Chocolate? Now That Is A Tasty New Treatment! Once regarded as a health sin, chocolate is now being hailed as a superfood because of the high levels of health-boosting antioxidants it contains. Other ingredients include theobromine, which is good for the nervous system. A recent study at Imperial College London showed chocolate can suppress persistent coughing. Another compound, phenylethylamine, is thought to have a mood-boosting effect. Meanwhile, antioxidants in chocolate are said to protect the skin against UV damage. They…
Category: Laser eye surgery
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…
The Independent
Eye Surgery: Suddenly I See Tuesday, 6 September 2011, The Independent Tired of wearing glasses, Sally Ann Lasson went in search of a cure for her short sight – and found that things are looking up in the world of eye surgery Every time I leave the house, I think I must have forgotten something. What could it be? Cigarettes? No, I quit. Lighter? Don’t need one. Glasses. It’s glasses. I never need to wear glasses again and it is…
Eye News: T’was The Night Before Christmas…
If Santa agreed to laser eye surgery, he could read lists without glasses! Forget about glasses and learn more about laser eye surgery. Even for cataracts, some pretty tricky surgery is needed, however laser eye surgery is found to have better results than the traditional methods….
MSN Health And Well-being
How To Have Laser Eye Surgery by Ross Chainey, Health Editor Around 100,000 Brits have Laser Eye Surgery every year and for many of them the procedure is life enhancing. Yet much of the information and advice in circulation is conflicting, and many people therefore remain sceptical. We sent our Health Editor to find out how you can have safe Laser Eye Surgery. Compared to last week, the world through my eyes looks like a different place. No longer will…
It’s Not All Black And White – Life Really Does Look Grey When You Feel Blue
The world really is a darker place for people with depression.
Research carried out in Germany has shown that when people feel down they really do see a greyer world……
Mail Online (The facts and the myths)
Over the years – and I’ve done more than 18,500 procedures – so many of my patients have harboured unfounded fears about the procedure that I wanted to set the record straight. Here are some myths and facts……
Daily Telegraph (Looking Good – Sounding Better)
Although all of us dread going blind or deaf, few of us are proactive about protecting our eyes and ears; they’re easy parts of the body to neglect….
Reveal Health & Self
Laser Eye Surgery: The Story Behind Corrective Eye Operations Almost half the UK’s 60 million population now wears glasses or contact lenses, but few people consider laser surgery an option. Whether it’s a fear of the procedure, worry over the costs or just a lack of knowledge, Laser Eye Surgery is often surrounded by myths and misconceptions. In fact, for many of us, it is something that can be a hugely positive, life-changing experience. Recent research has found that 62 per…
