People avoid doctors for many reasons. Some find appointments difficult to pack into a busy schedule, some are unwilling to open up to a doctor, or worried about perceived ‘time wasting’, and many even fear that being amongst sick people in the doctor’s waiting room will result in contamination! However, something that is perhaps discussed less often is the common fear that a doctor may find a problem that is bigger than what the appointment was initially booked for. This fear is, for many people, a reason to avoid regular visits to the GP, dentist, or optometrist….
Laser Eye Surgery News
What’s More Important – The Surgeon or the Technology Used for My Laser Eye Surgery?
Obviously good equipment will allow you to do bit more intensive preparing or generating profiles for the patient that are perhaps a little bit more refined compared to older equipment for example and secondly you need a good surgeon to know how to manipulate that equipment to get the most out of it. So it is a dual benefit if you have a good surgeon with a lot of experience and the latest equipment at the surgeon’s disposal….
Where Does My Laser Eye Surgery Treatment Take Place?
The surgical procedures are done here at the London Vision Clinic. We have fully operational surgery room in our basement, patients arrive on the surgery day, there is a nice waiting area for them to relax in, nice and quiet in the basement area. They are seen by one of the nursing staff who run through their preoperative medicines and this is then followed by the treatments and then subsequent to that is a recovery area where they can relax prior to going home….
Questions About Prices and Payment at London Vision Clinic
Questions About Prices and Payment at London Vision Clinic When deciding whether to have Laser Eye Surgery or which clinic to go with, costs inevitably play a huge role. After all, quality treatment doesn’t come cheap so you want to ensure you make the right choice. But even when the cost of your treatment is finalised, you will likely still have some important questions to consider. Questions like, “Can I finance the cost of my treatment?” or “What happens to…
Your Eye Health: 5 Common Age-Related Eye Problems
Your Eye Health: 5 Common Age-Related Eye Problems Refractive errors are the leading cause of visual impairment worldwide with an estimated 43% of impairments attributed to errors including hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism. For many people, refractive errors may worsen over time, increasing their need for higher prescription visual aids. However, even the lucky ones who have enjoyed clear, glasses-free vision for their whole lives could one day find their eye health deteriorating as they get older. Of course, just like…
Laser Eye Surgery: Changing Looks, Changing Lives
Under the headline “We changed our looks and changed our lives”, five women describe to a national magazine how changing just one thing about their appearance had transformed their lives….
Anxious About Laser Eye Surgery? Why You Don’t Need to Be
Anxious About Laser Eye Surgery? Why You Don’t Need to Be In addition to providing one of our most valuable assets – our vision – our eyes are among the most vulnerable organs in our bodies. Their exposed position makes us extremely protective of them; so, when someone starts talking about aiming a laser at them, most of us will understandably shudder. This anxiety over Laser Eye Surgery is only exacerbated by a lack of education and age-old scaremongering in…
Can I Take a Sedative Before my Laser Eye Surgery Procedure?
We advise all patients before the treatment that should they require something to relax them, it is available to them. We provide oral relaxants half an hour before the procedure to those patients who are particularly anxious. Having said that, the majority of people will accept that this is a very quick, less than 15 minute, procedure, completely painless and they prefer not to be sedated in any way so as to enjoy the after-effects afterwards because the results are direct. There is no delay in terms of response to the actual treatment, the vision is available straight away….
LASIK: What are the Advantages Over Other Laser Eye Surgery Procedures?
There are essentially two groups of laser eye surgery treatments. The main difference between the groups is the healing time, the results themselves are pretty much the same three months down the line. Understand more about the advantages of LASIK treatment over the other laser eye surgery procedures….
What are the Suitability Differences Between LASIK, LASEK/PRK and SMILE?
The vast majority of patients undergoing laser eye surgery worldwide are suitable for LASIK. Roughly, 10% of patients have LASEK or PRK. The main consideration when recommending LASEK or PRK over LASIK is corneal thickness. Secondary considerations include the patient’s pre-operative prescription. In this video, Mr Carp provides a thorough explanation as to when he would recommend one treatment over the other…
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