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Older Americans Lack Key Nutrients to Support Eye Health
Although research has shown a link between specific nutrients and maintaining good vision and eye health, a recently published review by Rasmussen from Lesley University, Massachusetts, and Johnson from…
When to Seek Help for Diabetic Eye Disease
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects nearly 26 million Americans. Diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of blindness in diabetics, occurs in about 80 percent of diabetics….
Why Reading Fine Print Gets Harder as We Age
Vision issues increase as we age, and for many of us, we encounter these issues when we try to read material with small print. Reading fine print is not as…
How to prepare for laser vision correction treatment
LASIK laser eye surgery vision correction is the most popular procedure for the many people who want to improve their eyesight once and for all. Upon recovery of the surgery you will no longer need to wear glasses or contacts. After the surgery, most patients will be able to see 20/20 or better without glasses. You […]
Love at the Caster Eye Center
Not only does Dr. Caster help transform lives every day with the amazing results of Custom Wavefront Lasik, he has also forever changed the lives of two of his loyal…
Custom Wavefront Lasik improves night vision… Better than contacts or glasses.
Custom Wavefront Lasik at Caster Eye Center means better night vision on average than you are used to with your glasses or contact lenses. Human beings see best during the daytime — we evolved to hunt and find food in the daylight. Other animals evolved to see best at nighttime. At night, we would hide in […]
Lasik is about Personal Freedom
After our basic needs such as food and shelter are taken care of, one of the most important things to human beings is the need for freedom. For many people in the world, basic freedoms are still not available, and of course in the United States we are always striving to improve upon and expand […]
Is LASIK for you?
There is a good chance that someone you know has had a LASIK procedure to permanently correct his or her vision. As of 2011, about 16 million LASIK vision correction procedures have been performed since its approval by the FDA, making LASIK one of the most commonly performed medical procedures in the world. It is […]
I want to see better without all this hassle. I hate my bifocals, and when I wear my contacts I need reading glasses on top of them (I am 48 years old!). What can I do?
Lasik laser vision correction can correct your vision in the same way that your contacts do. We can eliminate your contact lenses and give you excellent distance vision, without glasses or contact lenses. Because you are over 45 years old, you have an additional problem that younger people do not have, which is the farsightedness […]
Eye Rubbing is Really, Really Bad for Your Eyes
Got an eye itch? Are you feeling the urge to rub or scratch your eyes? Well, if so then there is a good chance that you are further damaging your eye and harming your vision. Most of us on a daily basis find ourselves rubbing our eyes throughout the day whether it be when we […]
Rubbing Your Eyes is Bad, Bad, Bad
Many people like to rub their eyes. They get sore, feel a little itchy, and a good rub makes them feel a lot better. Many of my patients like to rub their eyes in the morning just as a part of waking up. What almost everyone (except your eye doctor) doesn’t know is how bad […]
Treatment of Allergic Conjunctivitis
onjunctivitis is one of the most common and easily treatable ocular conditions affecting both adults and children. To ensure complete clearing of the condition, it is important to differentiate between allergic conjunctivitis, vernal keratoconjunctivtis (VKC) and other diseases that may have similar symptoms. Allergic conjunctivitis, VKC and diseases, such as uveitis and chalazia, require different […]