Your Career And Your Eye-Sight

Your Career And Your Eye-Sight Everyone from military personnel, professional sportspeople to accountants and financial advisors all require precise vision to do their job effectively. A missed shot due to loosing a contact lens, a poor decision to advance into enemy territory because of your myopia or short-sightedness, or even an unnoticed mistake on the company’s balance sheet the day you left your glasses at home; these are all circumstances which could spell disaster for your career and yet, could…

The True Price Of Cheap Laser Corrective Surgery

The True Price Of Cheap Laser Corrective Surgery No matter how large or small, with every surgical procedure, there comes an element of risk. That being said, there are certain ways in which clinical practices and surgeons can minimise risk so that the procedures they carry out are as safe as can possibly be. Many of these precautions are left down to the individual practice to employ, and therefore, it is essential to understand how to go about recognising a…

Is Laser Eye Surgery An Option For My Teenager?

Is Laser Eye Surgery An Option For My Teenager? It is a fact. Today, there are more short-sighted teenagers than ever before. In the US in particular, the prevalence of shortsightedness—or ‘myopia’—has grown from 25% to 40% over just the last 30 years. Both genetic and environmental factors have played their role in its rise, but that’s not to say all hope is lost: Of those who suffer from short-sightedness early in their school years, the majority tend to acquire…

Can Laser Eye Surgery Give Me ‘Supersight’

Can Laser Eye Surgery Give Me ‘Supersight’? When we think of supersight we tend to imagine ourselves seeing through walls, shooting lasers out of our eyes, and being able to spot objects at ultra-long distances—or at least I do. But when it comes to Laser Eye Surgery, unfortunately, you won’t find yourself leaving the clinic with any of the above. You will, however, have a new and improved quality of life. We are going to take a look at the…

Laser Eye Surgery: Why Pregnant And Breastfeeding Mums Should Wait

Laser Eye Surgery: Why Pregnant And Breastfeeding Mums Should Wait I can only assume that pregnancy is a time when you really don’t want to be bumping into things. And if you combine that with all the other inconveniences that come with suffering from poor vision,  it quickly begins to sound like a recipe for disaster. However, there are certain times and circumstances that make someone ineligible for Laser Eye Surgery—such as while in your teens, or taking certain medication—and…

A Lifetime Of Glasses Or Laser Eye Surgery?

 A Lifetime Of Glasses Or Laser Eye Surgery? A childhood friend of my was christened early by his peers with the name of ‘foggy’, simply because his glasses would always fog up when the temperature suddenly changed. It’s a silly story, but it touches on an important point that is part of a much larger problem for the frequent glasses wearer. Waking up to a blurry alarm clock, struggling to find where you placed them last, breaking a lens, going…

3 Reasons Laser Eye Surgery Might Not Be For You

Three Reasons Laser Eye Surgery might not be for you Laser Eye Surgery has progressed in leaps and bounds over the past decade, so much so that today, here at London Vision Clinic, we are proud to say that we can treat 98% of the patients who contact us. However, even though Laser Eye Surgery can now treat conditions which were once believed to be untreatable—such as very high prescriptions and ageing eyes—there are still certain instances in which Laser…

LASIK Safety & Patient Satisfaction

LASIK Safety & Patient Satisfaction LASIK is known as one of the most common—and safest—methods of refractive surgery to date. And now we have a comprehensive FDA study to confirm it. The study set in stone what many of the worlds leading surgeons, as well as the vast majority of the 20 millions recipients of the surgery, have long believed to be true; that LASIK is safe, effective, and extremely cost-efficient. The study involved surveying LASIK patients about their visual…

The Effect On Your Eyes Working In The City (London)

The Effect On Your Eyes Working In The City (London) The effects of working in the city can take its toll on your eyes. From air pollution and lighting, to digital screens and even reading, everyday our eyes face a barrage of stimuli and we barely even blink at the thought of long term damage. But luckily for us, taking care of our eyes doesn’t have to be a full time job. Through solely being more conscious of the various…

What are the Alternative Treatments to Laser Eye Surgery

What are the Alternative Treatments to Laser Eye Surgery Vision correction technology has seen great advancements over the past few years. Using the latest in laser technology, patients who suffer from conditions such as myopia (short-sightedness), hyperopia (long-sightedness), presbyopia (ageing eyes), and astigmatism, can be safe in the knowledge that Laser Eye Surgery is statistically the safest medical procedure in the world. On top of that, suitability rates have risen to the point that we’re able to treat 98 percent…