Holding Out For A Hero It’s always feels especially satisfying to know that you are in good company; but, as with cosmetic surgery, it seems that many of the celebrities who undergo Laser Eye Surgery chose not to go public. We women –with our fragile egos and anti-aging complexes – are usually as reluctant to mention the need for unsexy reading glasses as problems with hot flushes (also known as “flashes” in the US) So we are not likely to…
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The Biased Blogger
The Biased Blogger Let me introduce myself as an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, writer and former patient who is now – proudly – the LVC’s fly on the wall blogger. ‘Aa-haa’, I hear the cynics among you mutter. ‘She’ll be employed by the LVC. Her views on Laser Eye Surgery are hardly likely to be impartial’. Yes, you’re probably right. Obviously I only have a lay person’s knowledge of things ophthalmological but – after more than twenty years of journalistic experience…
The Birth Of A Blog
The Birth Of A Blog Like many good ideas, this one pops into my head at 4.00am. Of course the London Vision Clinic parties and Dr Dan on the sax are a great way for existing patients to keep a connection with the clinic and its pioneering work; but here – at the click of a mouse – is another way… The LVC Blog. This blog will tell the whole story of the London Vision Clinic from its inception in…
The Annual 4th Of July Barbecue For Patients
The Annual 4th Of July Barbecue For Patients In Spain (my home since 1989) I am a member of a classic car club. Before you get the wrong idea, let me make it quite clear that my set of wheels, despite undoubtedly qualifying as “classic”, are not exactly glamorous. That said, I’ve grown rather fond of “Dolly”, the Triumph Dolomite in its rather unflattering mustard shade (officially known as “Inca Gold”). I especially like the fact that many people of…
The Right Hand Man
The Right Hand Man Correct at the time of writing in 2009. Zach no longer works at the clinic. Eyes are like finger prints – not, of course, because we have them sprouting ET-like on the end of a single digit – but because they are unique. The odds on finding two people with the exact same prescription are quite rare; but when you add into the equation the structure and shape of the eye – its curvature and corneal…
Movers And Shakers And Flying Lasers
Movers And Shakers And Flying Lasers A pile of neatly stacked bright blue crates met me in the hall as I opened the front door to the London Vision Clinic at 8 Devonshire Place …maybe for the last time. Nothing brought home “the move” quite like those blue crates waiting to be filled with office papers and other paraphernalia of the clinic’s life. For instance, one of the crates might well become the temporary home of the carefully wrapped emblematic…
The Long And Winding Road To Harley Street
o why did the London Vision Clinic need to move from their cosy Devonshire Place home of the last six years?
The answer lies in the word “cosy”. The clinic’s premises had become just too snug a fit for the business which has tripled in size since March 2003….
Chasing Pavements
May 23rd 2009 was the expected day for the launch of the London Vision Clinic’s new and fabulous website – and, co-incidentally, the official birthday of this blog. It was also the day that I moved into my London base (after living outside the UK for more than thirty years); and – much more significantly – that warm and sunny Bank Holiday was to have been D Day for the London Vision Clinic’s move from their Devonshire Place home into new premises at 138 Harley Street….
Tim Archer
Tim Archer: Laser Eye Surgery Research Manager Very few Laser Eye Surgery clinics have staff devoted to laser eye surgery and analysis. But for us, research is vital in ensuring our patients get the very best treatment possible. Our Research Manager and Programmer, Dr Tim Archer, joined the London Vision Clinic in 2003 to research, analyse, and publish the Clinic’s pioneering work in refractive surgery. Most clinics only review a proportion of their surgical outcomes, but Tim works with our…
Marine Gobbe
Old employee: Marine Gobbe, Research Optometrist Marine no longer works at the clinic today. Maintaining the best Laser Eye Surgery results in the world means recruiting the most expert and dedicated staff possible. In her role as Research Optometrist, Marine Gobbe exemplifies the high calibre of people working at the London Vision Clinic. As part of our Laser Eye Surgery team, Marine works with Research Manager Tim Archer both to analyse the results of every surgery, and to research new…
