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Battle Of The Professors The journalist inside me is always thinking in terms of news stories, interesting angles and headlines. Almost all situations and events can be written up in a newsworthy way and even highly specialised topics – like those covered in the ESCRS in Barcelona –can be reported in a manner that should enjoy a wider appeal. Looking back on the congress I find myself wondering what would be its lasting memory for all the participants. What would…

Where I Fail To Ask A Burning Question Members of the ESCRS certainly “get about” a bit. Recent gatherings of various size and importance have been held in Paris, London, Athens, Stockholm and Berlin. In Barcelona it was the first time that the city’s prestigious International Convention Centre (CCIB) had been chosen as the venue. The convention centre is enormous – with the sort of dimensions to merit handing out roller skates to delegates alongside the smart red document cases…

Blogger’s Eye View Of Barcelona Barcelona is one of my favourite cities and a place that I know quite well after several visits (the highlight of which was watching my little grand-daughter come in to the world there in June last year). However –with or without babies or eye congresses – I don’t see Barcelona through rose-tinted glasses. I recognise all too clearly that it has a terrible (and, unfortunately, well deserved) reputation for street crime.  The historic El Born…

London Vision Clinic At ESCRS Congress 2009 It’s not often that one finds oneself part of a gathering of several thousand people confident in the knowledge that you are unique.  I am not talking about one’s DNA … this is more to do with outlook, rather than one’s genetic make-up. This thought occurred to me at the XXVII Congress of the ESCRS held in Barcelona from September 12th to 16th. ESCRS (which still doesn’t roll easily off my tongue) stands…

Valium In A Volume During my recent broadcasting days it was never known how many people might be tuning in to my programme at any given time. It seems that reliable audience figures for foreign media in Spain are simply unavailable. We always worked on a “guesstimate” based on the guidelines provided by the British consular offices which are calculated by the number of registered Brits. We would then add on percentages of other English speakers in the coastal areas,…

On-line Access From Anywhere The London Vision Clinic’s paper-free approach to eye tests and storage of patients’ notes has very positive practical implications as well as the obvious advantages. Patient’s notes stored in this way can be accessed from anywhere in the world. For instance  if Dr Dan -taking a well earned break skiing with his family in Switzerland – is called upon to give a second opinion, he can access all the patient’s files from his mountain top chalet….

The Birth Of A Blog Like many good ideas, this one pops into my head at 4.00am. Of course the London Vision Clinic parties and Dr Dan on the sax are a great way for existing patients to keep a connection with the clinic and its pioneering work; but here – at the click of a mouse – is another way… The LVC Blog. This blog will tell the whole story of the London Vision Clinic from its inception in…