The Benefits of Laser Eye Surgery for Long-Sightedness For those lucky enough to have naturally perfect vision – and even many of us without – it can be difficult to remember the characteristics of long-sightedness and short-sightedness. The terms can often be mixed up, causing confusion, especially when the various names for the errors are used interchangeably. For example, the medical term for long-sightedness is “hyperopia”; however, it is also commonly called “hypermetropia” or “far-sightedness”. So, what do we mean…
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How Should I Feel After My Laser Eye Surgery Consultation?
How Should I Feel After My Laser Eye Surgery Consultation? So, you’ve been considering Laser Eye Surgery for a while and finally decided to take the plunge and book your initial consultation. You might have booked appointments at just one clinic or several, but you’re still confused about how you’re feeling about the procedure. You might even be wondering, “How should I feel after my initial consultation?”. This time can be crucial in your decision-making process and whether or not…
How We are Biologically Engineered to Protect Our Eyes
How We are Biologically Engineered to Protect Our Eyes We humans have evolved over millions of years with the adoption of certain behaviours and qualities that are vital for our very survival. From our hardwired tendency to form close relationships with others to our instinct to hunt and gather, the human mind and body have developed a natural knack for self-preservation. This includes various biological mechanisms designed to stop any harm coming to our eyes. Like our brains, the human…
8 Reasons a High Staff-to-Patient Ratio Makes a Difference
8 Reasons a High Staff-to-Patient Ratio Makes a Difference With the current state of health services, from GP practices to A&E departments, it can be difficult to imagine having a leisurely chat with a healthcare professional concerning your health and options for treatment. Let’s face it, such appointments can be unenjoyable, to say the least, but they can also often seem impersonal. This kind of experience is not limited to under-funded public services, but also in some instances of private…
Glasses or Contact Lenses: What’s My Best Option?
Glasses or Contact Lenses: What’s My Best Option? We humans have been making efforts to combat refractive errors for hundreds – and perhaps thousands – of years. From ancient magnifying stones to early spectacles and later, contact lenses. And to this day, glasses and contact lenses are still used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. But which solution is the best – and is there a better option? Effective Solutions to Common Refractive Errors Both glasses and…
Short-sighted? What You Can Expect From Laser Eye Surgery
Short-sighted? What You Can Expect From Laser Eye Surgery If you have myopia (short-sightedness), you’re in good company. Recent estimates indicate that around a third of the global population might share this trait with you. But this is unlikely to comfort you if you’re one of the millions of people in the UK who are daily burdened by glasses and contact lenses. If this sounds like you, then you have likely wondered about Laser Eye Surgery before. Is it a…
A Look at Careers Where Good Eyesight Is Important
A Look at Careers Where Good Eyesight Is Important Having good vision is an extremely important consideration for all of us. However, there are some people for whom it could play an even more critical role in their everyday lives. There are many professional circumstances in which poor vision can lead to disaster – and yet, these could all be avoided with the help of a quick and painless procedure called Laser Eye Surgery. Everyone from military personnel and professional…
Jumping Letters: The Mystery of “Map Dot Fingerprint Dystrophy”
Jumping Letters: The Mystery of “Map Dot Fingerprint Dystrophy” From person to person, reading can prove difficult for a huge variety of reasons. The most obvious would be refractive errors such as hyperopia (long-sightedness), presbyopia, and astigmatism. However, other conditions such as dyslexia, can also significantly affect how accurately an individual can decipher the letters on a page. Another, lesser-known condition that can affect your ability to clearly discern letters is Map Dot Fingerprint Dystrophy (MDFD). What is Map Dot…
Growing Arms or Presbyopia: Is it Time to Take Action?
Growing Arms or Presbyopia: Is it Time to Take Action? As hard as we might try – and as effective as some skincare and hair products might be – we can’t stop all the signs of ageing. We might start to notice that our knees aren’t as strong as they once were and our backs might ache more, but there is one effect of ageing that is often even more frustrating: presbyopia. If you’re in the throes of middle age,…
LASIK Safety and Patient Satisfaction
LASIK Safety and Patient Satisfaction Laser Eye Surgery is considered to be among the safest elective surgical procedures to date. And with over 100,000 procedures performed each year in the UK alone, it is also the most common. With all that in mind, we’re taking a closer look at the safety and patient satisfaction of LASIK – the most popular Laser Eye Surgery procedure. What is LASIK? LASIK – laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis – is an advanced form of refractive surgery…
