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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
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
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
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
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
Essential UK Guide to Laser Eye Surgery Part 2 - Reading Your Prescription
Here is Part 2 of the Essential UK Guide to Laser Eye Surgery slideshows. It covers how to read your prescription and know what all the numbers mean.
This is really useful to know for when you call up a clinic to find out if you are suitable for LASIK or PRK laser eye surgery, they [...]
LASIK & LASEK - which laser eye surgery procedure is best for me?
What is the difference in the two laser eye surgery procedures?
There are basically two laser refractive procedures to correct myopia (short sight), hyperopia (long sight) and astigmatism: 1) LASIK and 2) LASEK. [You can consider LASEK and PRK as basically the same procedure for most discussions - they are both forms of 'surface' [...]
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. [...]
PRK Video - the Basics
Video showing a very brief overview of the PRK surface laser procedure, as well as covering short sight, long sight and astigmatism. LASIK remains the most popular laser eye surgery procedure worldwide. In Italy, though, surface laser (PRK, LASEK) is very popular.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZZguJNitnU
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