Eyes On The Prize STEVE MCDOWELL takes the plunge and opts for corrective Laser Eye Surgery I WRITE this with apologies to the excellent offices of JH Steward (Bisley) – the opticians in whose very capable hands my shooting eyes have been for some years. But not any more. The short sightedness and the astigmatism that afflicted my vision have gone – eliminated by Laser Eye Surgery. I’ve always had a hate/hate relationship with contact lenses. Ever since giving up…
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Sport Driver
Eyes Wide Open… As divers, our eyesight is something we rely on every time we take a breath in the underwater world. Good eyesight is something taken for granted if you’re lucky enough to have perfect vision, but for those who have to wear glasses or contact lenses, it presents a problem when you come to dive. For obvious reasons, wearing glasses under a mask is out of the question, so many divers opt for a prescription mask. These have…
Cataract and Retractive Surgery Today
My Personal Account Of PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision By Pait Teesalu, MD, PHD. More than 2 years after surgery, my refraction is 0.00 -0.25 X 3° in the right eye and 0.00 -0.25 X 68° in the left; I can still see J1 up close. I decided to undergo corneal refractive surgery about 3 years ago. My refraction was approximately – .00 D in each eye. At that time, I was performing more than 1,500 cataract surgeries per year and…
How High Is An Elephant’s Eye?
How High Is An Elephant’s Eye? As I write this I am listening to the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein and appreciating the timeless talent of the greatest creative partnership American musical theatre has ever seen. It is exceptionally pleasant to re-visit all those classics of yesteryear: “I’m going to wash that man right of my hair”, “People will say we’re in love”, “I enjoy being a girl”, all those recognisable tunes from Carousel, Oklahoma! The King and I and…
Daily Express (I Can See Clearly Now)
“I Can See Clearly Now” Published in the Daily Express New techniques mean that thousands who previously could not have Laser Eye Surgery can now be safely treated. JULIE CARPENTER explains why she can throw away her hated glasses at last. There is one reason why many people still shy away from having Laser Eye Surgery to correct short or long-sightedness and that is fear. I was the same. Despite the fact more than 30 million people worldwide have had…
Police Life
Better Vision, Better Performance Can Laser Eye Surgery help police professionals do their job better? “LASIK is extraordinarily safe in fully trained hands, but even average surgeons can still get it right 90 per cent of the time. Just like in any profession, the few bad apples can give the profession a bad name.” -Professor Dan Reinstein. After Laser Eye Surgery, Tiger Woods, arguably the world’s best golfer, effortlessly won the Pebble Beach PGA tournament in February, 2000, in California….
Less Than Six Degrees Of Separation
I have long believed in the “Six degrees of separation” theory, sometimes referred to as the “Human Web”. It refers to the idea that everyone is at most six steps away from any other person in the world……
Kate’s Specs Appeal
A few weeks ago I threatened to open my cuttings folder and share some of the sight-related news stories that have recently made the headlines: but once again I became side-tracked into writing about other topics instead……
Tweeting The Message
Tweeting The Message So without a cheesy, commercial advertising campaign how can the London Vision Clinic spread the timeless Tina Turner message that they are “Simply the Best”? Of course reputation and recommendations are very important and many new patients find their way to 138 Harley Street because friends and relations have pointed them in that direction after being thrilled with the results of their own surgery. The London Vision Clinic has recently embraced the social networking phenomenon with Dr Dan tweeting…
Blind In Business
Blind In Business Unfortunately it is not only those poor people in Nepal and other Third World countries whose eye sight problems cannot yet be solved. Despite amazing medical advances, there are still many people in our midst who would cheerfully hand over their life savings or travel to the ends of the earth to undergo any pioneering form of treatment in order to prevent their blindness. They would opt for any sight enhancing surgery, choose lenses or glasses (however…
