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As one of the earliest pioneers of laser eye surgery, who continues to break new ground in the techniques and technology of refractive surgery, Professor Reinstein has established a reputation as an international authority in the field.

Among those calling on his expertise are the producers of Channel 4′s 10 Years Younger and Living TV’s Extreme Makeover UK, for whom Professor Reinstein in the exclusive laser eye surgeon. He is also a frequent interviewee for TV and press. Among his other television appearances are interviews on the BBC programme Science Clips, BBC Breakfast and Sky News.

Dr Hilary Jones has laser blended vision
Daybreak’s Dr Hilary Jones had Laser Blended Vision on Thursday, March 10th, to correct his reading vision (presbyopia). This procedure is appropriate for 97% of people that have difficulties with seeing objects up close (like when reading small print in newspapers, product ingredients and medication labels).
Phillip Schofield has laser blended vision
After This Morning, ITV took a look at laser eye surgery a few months ago, Phillip Schofield, a presenter on the show began considering what laser eye surgery could do for his deteriorating vision.
Now Magazine (Your Health)
Kerry Katona’s due to have it this year, Denise Van Outen said hers changed her life and Myleene Klass has admitted she wishes she’d done it sooner. No, we are not talking boob jobs- we are talking laser eye surgery.
Top Santé (A Case For Laser Eye Surgery?)
If you’ve got problems with your sight, you’ll almost certainly have considered this option. But it’s not without its risks. Top Santé writer Sharon Parsons chose to undergo the most popular elective surgery in the world – but not without weighing up all the pros and cons first.
Mail Online (The facts and the myths)
Over the years – and I’ve done more than 18,500 procedures – so many of my patients have harboured unfounded fears about the procedure that I wanted to set the record straight. Here are some myths and facts…
Daily Telegraph (Looking good – sounding better)
Although all of us dread going blind or deaf, few of us are proactive about protecting our eyes and ears; they’re easy parts of the body to neglect.
The Sunday Times
A Life in the Day: Prof Dan Reinstein The laser eye surgeon, 44, is the medical director of the London Vision Clinic. He is also professor of ophthalmology at the University of Paris. He and his wife, Ursula, live in central London with their children: Julia, 7, Maxwell, 4, and Oscar, 2.
Reveal Health & Self
Almost half the UK's 60 million population now wears glasses or contact lenses, but few people consider laser surgery an option. Whether it's a fear of the procedure, worry over the costs or just a lack of knowledge, laser eye surgery is often surrounded by myths and misconceptions.
North West Evening Mail
Each year more than 100,000 people in the UK have laser eye surgery, yet there are still fears about the dangers, pain and possible outcome of the procedure. Hannah Stephenson describes her experience.
Insight Magazine
Find out the facts from the Pioneer in Laser Eye Surgery – Professor Dan Reinstein For the majority of the population glasses are part of everyday life, yet can also be the bane of your life when it comes to ageing eyes, bifocal vision and general deterioration.
Daily Mail
"Chocolate? Now that is a tasty new treatment!" Once regarded as a health sin, chocolate is now being hailed as a superfood because of the high levels of health-boosting antioxidants it contains. Other ingredients include theobromine, which is good for the nervous system.
Hello! Magazine
Many stars can't believe their eyes after laser vision correction surgery. But can we all look forward to a life without glasses? Phillip Schofield has a whole new outlook on life these days – and it's all thanks to vision correction surgery. After having the procedure (which he allowed to be filmed for This Morning), the popular presenter, a glasses wearer since the age of 15, could not quite believe his eyes.
The Evening Standard
An eye surgeon has avoided being struck off the register after leaving children's author Jan Fearnley with blurred vision from lasik laser work to correct her shortsightedness. Each year more than 100, 560 laser eye treatments are carried out in Britain, mostly Lasik. Complications are said to occur in three to six percent of patients. So would you take the risk? Here university student Sam Ross reveals his recent experience.
SHE Magazine
I can see clearly now... Severely short-sighted for more than 20 years, Sarah Gooding, 32, finally took the plunge and had laser eye surgery. Here, she describes what it was like to see the world in sharp focus for the first time.
Daily Mirror
They are the crack gun cops who guard Tony Blair, ready to respond in a split second with a precision shot to rub out anyone deemed a threat to his life. Trouble is, some of them don't have 20/20 vision... Five of the elite armed squad that protect the PM with high-powered pistols and sub-machine guns have dodgy eyes and are being sent for laser surgery to improve their sight.