A Message From Dr. Assil

“Reflecting on Valentine’s Day reminds me how blessed we are that over the years we have been privileged to have so many friends and family referred to us as patients. It is the greatest honor to be asked to care for someone by their loved ones.”

-Dr. Kerry Assil and the staff of
The Assil Eye Institute

EYES ON EDUCATION

The Assil Eye Institute is dedicated to teaching young people about their vision.  On Thursday, January 27th, AEI hosted a group of students from the Carlthorp School for an evening of fun and education with Los Angeles Lakers, Shannon Brown and Steve Blake, and Cheerleaders, Melissa, Dara, Erica and Jessica.

The youngsters, who ranged in age from 4 to 14, and their parents, were treated to autographs and photos with the Players and Cheerleaders.  The evening was filled with fun activities, including a Science Tour, “Workings of the Human Eye,” which demonstrated different aspects of vision.  Dr. Assil led one of the tours for Carlthorp Head of School Dee Menzies, and the Lakers players and Cheerleaders.  At one station on the tour, Dr. Assil explained how “DELIT” helps patients with dry eyes.

At other stops, students were able to look right inside each other’s eyes through the Slit Lamp; a microscope with a light attached.  There was a Lakers Face painting station, a delicious Mexican buffet dinner, a balloon artist and a caricature artist.  Upstairs, in the Roxbury Auditorium, the students and their parents saw a video explaining the different parts of the eye, and some of the high-tech ways surgeons help patients attain great eyesight. It was an entertaining and educational evening for students and parents alike!

MEET THE STAFF

This month, our meet the staff feature highlights LaShun Johnson, an employee at Assil Eye Institute for four years this month. LaShun began her career at Assil Eye Institute in the Medical Records Department.  Her job has expanded over the years to include Co-Manage Liaison and Billing Coordinator. Before starting at AEI, LaShun spent more than a decade working in the Medical Field at Health Net.  During her years there, LaShun cultivated a great love of the Medical field and moving to AEI have offered her many opportunities.  LaShun is extremely organized, and can find pretty much anything very quickly.  Always eager to help out wherever she’s needed, LaShun is very outgoing and friendly, and always has a ready smile.  A native of    Los Angeles, LaShun loves dogs, the beach, sports, dominoes and long drives.  She rates herself Assil Eye Institute’s number one Lakers Fan!

DR. CHRISTIAN ARRIVES AT ASSIL EYE INSTITUTE

Dr. William Christian began seeing patients in his new role as Associate Surgeon at the Assil Eye Institute on Monday, January 17th.  In addition to regular Monday through Friday office hours at both the Beverly Hills and Santa Monica locations, Dr. Christian will also be seeing patients for cataract and LASIK consultations one Saturday morning each month at 9 a.m.  Dr. Christian’s expertise includes all aspects of refractive surgery, advanced cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange as well as a variety of other medical laser procedures. Yale-trained, Dr. Christian completed his post-residency fellowship with Dr. Kerry Assil from July 2007 to July 2008, after which he spent two years in private practice at Horizon Eye Specialists in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Christian is fluent in English and Spanish.

LASIK after CATARACT Surgery

Many patients ask if they can still have LASIK after they have had surgery to remove their cataracts.  Dr. Assil says “yes.” But, with the new Premium, Multifocal intraocular lenses and ORange Technology which allows him to take a picture of the patient’s eye in “real time” during surgery, fewer patients need LASIK “touch ups” to achieve excellent reading and distance vision. Patients who have had previous LASIK surgery can also have surgery to remove their cataracts and Dr. Assil will select the right lens for their needs, as well.

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