Dr. Grant Aaker grew up in central Minnesota. He graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with honors in philosophy. He attended Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City where he conducted extensive research on the aging population, receiving distinctions such as the Howard Olian Medical Student Scholar in Geriatric Medicine, the Henry Adelman Memorial Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, and honors in research with his medical degree.
Dr. Aaker interned at New York Hospital Queens Medical Center. He went on to complete his residency training at the prestigious Casey Eye Institute of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Aaker provides comprehensive eye care with special emphasis in cataract surgery and anterior segment surgery that utilizes advanced technologies such as laser-assisted cataract surgery, microincision, no-stitch cataract surgery, intraoperative wavefront aberrometry, astigmatism-correcting (toric) lens implants, and multifocal lens implants.
He also performs glaucoma surgical procedures, such as glaucoma laser treatments, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, such as the iStent implant. Dr. Aaker has presented at numerous national meetings and published his research in multiple peer-reviewed journals. Â He has participated in many FDA clinical trials that study groundbreaking technology for cataract and glaucoma surgery and intraocular lens technology.
Before his medical career, Dr. Aaker worked as a film producer, creating documentaries that have earned international acclaim and were broadcast on popular cable television networks, such as AMC and VH1. Â He continues to enjoy film in his free time, photography, the outdoors, and spending time with his family. Â He and his wife, Dr. Jane Myung, reside in Olympia with their daughter.
