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Celebrity Paul Ross and Dr Dave Allamby on ‘This Morning’ TV Show

Fern Britten and Philip Schofield interview Paul Ross and Dr. Dave Allamby about laser eye surgery.

31Aug2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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LASIK and being a Pilot

Find out the legal CAA requirements for being a pilot after having LASIK, LASEK or PRK

22Aug2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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SAFETY of LASIK Part 1: What are the Risks of LASIK?

LASIK risk continues to drop as doctors and engineers perfect the equipment used in the treatment. Advances in technology have made a big part of the difference here so make sure you are getting that latest equipment and not an older fashioned approach.

18Aug2008 | 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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LASIK and the Police Force

LASIK is fully acceptable for the police force, as is LASEK, PRK and ICRS (Intra-Corneal Ring Segments). The main criteria is whether or not the cornea is weakened following surgery

1Aug2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Wavefront LASIK from £295

FOCUS Laser Vision now offer Wavefront LASIK from only £295 for short sight. But prices are going up so you need to have your treatment before the end of September 2008.
BUT… even after the price rise, FOCUS will still be the best price in the UK. Plus offering the proven fastest and safest laser in [...]

12Jul2008 | Dave Allamby | 23 comments | Continued
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New lens to restore reading vision for people age 45+

A new lens to help reading vision has received approval from the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA), according to manufacturers Bausch & Lomb, based at Rochester in New York state.
These lenses are inserted inside the eye during a procedure very similar to that used for cataract surgery. The natural lens is removed and replaced [...]

8Jul2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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LIVE VIDEO: All Laser Blade Free Method vs Microkeratome Method

The new femtosecond lasers have eliminated the need for a blade in LASIK laser eye surgery. All leading laser eye treatment clinics now offer blade free LASIK as a safer and more accurate procedure for patients…

28Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Reading vision helped by laser eye surgery

Most people start to need reading glasses after the age of 45 and previously were not eligible for laser eye treatment. All that has changed with advances in technology. FOCUS Laser Vision has been very active in this increasingly popular area of laser eye correction.

27Jun2008 | 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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Ultralase buys Cambridge Eye Laser Clinic

Leeds-based laser eye surgery company Ultralase has increased its network of clinics by acquiring The Cambridge Eye Laser Clinic for an undeclared sum. The purchase is the company’s second since it was bought by 3i in February for £174 million, and follows the acquisition of Belfast’s Allclear clinic in April.

21Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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WaveLight laser sales increase worldwide

WaveLight AG, based in Erlangen, Germany increased its sales for the first nine months of 2007/8 accounting year by 31% to €65 million. In the worldwide sales-strong US market the company exceeded the turnover of the comparable period in the previous year by 66%.

20Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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LASIK for USAF Pilots and Astronauts

One week after surgery more than 76 percent of femtosecond laser patients achieved an uncorrected visual acuity of at least 20/16 (better than 20/20) compared to only 58 percent of microkeratome patients # In an evaluation of 785 pilots, 89% of Navy aviators evaluated their ability to land on an aircraft carrier as moderately to significantly better after laser eye surgery. None said it was worse after treatment

18Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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LASIK and PRK - Which is Safer?

Is LASIK or PRK safer in the long term? Which laser eye surgery procedure should I choose? Find the answers here.

15Jun2008 | Dave Allamby | 7 comments | Continued
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Rick Wakeman and his laser eye surgery

Read Rick Wakeman’s story about his laser eye treatment online at the Daily Mail’s website. Rick talks about the whole process in a very interesting article from Rachel Kaufman.

25May2008 | Dave Allamby | 7 comments | Continued
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Are they joking?!

Wow! According to this recent Istanbul blog post on the reasons why you should have LASIK laser eye surgery, it seems you will be less ugly, richer, more romantic and have enough confidence to achieve anything!!

20May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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What kinds of laser eye surgery are there? Part 1

There are three main treatment choices for anyone thinking of having laser eye surgery. But which one will be right for you? Find out in this two part posting for anyone considering laser eye surgery.

19May2008 | Dave Allamby | 4 comments | Continued
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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!

18May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 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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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…

8May2008 | Dave Allamby | 1 comment | Continued
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UK Laser Eye Clinic Maps Are Here!

To help you find a UK laser eye surgery clinic, here are two maps. Just click on each marker to see the name and telephone number of each clinic or click on the name to go straight to their website.

7May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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2008 list of all laser eye clinics in Great Britain

A list of all the GB laser eye clinics that have their own laser for patients looking at having laser eye surgery vision correction.

6May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Z-LASIK and iLASIK laser eye surgery explained

Z-LASIK: means blade free LASIK using the new Swiss Ziemer laser to make a corneal flap, rather than a traditional blade.

6May2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
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Coming Soon! Which clinics have which laser… and just how good are they?!

I keep getting asked about how to choose a good laser eye surgery clinic and what to look out for when considering LASIK. So, as you may know, there are FOUR key things to look out for

4May2008 | Dave Allamby | 1 comment | Continued
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