Ian Carmichael has been hairdresser to the Queen for the last 14 years – he also had laser blended vision at the London Vision Clinic to correct presbyopia just before the royal wedding. Here he shares the conversation he had with his royal client about the procedure……
Category: Reviews and Patient Stories
A Patient’s Laser Eye Surgery Video Diary (Part 7 of 8)
In her 7th of 8 LASIK video diary posts, Kelly shares describes her personal recovery experiences, now 3 weeks after her laser eye surgery at the London Vision Clinic. Kelly also draws comparisons between her life now to her day to day life when she wore glasses and lenses….
A Patient’s Laser Eye Surgery Video Diary (Part 5 of 8)
In part 5 of her 8 LASIK video diary posts, Kelly B. describes her experiences after her first post op check up, 24 hours after LASIK laser eye surgery. She’s amazed that she can resume her normal life style and has 20/12 vision, without the need for glasses or lenses….
A Patient’s Laser Eye Surgery Video Diary (Part 4 of 8)
A Patient’s Laser Eye Surgery Video Diary Part 4 It’s the day of the Laser Eye Surgery! In part 4 of her 8 video diary posts, Kelly B. talks about her experiences on the day of her LASIK eye surgery procedure. She reflects on her feelings on how smooth, quick and painless the Laser Eye Surgery process was. Kelly, a patient, has just undergone her surgery at London Vision Clinic and talks of her experiences To watch the other videos in…
Watching The Royal Wedding Through London Vision Clinic Eyes
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….
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…
