I began wearing glasses when I was twelve years old. Although I could see very well with them, I never liked the way I looked in glasses. Growing up in Florida, I loved to swim, but I couldn’t see very well when I took my glasses off. Playing sports with glasses was often a problem, because my glasses would become foggy, sweaty, or would get knocked around.

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About Andrew Caster, MD

Education:

• B.A. Harvard University; 1976
  (Phi Beta Kappa)
• M.D. Harvard Medical School; 1980
• Resident in Ophthalmology, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute; 1981-1984

Credentials:

• "Best Doctors in America", 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Alcon Refractive Surgery Clinical Advisory Board -- In this capacity, Dr. Caster has trained other Lasik practitioners in the latest Lasik techniques and worked with the scientists at the world's largest eye care company.
• Selected by Los Angeles Magazine as LA´s "Best Laser Eye Surgeon"
• Selected by Visx as one of the "Top 50" Lasik laser eye surgeons in the United States
• Selected by W Magazine as one of two top Lasik eye surgeons in America
• Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
• Certified Refractive Surgeon -- Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine
• Author of The Eye Laser Miracle; The Complete Guide to Better Vision, published by Ballantine/Random House. This is the most widely read book in America on Lasik laser vision correction and is now in its fifth edition.
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering
• Who's Who in Professionals
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in the World

To see a list of recent Lasik research presentations
by Dr. Caster, please click here

Dr. Caster is one of the few sub-specialists in the United States to dedicate his practice exclusively to Lasik laser vision correction. He is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable physicians in the United States in this field. Dr. Caster has personally performed almost 30,000 vision correction procedures. A large number of our patients travel to us for laser vision correction from across the United States, as well as from Central and South America, Asia, and Europe.

In 1999, Dr. Caster was selected by Los Angeles Magazine as the "Best Laser Eye Surgeon in Los Angeles". Dr. Caster has been voted by Visx as one of the "Top 50" laser eye surgeons in the United States for four years in a row. He was chosen by W Magazine as one of the two top Lasik surgeons in America and was voted by other physicians as one of the "Best Doctors in America".

Articles featuring Dr. Caster and his work with Lasik laser vision correction have appeared in many publications including Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times. Dr. Caster appeared on the NBC Today show, interviewed by Katie Couric, in which he discussed the newest advances in vision correction. Dr. Caster performed all of the Lasik treatments for the first season of the Fox television show, The Swan. Dr. Caster has also been a featured guest on numerous television programs, including KCBS Channel 2 News (in which he performed laser vision correction on anchorman Kyle Kraska), Hard Copy (in which he performed laser vision correction on actor Lorenzo Lamas), and Fox Sports (in which he performed Lasik on Los Angeles Lakers former player Kurt Rambis).

Dr. Caster is the author of The Eye Laser Miracle; The Complete Guide to Better Vision, published by Ballantine Books (a division of Random House). This book has become the most widely read book in the United States on the subject of laser vision correction. It is available in bookstores across the country or through amazon.com.

Dr. Andrew Caster has been asked to serve on the Clinical Advisory Board of Alcon, the world's largest eye care company. Dr. Caster's duties on the Clinical Advisory Board are in the area of Lasik laser vision correction, and he is one of only four ophthalmologists in the United States to receive this appointment. In this capacity, Dr. Caster advises physicians in the newest Lasik treatments, hosts educational seminars for physicians, hosts physicians from other cities and countries in day-long training sessions, and interfaces with the scientists and engineers at Alcon who are developing further advances in laser treatment. This close working relationship between Dr. Caster and the engineers who are developing new technology enables Dr. Caster to be knowledgeable about the most intricate aspects of the Lasik technology.