The Road to Better Vision with Athlete Karen Darke A few ears ago, Karen Darke MBE FRSGS was a full-time athlete with the British Para-cycling team, devoting her life to training, competing, and pushing herself to her physical and mental limits. In 2012, Karen won a silver medal at the London Paralympics, followed up four years later with a Gold in hand-cycling in Rio 2016. But that wasn’t the extent of Karen’s physical accomplishments. She also embarked on several high-intensity…
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Laser Eye Surgery Through the Eyes of a Master Musician
Laser Eye Surgery Through the Eyes of Master Musician, Mo Pleasure We have welcomed our fair share of celebrities here at London Vision Clinic – this is something that comes hand in hand with our reputation as a world-leading Laser Eye Surgery clinic. But perhaps one of the most impressive we have had the honour of treating is Morris ‘Mo’ Pleasure, a multi-instrumentalist, musical director, composer, and producer. Mo has worked with huge names in the industry, starting his musical…
Valerie Singleton and Her Treatments at London Vision Clinic
Valerie Singleton and Her Treatments at London Vision Clinic Valerie Singleton is a British television personality best known for her time presenting Blue Peter in the 1960s and 70s. Throughout her varied career, which also includes popular radio shows, Valerie has become a household name and has even been honoured with an OBE! In addition to being familiar with television and radio, Valerie is also no stranger to London Vision Clinic, where she has been for, not one, but two…
LVC Patient Zana Reflects on the Advantages of Laser Eye Surgery
Obviously with the gym and the kind of work I do, you can start very, very early. The day itself can be long and then if you want to go out afterwards, quite frankly to wear contact lenses during that length of time you can’t really, or if you do, you suffer by the end of the evening……
Why Isabella Chose London Vision Clinic to Correct Her High Prescription
high prescription. She is short-sighted and has a lot of astigmatism. She speaks about her experiences, when she started to search for a laser eye surgery clinic that could help her. Also, in the video, eye surgeon Glenn Carp, speaks about Isabella’s eye conditions and her unique surgery….
PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision from the Eyes of the Patient
Ken shares his experiences after a PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision treatment at the London Vision Clinic. In this video, Ken talks about his eye condition presbyopia (ageing eyes) and how he feels after his surgery. Glenn Carp, the surgeon who performed the surgery, explains the laser blended vision profile, which is used exclusively here at the London Vision Clinic….
Contact Lenses and the Risk of Blindness
Contact Lenses and the Risk of Blindness Contact lenses are one of the most popular methods of vision correction globally. They offer an effective and discrete alternative to glasses, seemingly addressing many of the shortfalls of these more traditional visual aids. However, contact lenses are not without their risks. In this article, we take a look at the risk of blindness and vision loss associated with contact lens use, sharing experiences from those affected. Contact Lenses for Vision Correction The…
Journalist Jenny Francis on Her London Vision Clinic Experience
Jenny Francis of The Sun reports on her life changing laser eye surgery and overall positive experience at London Vision Clinic. For Francis, corrective laser eye surgery was a life changing experience….
Laser Eye Surgery is All About Trust, Says Harley Street Dentist
For most people, laser eye surgery is a big deal. The process leading up to it might go something like this: we meet a friend or relative who is delighted to be glasses-free and we become curious and quiz them about the experience; or we might spot an article or watch a TV interview which whets our appetite and allows the dream of having unaided good vision begin to take shape. Inspired to do something about it, most of us will then embark on researching clinics and surgeons and methods of funding….
Patients Lucy and Ralf Tell Us of Their Laser Eye Surgery Experiences
These two patient videos illustrate two patient experiences undergoing the most advanced laser vision correction procedures by Professor Dan Reinstein of the London Vision Clinic. In them, Professor Reinstein explains the use of custom programming to help people see without glasses even for high prescriptions and ageing eyes (presbyopia)….
