With record breaking viewing figures of between 30 and 34 million predicted for the Royal Wedding on April 29th, those of us who select ITV coverage will enjoy the nuptials in the company of Dancing on Ice host Phillip Schofield who has been chosen to lead the network’s commentary team for the event….
Category: Reviews and Patient Stories
Diary Of A Blended Vision Dad
Diary Of A Blended Vision Dad From Samuel Pepys to Bridget Jones; from Adrian Mole to Anne Frank for as long as I can remember I have been a huge fan of diaries and diarists. I love everything about diaries – including the crisp optimism and smell of new paper which accompanies each January 1st entry and especially reading the innermost secrets and inevitable indiscretions that their full pages – if ever published – will reveal. Currently it is Gyles Brandreth’s…
With The Greatest Of Ease, Trapeze Artist Bins The Specs
At this stage of the year, most of us do not want to be reminded of our New Year resolutions.
Unfortunately, statistics prove that the majority of us will not have kept up with all those good intentions and self-improving characteristics that we promised to adopt as 2010 became 2011……
Mail On Sunday
The Queen’s Hair Looks Great Thanks To My Laser Eye Surgery By Bonnie Estridge The Queen’s hairdresser, Ian Carmichael, was nervous. It was nothing to do with his illustrious client – he has been tending to Her Majesty’s hair for 14 years – but because he had become so long-sighted he could barely read a newspaper, let alone tend to the Royal tresses. ‘A friend once said that as soon as you hit 40 you have problems with long-sightedness and…
Mail On Sunday (Bonnie Tyler)
Bonnie Tyler’s Eye Opening Experience: “How I Was Saved From A Total Eclipse Of My Sight” By Bonnie Estridge She was a singing legend with a string of hits to her name. What no one knew was that Bonnie Tyler had such poor eyesight she couldn’t even read her lyrics, or put on her stage make-up without using a magnifying glass. “A friend suggested I see Professor Dan Reinstein. I went to his London clinic for four hours of tests…
Mail Online (Lauren Booth)
I Swear By (And Swear At) The Man Who Gave Me 20-20 Vision By Lauren Booth Last update: 10:53PM, 26th July 2008 For the past 20 years I’ve worn contact lenses virtually every day. Recently, my eyes began objecting, painfully, so I needed another solution to my poor vision – hopefully avoiding glasses. Last month I decided to take the plunge and have laser surgery to repair my myopia (short-sightedness). The condition is caused by the cornea, the protein-based tissue…
Mail Online (Jackie Brambles)
Loose Women’s Jackie Brambles: I Wasn’t Expecting Pregnancy To Affect My Eyesight From the Mail Online – 9 Nov.2010 By Richard Barber When ITV’s Loose Women host Jackie Brambles became pregnant at 39, she fully expected the morning sickness, swollen ankles and fatigue. What she didn’t expect, however, was for her eyes to be affected. ‘My eyesight wasn’t great anyway – I got glasses for short-sightedness when I was 17 and have been wearing contacts since my 20s. But as…
Patients In Awe After A Festive Afternoon At The LVC Nutcracker Behind-The-Scenes Event
Patients In Awe After A Festive Afternoon At The LVC Nutcracker Behind-The-Scenes Event On December 16th, we invited patients to enjoy a Behind-the-Scenes matinee performance of one of the most prestigious and all time popular English National Ballet performances, The Nutcracker at the Coliseum Theatre, to celebrate Christmas with the sparkle and magic of the classic tale. “This is to thank Prof. Reinstein for the most enjoyable day we spent at the Coliseum Theatre London. Behind the scenes, hearing all…
Daily Express (Stars Back Laser Vision)
Stars Back New Laser Vision Surgery Sunday October 3, 2010 By Lucy Johnston and Justin Stoneman A revolutionary laser treatment has been developed to reverse the effects of deteriorating vision brought on by age. The ground-breaking technique, known as PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision, can immediately eliminate distance and near vision problems. More than 95 per cent of 300 patients treated now have 20:20 distance vision and can read close news print unaided. Celebrities who have benefited include TV host Philip…
Milk-Bottle Specs? Now You Can Have Laser Surgery, Too
Milk-Bottle Specs? Now You Can Have Laser Surgery, Too. Up to half a million Britons can’t have Laser Eye Surgery because their prescription is too high or their corneas are too thin. Mother-of-two Kal Chauhan, 45, from Preston, Lancashire, was the first person in Britain to undergo a new procedure suitable for this group. The Patient Poor eyesight runs in my family. I started wearing glasses when I was nine and during secondary school my vision continued to deteriorate. I…
