael K.

Everyone at both offices provided exceptional care, especially Cesar who took great care of me!

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Dr. Z is very professional, intelligent , patient , with fantastic medical acumen .she listen carefully and does. Very careful exam and discusses all the possibilities

Dorit G.

Everything was good

Shiann

I am still recovering from my PRK procedure (which at this point is 2 weeks), but I can already see so much better compared to my vision before. For reference, I had -8 in both my left and right eye. Dr. Assil and the team took/have been very communicative and helpful before and after the procedure. I was worried with the PRK recovery process since that was all I was qualified for, but the experience has been a lot better than I thought it would be. I had little to no dry eye experience, some pain on the first two days but the painkillers helped and afterwards no pain, and no sand paper like feeling that I saw some people had on reddit from their PRK experience (not with this office but from their PRK in general). You just have to follow the eye drop schedule (which they ensure you know or keep up with), taking supplements, and getting rest afterwards. Also just to talk further about my experience, my bandage contact accidentally came out of my left eye after office hours on the first day, but I was able to call and get an on call doctor to put the a new bandage contact in my left eye within an hour of it coming out. I really appreciated the care when that happened and especially it was painful without it in for that hour haha. I highly recommend proceeding with this office for PRK since that’s the procedure I had done.

Shiann N.

I just appreciate the value of care and being able to see again. My vision was a -8 in both eyes, but as I’m healing from my PRK procedure it gets better and better every day.

Rene M.

I always have a great experience.

Janet P.

Very thorough and efficient.

Annie C.

My second visit to the clinic improved drastically. Instead of waiting an hour to see Dr.Harris, I got in almost immediately & was in and out in about 20 minutes. Dr.Harris is knowledgeable, supportive & kind.

Susan M.

I have recommended Dr. Gaur to numerous clients and friends. She is knowledgeable, innovative, an active listener, and kind.

Suzan L.

Dr Assil was very professional and thorough with my eye care. He answered all my questions and made me fee very comfortable.

Susan E.

Always appreciate the care and support given by doctor's and staff at the Santa Monica practice!

Jaimi G.

The staff at the front desk are always kind and James has always been attentive since the first time I ever scheduled. Dr. Assil is a busy man and sometimes you can feel that energy. I like consistent service and have met with Dr. Assil a few times over the years. I hope that he will continue to have consistent service for each patient including myself each time. Thank you!

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What’s the Worst Food for your Eyes? Beware of These Five!

Could a Contact Lens Slow Myopia Progression?

Why Does Your CPAP Machine Give You Dry Eyes?

Could these eye drops replace reading glasses?

Help Dr. P with Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine!

Boy Sees Color for First Time, Shares Gift with Others

A Special Astronaut Sleeping Bag to Relieve Vision Problems in Space

10 Lasik Consultation Questions You Have to Ask

Request Your Consultation

Prozac Is a Potential Treatment for Age-Related Macular Degeneration [new study]

What is Color Blindness: Everything You Want to Know

5 Tips to Stop Toy-Related Eye Injuries

Winter Dry Eye Care Tips

Patients talk about AGEI’s quality of care

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What Is Goniotomy Surgery? (And Why It’s Gaining Ground in Adult Glaucoma Care)

Understanding Pinguecula: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Man Used a Massage Gun on His Tired Eyeballs. It Didn’t Go Well (and other horror stories)

Unhappy with Your LASIK Eye Surgery Results? We Can Help

Why Do I Have Watery Eyes?

What Is Goniotomy Surgery? (And Why It’s Gaining Ground in Adult Glaucoma Care)

Understanding Pinguecula: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Man Used a Massage Gun on His Tired Eyeballs. It Didn’t Go Well (and other horror stories)

Unhappy with Your LASIK Eye Surgery Results? We Can Help

Omega-3 Fish Oil for Eye Health: How It Affects LASIK Eligibility, Cataract Surgery, and Long-Term Vision

How To Choose a Diabetic Retinopathy Specialist in Los Angeles

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