London Vision Clinic: Home to the Best Lasers in the World
Every one of our dedicated and knowledgeable staff at the London Vision Clinic is passionate about delivering the best possible service and treatment to our patients. It is this goal that has driven many of our achievements, both collectively, and as individuals. But perhaps our biggest contribution comes from our surgeons and their work towards continuously improving laser technology within the Laser Eye Surgery field.
It is no secret that our Harley Street clinic is home to some of the best Laser Eye Surgery technology on the planet. But you may not know that our founder and expert Laser Eye Surgeon, Professor Dan Reinstein, has actually played an important role in developing much of this technology.
The fact is, in our mission to provide the safest and most effective Laser Eye Surgery treatment, we’ve discovered many ways to achieve more complex protocols and more precise measurements. However, it hasn’t always been easy to find the right technology to support these advances.
But this hasn’t stopped us; our motto has been: if you can’t find what you need, well, design it yourself.
This approach has helped us to separate ourselves from the ever-growing crowd of Laser Eye Surgery providers, who often rely solely on basic measurements such as wavefront and lens prescription. But it has also helped us to achieve better outcomes for our patients.
Does the Latest Technology Really Make a Difference?
Don’t get us wrong, wavefront measurement and accurate prescription data are extremely important when providing effective treatment. Additional protocols and access to the latest technology make it more likely that you will achieve your highest quality of vision and most accurate visual acuity.
So, to answer this question, the simple answer is ‘yes!’. Having access to the best and latest technology can make it more likely that you will achieve the best possible outcomes. The fact is that to be able to offer the highest standard of Laser Eye Surgery, clinics need to regularly review their systems, upgrade outdated equipment, and invest in newer, safer, and more effective technology.
Unfortunately, not all clinics are able to do this. This can be due to a number of reasons, including prioritising their balance sheet over their patients’ results. Of course, keeping technology and processes up to date costs money, but failing to do so can come at the huge expense of their patient’s safety and satisfaction.
Our research team is always working on new advancements alongside our expert surgeons, Mr Glenn Carp and Professor Reinstein. To date, here are some of the pioneering developments we are most proud of:
The Artemis Insight 100™ Ultrasound Scanner
Professor Reinstein has had a long and eventful career in ophthalmology and it was during his time at Cornell University that he discovered ultrasound could be used to scan the surface of the cornea with unparalleled accuracy. This eventually led to the development of the Artemis Insight 100™ Ultrasound Scanner.
Using a frequency of 30x that used in fetal ultrasounds, Prof Reinstein was not only able to measure the thickness of the cornea but also its individual layers. Measuring at an accuracy of one micron (or 1/1000 of a mm), the scanner is the only system in the world that can fully map the continuous surfaces inside the cornea.
To this day, the Artemis is the world’s most accurate corneal scanner and is, of course, used religiously at London Vision Clinic.
Carl Zeiss Meditec MEL 90 Excimer laser
In the years following the development of the Artemis Insight 100™ Ultrasound Scanner, Professor Reinstein continued to design new, more accurate technologies for the refractive surgery field. During this time, he racked up a total of seven patents before being asked to work with the Carl Zeiss Meditec team in Europe.
This collaboration would soon lead to the development of the MEL 80 and MEL 90 lasers – the current benchmark for Laser Eye Surgery treatment. According to US FDA trials, the Mel 90 is the most accurate LASIK laser in the world. This is due in large part to its pioneering closed-loop energy stabilisation and semi-automatic delivery, which affords it the fastest response time of any laser.
Treating an organ as complex as the human eye unsurprisingly requires treatment plans of the finest detail and technology of the utmost accuracy. Our years of pioneering research and dedication to delivering world-class Laser Eye Surgery have allowed us to offer just that. But again, that won’t stop us from continuing to push the boundaries of the Laser Eye Surgery field. Who knows? We might just discover even more effective innovations!
To learn more about the technology and treatments available at London Vision Clinic, get in touch with one of our friendly and knowledgeable clinic coordinators or Book a Consultation today.
