The Birth Of A Blog Like many good ideas, this one pops into my head at 4.00am. Of course the London Vision Clinic parties and Dr Dan on the sax are a great way for existing patients to keep a connection with the clinic and its pioneering work; but here – at the click of a mouse – is another way… The LVC Blog. This blog will tell the whole story of the London Vision Clinic from its inception in…
The Annual 4th Of July Barbecue For Patients In Spain (my home since 1989) I am a member of a classic car club. Before you get the wrong idea, let me make it quite clear that my set of wheels, despite undoubtedly qualifying as “classic”, are not exactly glamorous. That said, I’ve grown rather fond of “Dolly”, the Triumph Dolomite in its rather unflattering mustard shade (officially known as “Inca Gold”). I especially like the fact that many people of…
The Right Hand Man Correct at the time of writing in 2009. Zach no longer works at the clinic. Eyes are like finger prints – not, of course, because we have them sprouting ET-like on the end of a single digit – but because they are unique. The odds on finding two people with the exact same prescription are quite rare; but when you add into the equation the structure and shape of the eye – its curvature and corneal…
Movers And Shakers And Flying Lasers A pile of neatly stacked bright blue crates met me in the hall as I opened the front door to the London Vision Clinic at 8 Devonshire Place …maybe for the last time. Nothing brought home “the move” quite like those blue crates waiting to be filled with office papers and other paraphernalia of the clinic’s life. For instance, one of the crates might well become the temporary home of the carefully wrapped emblematic…
May 23rd 2009 was the expected day for the launch of the London Vision Clinic’s new and fabulous website – and, co-incidentally, the official birthday of this blog. It was also the day that I moved into my London base (after living outside the UK for more than thirty years); and – much more significantly – that warm and sunny Bank Holiday was to have been D Day for the London Vision Clinic’s move from their Devonshire Place home into new premises at 138 Harley Street….
Tim Archer: Laser Eye Surgery Research Manager Very few Laser Eye Surgery clinics have staff devoted to laser eye surgery and analysis. But for us, research is vital in ensuring our patients get the very best treatment possible. Our Research Manager and Programmer, Dr Tim Archer, joined the London Vision Clinic in 2003 to research, analyse, and publish the Clinic’s pioneering work in refractive surgery. Most clinics only review a proportion of their surgical outcomes, but Tim works with our…
Old employee: Marine Gobbe, Research Optometrist Marine no longer works at the clinic today. Maintaining the best Laser Eye Surgery results in the world means recruiting the most expert and dedicated staff possible. In her role as Research Optometrist, Marine Gobbe exemplifies the high calibre of people working at the London Vision Clinic. As part of our Laser Eye Surgery team, Marine works with Research Manager Tim Archer both to analyse the results of every surgery, and to research new…
Meet Eleanor Cairns Eleanor recently relocated to London from Saffron Walden in Essex, she attended University in Portsmouth where she studied English Literature at University. Reading is her biggest passion and she can usually be found tucked away in a corner with a book, she had thought she would eventually end up working in a library somewhere, however, in mid 2010 after deciding it was time for a change of scenery and a new challenge Eleanor found LVC. She has…
Old Employee, Zach Dickeson: London Vision Clinic Researcher Zach came to London planning to work and travel for a year, but after joining the clinic in 2008 and becoming enamored with the work and the atmosphere, he decided to stay. Originally from Canada, Zach’s main passion is travel, and after graduating high school he lived in Cambodia for a year teaching English. He continues to take every opportunity to visit new destinations. In his evenings Zach is completing a degree…
Combining Knowledge And Understanding From A Patient’s Perspective Desiree Todd joined the team at the London Vision Clinic in late 2008, having previously worked in research at a Laser Eye Surgery chain. When asked about her reasons for choosing to work at the London Vision Clinic over other Laser Eye Surgery providers, Desiree said, “I chose to work at the London Vision Clinic as to me it offers the epitome of what laser surgery is all about: advanced technology combined…
