People avoid doctors for many reasons. Some find appointments difficult to pack into a busy schedule, some are unwilling to open up to a doctor, or worried about perceived ‘time wasting’, and many even fear that being amongst sick people in the doctor’s waiting room will result in contamination! However, something that is perhaps discussed less often is the common fear that a doctor may find a problem that is bigger than what the appointment was initially booked for. This fear is, for many people, a reason to avoid regular visits to the GP, dentist, or optometrist….
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Lens Types: What are Varifocals?
Lens Types: What are Varifocals? If you’ve spent most of your life living with a refractive error, you have probably grown used to the various problems that come with wearing glasses or the daily irritation of your contact lens regime. But as you get older, you may also begin to notice that your reading vision is not what it once was. This might leave you switching between different pairs of glasses, wearing reading glasses over your contact lenses, or just…
How Does Laser Eye Surgery for Reading Vision Differ from Conventional Treatment? [VIDEO]
Here at the London Vision Clinic we are very fortunate to be able to offer patients who have become presbyopic, patients whose reading has drifted out due to age-related process, the benefit of restoring their reading in conjunction to maintaining their distance vision. We do this using specific profiles. …
Guide to Contact Lenses, Glasses, and Laser Eye Surgery
Guide to Contact Lenses, Glasses, and Laser Eye Surgery Updated for 2024 You might think that the choice between contact lenses, glasses, and Laser Eye Surgery is pretty straightforward. But your opinion can vary based on a wide range of factors. Depending on who you ask, the news articles you read, and even your stage in life, your opinions on Laser Eye Surgery and how it compares with glasses and contact lenses can vary significantly. So, here at London Vision…
How Do Laser Eye Surgery Results Compare to Glasses?
Is laser eye surgery better than glasses? How does the vision compare. Read about the limitations and benefits of both vision correction technologies in this post….
What are the Alternatives for Improving Reading Vision? [VIDEO]
Mr Glenn Carp explains the alternatives available in improving reading vision. While laser blended vision is designed to boost one’s reading and maintain one’s distance, there are lot of other techniques that can be used….
The Cost of Contact Lenses – Are There Any Risks?
The Cost of Contact Lenses – Are There Any Risks? The mass commercial success of the humble contact lens took off in the 1960s and 70s following around a century of increasingly viable iterations. They were celebrated for their effectiveness, discretion, and ability to all but replace traditional glasses – qualities that still contribute to their popularity today. But are there any risks to wearing contact lenses? The most popular type of contact lenses today are soft lenses made from…
Can Laser Eye Surgery Treat Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)? [VIDEO]
What is Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) – and can Laser Eye Surgery help? Amblyopia – more commonly known as ‘lazy eye’ – is a disorder in which vision in one eye is not fully developed. It can co-occur with refractive errors such as short-sightedness, long-sightedness, and astigmatism. If you have amblyopia and have been considering refractive treatment to correct your prescription, you may wonder: Can Laser Eye Surgery help? Amblyopia is estimated to affect around between 1% and 5% of the…
Can My Vision Return To Its Original Level After Laser Eye Surgery? [VIDEO]
Vision is likely to return to what patients could see through their best pair of glasses after laser eye surgery. Many people ask if their vision can return to what it was before wearing glasses. This is extremely rare as it would mean that vision would have to regress all the way back to its starting point. …
Laser Eye Surgery: The Results Beyond the Numbers
In recent years, the choice of binning the specs seems a far more attractive notion, with the increase of successful statistical results reported and development of the laser technology, it is not surprising that thousands of people in the UK choose laser eye surgery year after year. Although these numbers are convincing, thousands of people choose to have laser eye surgery for benefits that have little to do with laser eye surgery statistics….
