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Denise Van Outen – Video of her laser eye surgery

Watch Denise in her own words talking about her recent laser eye surgery at FOCUS Laser Vision. Denise explains about her problems wearing glasses or contact lenses while working as a TV presenter and what led up to her decision to go ahead with laser eye surgery.
Denise opted for the most advanced treatment of Z-LASIK, [...]

19Apr2009 | Dave Allamby | 1 comment | Continued
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18Apr2009 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Denise Van Outen treated at FOCUS Laser Vision in London

I recently treated Denise Van Outen at my clinic and you can see the full story in today’s Daily Mail. We also made the front page with a leader. The phone’s are ringing non-stop!
You can click here to see the full story on Denise Van Outen and her laser eye surgery in London at the Daily [...]

27Jan2009 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Denise Van Outen treated at FOCUS Laser Vision in London

I recently treated Denise Van Outen at my clinic and you can see the full story in today’s Daily Mail. We also made the front page with a leader. The phone’s are ringing non-stop!
You can watch Denise in the video below, or click here to see the full story on Denise Van Outen and her [...]

27Jan2009 | Dave Allamby | 2 comments | Continued
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Lifetime Care Guarantee after Laser Eye Surgery

Lifetime care guarantee after laser eye surgery introduced at FOCUS Laser Vision

2Nov2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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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 2006 NICE Report Into LASIK

31Oct2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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SAFETY NOTE: Does the LASIK flap ever heal?

Some new research from Professor John Marshall has helped shed light on this key topic and is something that everyone who is thinking about LASIK laser eye surgery needs to know.

8Aug2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Laser eye surgery is effective for reading vision

SEVERAL approaches to LASIK are effective in the treatment of reading vision problems (presbyopia) for patients with otherwise normal distance vision, or long or short sight, according to studies presented at the 12th Winter Refractive Meeting of the ESCRS.

26Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 6 comments | Continued
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FDA approves faster iLASIK laser

Advanced Medical Optics Inc. in Santa Ana, announced on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new laser for use in laser eye correction. The iFS femtosecond laser is set to be at the centre of AMO’s iLasik products for laser vision surgery.

17May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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LASIK prices go up at Optimax while headline price falls to match Optical Express

Optimax, one of the UK’s big 3 laser eye chains, has made a significant price hike for their wavefront LASIK treatment, the UK’s most popular type of vision correction. Patients will now pay an additional £480

30Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 10 comments | Continued
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Ultralase laser eye surgery prices go up even further

Ultralase laser eye surgery chain has increased prices again. Their price for Intralase LASIK including the upgrade for wavefront based correction is now £1,945 per eye.

29Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 3 comments | Continued
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FDA recommends changes for eye laser patient labeling during public hearing

Leading ophthalmologists plus LASIK patients at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel (ODP) presented two conflicting perspectives on the LASIK laser eye surgery procedure last week.

29Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Nearly 80% of people want sub £1,000 price LASIK laser eye surgery

If you want, click here to see a price comparison of various prescriptions at several laser eye surgery clinics. Please ensure that you check the final price you will be charged at any clinic you are evaluating prior to going ahead.

28Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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9 out of 10 people choose blade free LASIK

Since we introduced the Z-LASIK blade free LASIK laser eye surgery procedure into the UK in January 2008, more than 90% of our patients have opted to go dual laser (no blade) for their vision correction.

27Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 2 comments | Continued
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American FDA holds public discussion on LASIK and Phakic IOLs (PIOLs)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had committed to hold an open public discussion to allow people to make comments about LASIK and PIOLs. The presentations highlighted LASIK and its effect on quality of life.

26Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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LASIK Poll – how much do you want to pay for LASIK?

The results of the first 50 people to poll our blog are now in!
Nearly 4 out of 5 people want to pay no more than £1,000 per eye for their LASIK laser eye surgery. This price is considerably lower than most clinics are actually charging for laser vision correction per eye.
Despite headline grabbing prices of [...]

22Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 8 comments | Continued
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Optical Express has target to double in size

Optical Express is planning a huge recruitment campaign to find 1,000 optometrists, opticians, optical assistants and laser vision counsellors in preparation for a market share push that will see a doubling in its number of practices.

20Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Ultralase buys Allclear Clinic in N Ireland

The acquisition is Ultralase’s first since it was purchased by 3i in Feb 2008 for £174.5m and the Allclear clinic will now be Ultralase’s 20th UK treatment clinic. The purchase is part of an expansion plan that includes a decision to open three more UK consulting rooms and two further laser eye treatment clinics.

19Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Long sight (hyperopia) correction appears stable up to 5 years after LASIK

Update from the ASCRS in Chicago. LASIK for long sight was shown safe, effective and predictable through 5 years of follow-up.

10Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Moria unveils a new device for creating ultra thin flaps in LASIK

Moria will unveil their new One Use-Plus SBK microkeratome at the upcoming 2008 meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Chicago. Moria will present the clinical outcomes of their clinical trials. In eyes receiving this Moria SBK [...]

2Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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The BIG eye meeting – the ASCRS in Chicago 2008

The BIG eye surgeons meeting is coming up this week, starting on Friday April 8th 2008. Yours truly will be there, bringing you all the latest news from the world of refractive surgery.
ASCRS stands for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery – which is quite a mouthful, so we shorten it to ASCRS. [...]

31Mar2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Corneal inlay showing early positive results in European study

Early data from a European clinical trial covering several centres suggest that the AcuFocus ACI 7000 corneal inlay could become an innovative, minimally invasive option for correcting patients who have lost reading vision through ageing changes.
However, only 70 patients have been treated with the implant as part of the study, and only 23 have reached [...]

30Mar2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Ultralase sold for £174 million to 3i

British private equity firm 3i has agreed to buy Ultralase from Spain’s cosmetic surgery group Dermoestetica. The Spanish group said the price was 174.5 millon pounds (238 million euros, 348 million dollars). There is an exclusivity period on this deal until January 30 2008. 3i made an approach to Dermoestetica just recently in November 2007.Dermoestetica [...]

9Jan2008 | Dave Allamby | 2 comments | Continued