Posted on September 17th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
The number of people who undergo Los Angeles Lasik eye surgery increase every year. Although the cost sometimes increases along with it, most patients will tell you it is a small price to pay for never having to struggle with contacts or glasses again. Many people find glasses to be a bother for many reasons; [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Andrew Caster MD shares important information about patients at risk for developing glaucoma require special management when undergoing refractive surgery. Regular follow-up visits with an ophthalmologist can help ensure that these patients avoid potential complications later in life.
Diagnosing glaucoma requires an accurate measurement of an individual’s intraocular pressure (IOP). Dr. Andrew Caster believes when a [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Significant visual impairment is a serious risk for older populations, with roughly 6.75% of adults ³60 years of age defined as being visually impaired or having best-corrected vision less that 20/40. As many as 1 in 3 men and women ³65 years of age will experience age-related vision loss. By comparison, the risks of the [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Many studies have shown that visual impairment can have far-reaching consequences on an individual’s employment, socioeconomic status and general health. Until recently, however, the effects of prenatal and childhood biological and sociologic factors on adult vision were poorly understood.
A recent study by Rahi et al from University College London, United Kingdom, investigated whether adult visual [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Dr. Andrew Caster would like to inform people about age-related macular degeneration. (AMD) Age related macular degeneration is one of the most common causes of blindness in adults in the United States, affecting more than 1.75 million Americans. While some risk factors for AMD, such as cardiovascular disease and hypertension, are well known, recent studies [...]
Posted on August 6th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Lasik eye surgery is used to correct refractive errors. A refractive error is what prevents a person from having perfect vision such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Refractive errors hinder an eyes ability to focus. Lasik reshapes the cornea in order to procedure clear vision. Lasik reduces its patient’s dependency on glasses or contacts. During [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
To be the most beautiful in Los Angles there’s a lot of competition! Some women naturally just have it all but most don’t. We all would like to change a few things about our bodies or faces. For both men and women specifically the nose is a prominent feature many would like to change. If [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Lasik has been a great invention and has been around since around 1963 with a success rate of 94%. Dr Andrew Caster himself had Lasik in 1996 and tells us his vision has been wonderful since he’s had it done. This is why Andrew Caster MD specializes in Lasik. Dr Andrew Caster is an amazing [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
Some struggle with extremely bad vision and have no hope for improvement because of the severity of their myopia or other vision problems. But for those who have hope for better vision there’s Lasik and other eye surgeries that have given us the technology and more ways into bettering ourselves.
There are plenty of different options [...]
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by admin | No Comments »
According to Dr. Andrew Caster, a person’s age, health and certain medical conditions can all affect the candidate for a LASIK surgery procedure. Many teens may want eye surgery however the procedure is not FDA-approved for anyone under the age of 18. The recommended age is at least 21, when nearsightedness has slowed down.
While there [...]
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