Is LASIK recommended after 50? It’s natural to regret the silly mistakes we make in our youth but, as we get older, it’s the things we didn’t do that often hold the most regret. It should make sense, then, that as we age, Laser Eye Surgery begins to look more and more appealing. After all, who wants to spend their golden years fumbling around for lost glasses or wrestling with fiddly contact lenses? Far better to take the plunge and find…
Tag: Presbyopia
Can I Have Laser Eye Surgery If I Have Macular Degeneration? [VIDEO]
Can I have Laser Eye Surgery if I have Macular Degeneration? It is estimated that macular degeneration affects around 600,000 people in the UK alone and millions worldwide. As such, it is the leading cause of sight loss globally. But does having macular degeneration mean you are unsuitable for Laser Eye Surgery? What is Macular Degeneration? Also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) due to its association with ageing, macular degeneration is, in fact, a genetic condition that can affect…
Guide to Contact Lenses, Glasses, and Laser Eye Surgery
Guide to Contact Lenses, Glasses, and Laser Eye Surgery Updated for 2025 Glasses, contact lenses, and Laser Eye Surgery can all be extremely effective solutions to refractive errors. But deciding which option is best can depend on a range of factors. In fact, your opinion can change depending on the articles you have read, the people you have asked, and even what stage you are in in life. But here at London Vision Clinic, we’re on a mission to set…
How Long Does PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision Last?
As you age, glasses become one of your best friends enabling you to do all sorts of activities. With many different options for laser eye surgery, the London Vision Clinic has pioneered a new technique called laser blended vision. This new technique is only offered at London Vision Clinic with laser eye surgery pioneer Professor Dan Reinstein leading the way. …
Does PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision Work For Everyone?
Does PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision Work For Everyone? For hundreds of years, glasses were the only solution to age-related vision deterioration – or indeed for any refractive error. By the mid-20th century, commercial contact lenses had come along, offering a discrete and effective alternative. Yet, many have continued to struggle with multifocal and varifocal lenses once presbyopia begins to set in. Eventually, an alternative came along in the form of monovision surgery. But once again, this solution is not suitable…
Laser Eye Surgery: The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself
Ofra had suffered with sight problems almost all her life getting her first pair of glasses at the age of just two and a half. Ten years ago she began using contact lenses and reading glasses; but recently – due to suffering from very dry eyes – she had been struggling with the lenses. For Ofra, a keen and accomplished Iyenger yoga teacher, this was an added inconvenience…
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Symptoms and Treatments for Presbyopia (Reading Glasses)
Symptoms and Treatments for Presbyopia (Reading Glasses) Like many of the common signs of ageing, presbyopia is unfortunately a problem that will eventually come to us all. In fact, most of us aged over 40 will have probably started to notice the signs of this common vision problem. You might initially dismiss these symptoms but eventually, as the annoyance persists, you’ll concede that something really needs to be done. But what are the symptoms of presbyopia – also flatteringly known…
Professor Dan Reinstein: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Professor Dan Reinstein: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Over his career, Professor Dan Reinstein has become one of the most well-known and well-respected Laser Eye Surgeons in the game. From helping to develop some of the most cutting-edge Laser Eye Surgery technology and techniques to founding one of the UK’s best Laser Eye Surgery clinics, Professor Dan has been an extremely influential figure in the field—but he is always quick to remember those who came before him. A Mentor…
Laser Eye Surgery: The Truth Is Out There!
Laser Eye Surgery: The Truth Is Out There! Laser Eye Surgery has now been around for almost four decades. Come to think of it, London Vision Clinic has been correcting vision and changing people’s lives for over half of that time! And yet, despite the tens of millions of people who have safely undergone Laser Eye Surgery in this period, a substantial amount of misinformation persists around the procedure. Of course, the industry hasn’t been without its bad press in…
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,…
