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More People Are Choosing to Have Laser Eye Treatment Since NICE Report Into LASIK

More People Are Choosing to Have Laser Eye Treatment Since NICE Report Into LASIK

More People Are Choosing to Have Laser Eye Treatment Since 2006 NICE Report Into LASIK

| Oct 31, 2008 | Comments 0
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Glasses and eye chart

Part 7: LASIK vs PRK/LASEK? Which laser procedure is best?

In summary, there are definite clinical reasons why we as treating clinics have moved over to wavefront LASIK and using a blade-free dual laser approach. More accurate treatments so better vision, removal of an older mechanical device technology and improved long-term safety.

| Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 55
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Femtosecond lasers can create a LASIK flap without a blade

Part 6: LASIK vs PRK/LASEK? Which laser procedure is best?

We discussed in the last post about the two options you have: LASIK or PRK (surface laser), and how 90%+ of treatments are done via LASIK. LASIK comes in two flavours now: blade or blade-free. The older traditional LASIK technique uses a mechanical device containing a blade (called a keratome or microkeratome) to cut a [...]

| Oct 29, 2008 | Comments 6
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Part 5: LASIK vs PRK/LASEK? Which laser eye procedure is best?

Part 5: LASIK vs PRK/LASEK? Which laser eye procedure is best?

You will have a choice of procedures when you come to have laser eye surgery. But which one will be right for you? Basically though, there are only two laser eye treatment procedures available, but each one has options within. More…

| Oct 28, 2008 | Comments 0
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Part 4: Should I Pay More For Wavefront? What is the Truth?

Part 4: Should I Pay More For Wavefront? What is the Truth?

Is wavefront laser eye surgery worth it? Find out the answers here.

| Oct 26, 2008 | Comments 5
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Wavefront technology removing distortions

Part 3. Should I Pay More For Wavefront LASIK? Will I See Better?

Should I Pay More For Wavefront LASIK? Will I See Better? Get all the answers in this blog post.

| Oct 25, 2008 | Comments 0
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Part 2. Expensive Laser Eye Surgery – Is It Worth It?

Part 2. Expensive Laser Eye Surgery – Is It Worth It?

Do laser eye surgery clinics try to sell you on the most expensive treatments? Are these expensive treatments no better than the cheaper ones? Is there really any difference between blade LASIK and the newer (more expensive) blade free dual laser option?

| Oct 19, 2008 | Comments 0
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Part 1. Why Do Different Laser Eye Clinics Recommend Different Treatments?

Part 1. Why Do Different Laser Eye Clinics Recommend Different Treatments?

Just had a great series of questions from Kay in a comment in response to my blog post How Much Should You Pay For LASIK? There are some very interesting points here that do in fact come up pretty frequently in the clinic and from people inquiring into laser eye surgery, be it LASIK or [...]

| Oct 18, 2008 | Comments 0
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LASIK prices set to increase

What is going to happen to laser eye surgery prices?

Overall all laser eye surgery prices are increasing or set to increase. The cost of new technology to give you better and safer surgery is very high and needs to be constantly updated

| Oct 17, 2008 | Comments 0
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Laser Eye Surgery Prices

Laser Eye Surgery Prices

For LASIK pricing, there are two common ways to charge. The first is 1 price for all prescriptions – in effect the lower prescriptions are subsidising the higher more difficult cases. The second method, used by ourselves and some others, is to charge based upon the prescription.

| Oct 11, 2008 | Comments 260
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