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Mr. Dave Allamby FRCS FRCOphth is a London-based LASIK laser refractive surgeon and heads up FOCUS Laser Vision. You may have seen him on the This Morning TV show with Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton or read one of several articles in the national press, recently for treating rock giant Rick Wakeman and broadcaster Paul Ross. FOCUS is a world-leading clinic in the treatment of presbyopia, or age related loss of close vision and offers LASIK laser eye treatment for short sight or long sight.

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Historic LASIK Laser Eye Surgery Performed on Quadriplegic Patient

November 9th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

According to PR Newswire yesterday, Eric Abrue (30), a quadriplegic patient who is dependent on a respirator since he was 8 years old, underwent a historic and highly successful LASIK procedure performed by Drs. Jeffrey and Joseph Dello Russo in Bergenfield in New Jersey, USA.

Eric fell from a playground bar back in 1986, breaking his neck and also cutting his spinal cord. Ever since he has suffered from quadriplegia, completely unable to move his body from his neck downwards and is only able to breath for a short time without the use of a respirator.

Eric is the first quadriplegic patient in the world who underwent LASIK, using the Wavelight Eye-Q and a special WL Swivel Chair (also used by FOCUS Laser Vision).

Eric is dependent for all his needs on an around-the-clock care giver. He runs a successful music production company, attends a college online and designs his own T-shirt line. He was using eyeglasses to see his computer clearly but in the last few months has found out that wearing glasses did little to clear up his vision, and the images became after using the computer for 14-16 hours per day. Sitting about two feet away from his laptop, Eric began to have headaches due to the strain on his eyes. Eric uses a wand placed in his mouth by his caregiver to surf the internet and send mails to clients and friends. He is highly skilled with the device, typing rapidly and accurately for many hours of the day. Trying to ensure his eyes will keep serving him as the main tool to connect with the world, he became interested in the LASIK procedure and began reading about it online.

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