Our laser technology is carefully selected, tested and perfected
As you'd expect, world-class surgeons demand world-class laser technology. But we don't simply buy the latest equipment and assume it will help us get the results we aim for. We take a 'best of breed' approach, testing and comparing every option personally.
For world-class surgeons like Professor Reinstein and Mr Carp, nothing short of perfection will do. Which is why, at the London Vision Clinic, you will find standards of technology unsurpassed by any other laser eye surgery clinic.
Once they've selected a piece of equipment, our surgical team examines it in detail, from the simplest examination tools to the LASIK laser technology itself, making as many refinements as necessary to be sure it meets their exacting standards.
""Ralf reflects on the technology in use at the London Vision Clinic""
The laser technology you need - at no extra charge
Many laser eye surgery clinics offer certain scanning or laser options for an additional charge. Wavefront guided treatment, for example, uses a highly accurate scan of the surface of the eye to guide the laser during surgery. Not only is wavefront included in the standard fee at the London Vision Clinic, we have also developed an even more effective version called a Power Wavefront treatment.
Equally, you may have heard about a treatment that uses a 'femtosecond' laser instead of a blade to cut the corneal flap required for LASIK surgery. This laser produces extremely short pulses of energy - a femtosecond is 10-15 second. Our LASIK laser, the Carl Zeiss VisuMax, is a second-generation femtosecond laser, more precise and energy-efficient than ever. This, too, is included in our normal fee.
Pioneering laser technology
In some cases, London Vision Clinic surgeons have actually helped develop the laser technology themselves. Professor Reinstein co-invented the revolutionary Artemis™ corneal scanner, the only scanner capable of revealing individual layers of corneal tissue. Today, we are one of a handful of clinics in the world with an Artemis™.
Prof Reinstein is the principal medical consultant for Carl Zeiss Meditec, manufacturers of world-class optical and laser technology. He consulted with Zeiss on the development of the MEL 80, the most accurate LASIK laser in the world (according to US FDA trials), and has worked with them on extending their range of laser eye surgery to treatments for very high prescriptions and the effects of ageing (presbyopia). Indeed, Professor Reinstein holds several patents relating to laser eye surgery.
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