All Entries Tagged With: "London"
KAMRA Inlay Eye Surgery Arrives in the UK
The KAMRA Inlay eye surgery is a breakthrough in correcting the need for reading glasses, and is now our primary treatment for anyone aged 45 upwards. You can read an article from yesterday’s London Evening Standard all about KAMRA.
Who Is at Risk for Cataracts?
Aug 22 2011: Who Is at Risk for Cataracts? By age 75, about 70 percent of people will have cataracts. With age, our eye’s lens slowly becomes less flexible, less transparent and thicker. Then areas of the lens become cloudy as protein in the lens begins to clump together.
Laser Eye Clinics’ Prices Vary Hugely
There is a huge variation in the prices paid at UK clinics. Read this article to get the truth.
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 [...]
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.
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, [...]
People confused about laser eye surgery prices!
I got an email this week from a Mr. John Andrews, who was confused about LASIK laser eye surgery pricing. John wrote: Having visited your site I am not clear what criteria you used to determine the cost of treatment. What level of myopia do you treat for £295 per eye assuming a thick cornea [...]
What’s important when choosing a laser eye surgery clinic?
It is quite confusing for people looking at where to go for their laser eye surgery treatment. Especially so in London where there are many laser eye clinics to choose from. In other cities you can usually find one or more of the big three chains: Optical Express, Ultralase and Optimax and these centres are [...]
Laser Eye Surgery Prices Plummet!
Prices for laser eye surgery treatment in the UK have fallen by up to 80% for correction of short sight. However, tremendous variation between clinics means a difference in price of up to £4,000 ($8,000) for the same glasses prescription. You can see the press release article on the fall in LASIK laser eye surgery [...]
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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 (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 [...]
How Much Should You Pay for LASIK?
Here you have a comparison of what LASIK costs at London LASIK clinics. You can see 4 typical prescriptions and what each clinic charges – and you will see the huge variation in LASIK laser eye surgery prices! For example, for a simple -1 dioptre correction there is an enormous variation in LASIK cost. The [...]
Watch the new Z LASIK Laser Eye Treatment now!
OK, it’s here at FOCUS Laser Vision in London. The video of our breakthrough next generation Z-LASIK laser eye surgery procedure! I can tell you the results have been amazing. Twelve treatments on our first day, and everyone can see better than 20/20, 60% of them seeing an incredible 20/12! (that’s two lines smaller than [...]
hi Lucy, You are fortunate to have thick corneas, so that your -8.00 is treatable with LASIK. That is the ...
Hi there, first of all this is an excellent site!
I am having LASIK this week (with one of the ...
Thanks so much for your reply Doctor. Just to get your opinion on a few points you missed out:
1. What's ...
Hi Dave again,
Thank you for all your responses. I've been finding this blog very informative and useful.
One further question I ...
Yes, this is what I meant, blurry at distance.
don't know why but i am scared like he** ;) may ...
Hi David,
Hope you don’t mind me getting involved in this thread, but I have been advised I have some dryness ...
hi....i have cornea thickness of 480...and have been advised for bladless lasik surgery ....please advise is it safe or is ...
Dear David,
Many thanks - I'll start taking the flaxseed oil as you suggest and plan to travel to London ...
Hi Dave,
I Type this with great concern, my night vision has not improved since i got the C TEN procdure ...
Hello Dave,
I'm 38 and looking at having LASIK. My vision is -6.50 in the right and -6.00 in the left. ...