Laser Eye Surgery: How Complex is the Procedure? Generally speaking, treatments tend to only be as complex as the problem they’re designed to fix. For example, minor injuries like cuts and scrapes might only require a wash with an antibacterial solution and a plaster, whereas organ problems may well require invasive surgical interventions. But in recent years, a number of treatments have flipped this theory on its head. Take Laser Eye Surgery, for example. Despite dealing with one of the…
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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…
Lens Types: What are Bifocals?
Lens Types: What are Bifocals? So, you’ve worn glasses or contact lenses to correct your refractive error for years, but now, as you get older, you’ve begun to notice a deterioration in your reading vision. Maybe you’re switching between your regular prescription glasses and some cheap readers from the supermarket, or maybe you’re wearing the readers over the top of your lenses. One thing is certain though – you’re getting tired of switching between visual aids. Enter the bifocal lens….
Laser Eye Surgery Results for Myopia at London Vision Clinic [VIDEO]
When a patient is looking to have laser eye surgery, it is very important that they are looking at the clinic’s results but much more importantly than looking at the general results outcome….
Laser Eye Surgery for… Hyperopia (Long-Sightedness) [VIDEO]
Laser Eye Surgery for… Hyperopia (Long-Sightedness) Laser Eye Surgery has become an extremely popular elective procedure – the most popular in the world, in fact. But many people are still unaware that Laser Eye Surgery could be the perfect option for them. Nowadays, Laser Eye Surgery can effectively treat high prescriptions and a wide range of refractive errors, including astigmatism, presbyopia, myopia, and hyperopia. What is Hyperopia? Hyperopia – known more commonly as long-sightedness or far-sightedness – is one of…
What are the Most Common Refractive Errors?
What are the Most Common Refractive Errors? For many people, glasses and contact lenses have become a static feature in their lives. Remembering – or forgetting – glasses on the way out of the door in the morning is like second nature. Remembering to remove contact lenses before bed is a constant worry. But the reason these visual aids are required in the first place varies from person to person. Most refractive errors are caused when light is not effectively…
How Does Laser Eye Surgery Help Myopia? [Video]
Laser eye surgery can correct for myopia, essentially required to shorten the eye or to flatten the cornea allowing the focal point to shift backwards to reach the retina….
A brief anatomy of the eye
A Brief Anatomy of the Eye When trying to understand how Laser Eye Surgery treatments can effectively correct a whole host of vision impairments, it can be useful to learn a little bit more about the eye itself. As one of the most complex structures known to man, the eye remains something of a mystery to most people. Despite using our eyes at every waking moment of the day, we rarely give a second thought to how this miracle actually…
