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Repair Your Eyes with Cataract Surgery

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Cataract Surgery on March 15, 2015

Repair Your Eyes with Cataract Surgery

If you have cloudy eyes thanks to a cataract, you can actually have that repaired—and it’s fairly easy too! The surgery will replace your cloudy lens with a new, man-made one. This new lens will improve your vision. It will be like you have an entirely new eye, because in a way you do! With… Read More


All About Glaucoma and Its Signs

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Glaucoma on February 27, 2015

All About Glaucoma and Its Signs

Glaucoma is a condition which damages your eye’s optic nerve of your eyes and worsens over time. Many times it’s associated with the buildup of pressure in the eye itself. It is usually inherited genetically and could show up later on in life due to old age. Intraocular pressure, or an increase of pressure within… Read More


Are You at Risk for Glaucoma?

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Glaucoma on February 14, 2015

Are You at Risk for Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is known to be the ‘silent thief of sight’ as it does not usually come with pain and the damage it causes to your vision is gradual. It is one eye disease you would never want to have, but you could be at risk. Two percent of adults over the age of 40 have… Read More


Easy Ways to Prevent Dry Eyes

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Dry Eyes on January 30, 2015

Easy Ways to Prevent Dry Eyes

Dry eye symptoms are a nuisance and can affect your quality of life. Although various treatments for dry eyes are available here at our Boca Raton eye care practice, it is still important for patients to avoid situations that cause irritation. Here are easy ways you to avoid dry eye symptoms. Say good-bye to smoking…. Read More


Eye Floaters: What Are They?

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Eye Care on January 15, 2015

Eye Floaters: What Are They?

Do you notice some spots in your vision here and there, as well as tiny specks that seem like cobwebs suddenly drifting from one corner? If you are puzzled as to what they truly are, you may be seeing eye floaters. Although they usually don’t pose a serious concern, they can be bothersome to the… Read More


Cataracts – Is There A Cure?

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Cataract Surgery on December 30, 2014

Cataracts – Is There A Cure?

Cataracts are a vision problem that usually affects people over 60 years of age. It is characterized by cloudy vision and can make it hard for the patient to drive at night and recognize faces. Although old people are more likely to have this problem, younger people can develop cataracts, too. The cause of cataracts… Read More


Dermal Fillers — Restoring Your Natural Beauty

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Dermal Fillers on December 15, 2014

Dermal Fillers — Restoring Your Natural Beauty

Regardless of how beautiful we are during our teenage years and during our twenties and thirties, our face starts to lose its shine with age. The face, like all other parts of the human body, ages and as it ages it starts to lose the fat and the shine that was present on the skin…. Read More


What is Astigmatism?

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Astigmatism on November 30, 2014

What is Astigmatism?

If your doctor tells you that you have “astigmatism” it means that the shape of cornea of the eye has changed. Normally the cornea is round. It opens and closes to let in more, or less light depending on the circumstances. When the light enters the normal eye, it deflects to the back of the… Read More


Do You Need Cataract Surgery?

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Cataract Surgery on November 15, 2014

Do You Need Cataract Surgery?

Aging affects the different parts of the body in so many ways. The eyes are not an exception. As we age, the lens of the eye can become cloudy, leading to impaired vision. The clouding of the natural lens of the eye is known as a cataract. Cataracts are common among the elderly, especially those… Read More


Dr. Aker participates at Cataract Symposium

Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Uncategorized on July 22, 2014

Dr. Aker participates at Cataract Symposium

Dr. Alan B. Aker participated in a presentation on new MICS (micro incisional laser cataract surgery) technology at the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium. The presentation in San Diego, CA. introduced a new platform from Bausch & Lomb enabling laser cataract surgery to be achieved through the smallest possible incision. This safe,… Read More