Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Eye Care on January 15, 2016
If you’re one of the more than 40 million people in the U.S. who wear contacts, you could be making mistakes that lead to eye infections, even vision loss. That’s according to a recent survey undertaken by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The survey revealed that 99% of the 1,000 contact lens… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Eye Conditions on December 30, 2015
It can cause us alarm when we notice we aren’t seeing clearly. Maybe things we try to look at up close seem blurry; or maybe things we used to be able to see in the distance look fuzzy. Patients often come to see us with these kinds of complaints, and most of the time, these… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Eye Care on December 15, 2015
Many eye complaints – blurry vision, sensitivity to glare, dryness – end up being common issues that can be diagnosed and treated without causing serious harm to your vision. In some cases, however, those same symptoms can be early signs of more serious problems. Anytime you have concerns about your eyes or notice changes in… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Lenses on November 30, 2015
The idea of there being a simple way to change out the color of your eyes might have sounded like something from a science fiction novel a few decades back. But that was before the invention of colored contacts lenses that make it possible to change your color in the blink of an eye. Colored… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Eye Exam on November 15, 2015
Your eyes aren’t just the windows to your soul; they’re also the windows to your health. And when your eye doctor does an examination, he or she can see a lot more than the state of your vision. Our eyes can reveal a lot about our health – some things only a doctor can see,… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Eye Conditions on October 30, 2015
If you constantly see specks, flashes of light or bright streaks floating through your line of sight, it might cause you concern. And if those specks, dots, squiggles – even flickering lights and lightening bolts — disappear when you try to stare right at them, it can make the experience even more alarming. But the… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Cataract Surgery on October 15, 2015
Lasers have been used to treat various eye conditions and diseases for years now, but they’ve only recently been used in laser cataract surgery – and the results have been illuminating. Laser guided laser cataract surgery This latest technology and technique represents a revolutionary advance in the world of cataract eye surgery. And it’s a… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Macular Degeneration on September 30, 2015
A lot of us do a lot of things to keep up and even improve our appearance. We try to exercise regularly. We try to eat more of the healthy foods and less of the bad ones. We replace eyeglasses with contacts – or with cooler looking glasses. But wouldn’t most of us do that… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Dry Eyes on September 15, 2015
It can feel terrible, even make you miserable, but chronic dry eye is a common problem that most of us will experience at some point, especially as we age. Chronic dry eye means that not enough tears are produced to keep our eyes comfortable, and studies show that it affects up to 30% of people… Read More
Posted by: Aker Kasten Eye Center in Dermal Fillers on August 30, 2015
At Aker Kasten Eye Center, we’re all about your eyes. So from comprehensive to routine care, to cataract and laser correction surgery, we care for your eyes and help protect your vision. That’s an important responsibility undertaken by our skilled and experienced physicians. But there’s another way we keep our eyes on your health. We… Read More