Which Laser Eye Clinic Should I Choose?

The choices of laser eye surgery clinics can seem bewildering! You want to have laser eye treatment e.g LASIK and now you need to choose the clinic for your surgery. But which one?

Kay’s Great Questions Part 7: LASIK vs PRK vs LASEK? Which laser eye procedure is best?

Continuing from yesterday:
Some surgeons recommend PRK or LASEK (both forms of surface laser eye treatment and basically the same) over LASIK. The article referred to by Kay in her original post and advocating LASEK was written by ophthalmic surgeon Sunil Shah, who was one of the creators of that particular approach (and so has [...]

Kay’s Great Questions Part 4. Should I Pay More For Wavefront? What is the Truth?

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

Kay’s Great Questions: 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?

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.

What is an excimer laser & how does it correct vision?

The excimer laser produces a high-energy, cool ultraviolet light beam in pulses and delivers the pulses to a surface of the eye’s cornea, precise enough to etch a human hair -see the photos!

CAUTION: Laser Eye Surgery Ahead!

The most common reason I hear from people who have not yet decided to go for laser eye correction is that they are cautious and worried that something might go wrong. The results you will get, and live with, will depend on four factors. Find out more…

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.

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 [...]

What’s important when choosing a laser eye surgery clinic? Part 2

There are FOUR key points to look at when choosing a clinic:
1. The laser technology
2. The surgeon
3. The clinic
4. The price
Let’s look at these in more detail:

1. Laser technology
The improvements in success rates and safety of laser eye surgery, including LASIK and PRK, have been mainly down to improvements in sophistication of the laser technology. [...]

WaveLight laser owner Alcon boosts sales by 20%

WaveLight AG, which manufactures the FDA-leading Allegretto eye laser system used at FOCUS Laser Vision, was acquired by the major Swiss company Alcon in November 2007.
Alcon, Inc. (ACL), a manufacturer of pharmaceutical and surgical equipments, has posted a 6.1% increase in profit for the fourth quarter from the same period in 2006, boosted by a [...]

Daily Mail covers Z LASIK laser eye surgery event

The Daily Mail featured a half page article this week on the new Z LASIK surgery procedure that took place at FOCUS Laser Vision (http://www.focusclinics.com) on January 18th. Jenny Hope from the Mail wrote a great piece covering the new technology and the impact for Bella Roberts, the first UK patient to get rid of [...]