All Posts Tagged With: "surgeon"
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
Wavefront LASIK from £295
FOCUS Laser Vision now offer Wavefront LASIK from only £295 for short sight.
FOCUS is the best price in the UK. Plus offering the proven fastest and safest laser. Plus having super-qualified NHS London teaching hospital corneal and laser specialist surgeons for your treatment. Plus a new state of the art facility in the Harley Street [...]
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 | 6 comments | Continued
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
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
American FDA holds public discussion on LASIK and Phakic IOLs (PIOLs)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had committed to hold an open public discussion to allow people to make comments about LASIK and PIOLs. The presentations highlighted LASIK and its effect on quality of life.
26Apr2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
LASIK Poll - how much do you want to pay for LASIK?
The results of the first 50 people to poll our blog are now in!
Nearly 4 out of 5 people want to pay no more than £1,000 per eye for their LASIK laser eye surgery. This price is considerably lower than most clinics are actually charging for laser vision correction per eye.
Despite headline grabbing prices of [...]
Why don’t patients care about which eye laser they are treated with?!
Laser eye surgery patients just don’t seem to care!! Why?! Laser vision results have got better and better over the past 15 years - and this is mainly because the lasers have got a lot, LOT better! … We have published all these laser eye surgery results on our www.focusclinics.com website (see them here: http://www.focusclinics.com/treatments_results.php The clear winner so far is the WaveLight Allegretto laser from Germany.
19Apr2008 | 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
The BIG eye meeting - the ASCRS in Chicago 2008
The BIG eye surgeons meeting is coming up this week, starting on Friday April 8th 2008. Yours truly will be there, bringing you all the latest news from the world of refractive surgery.
ASCRS stands for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - which is quite a mouthful, so we shorten it to ASCRS. [...]
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. [...]
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 probably [...]
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 lowest [...]
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 [...]
20Jan2008 | Dave Allamby | 1 comment | Continued
What is it like to have Z-LASIK laser eye surgery?
You can hear Bella Roberts talking with me just 24 hours after her breakthrough Z-LASIK laser eye treatment. You can read more about Z-LASIK in my previous posts, and compare to Bella talking about her LASIK just before having the surgery!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmZZ6wWiBH8
Why have Z-LASIK all-laser eye treatment? Why have FOCUS Laser Vision spent more than £300,000 [...]
Z-LASIK laser eye surgery has arrived!
Z-LASIK laser eye treatment has arrived in London. The first procedure happened at FOCUS Laser Vision on Thursday January 17th 2008. Yours truly was the surgeon behind the wheel. I did 12 Z-LASIK treatments and by the next day every patient could see better than 20/20! It’s a pretty amazing technology.Bella Roberts was the first [...]
19Jan2008 | Dave Allamby | 0 comments | Continued
Hi Asif
With our Z-LASIK dual laser approach you can expect an excellent results, even with your prescription. Based on what ...
Hi Dave
What success rate do you have for people of relatively high prescription like mine. By success rate I mean ...
Thanks Dave,
That is really great. I am planning to do the Z-lasik surgery in early Jan. 09, when do you ...
Hello Dave. I had a good chat with Paula today and have booked treatment for early December. I ...