Jumping Letters Several studies have indicated that the crowding together of the letters makes them more difficult to read – I would go along with this. In my desire to “pass” this eye test I find myself concentrating so hard on the smallest letters that they begin to jump about in front of my eyes. “Am I going crazy? Is this normal or am I trying too hard as a weird hangover from my school days?” I ask Glenn Carp…
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Eye Test – Must Try Harder
Eye Test – Must Try Harder The words “test” and “exam” still make me shudder. At their very utterance, I am transported back to fusty classrooms and the sound of chalk scraping on the blackboard while the clock above it relentlessly ticks away the minutes until the words “Time’s up! Pens down now!” are called out and I just know that the tricky questions – the ones I decided to leave until last – will remain unanswered resulting in a…
On-line Access From Anywhere
On-line Access From Anywhere The London Vision Clinic’s paper-free approach to eye tests and storage of patients’ notes has very positive practical implications as well as the obvious advantages. Patient’s notes stored in this way can be accessed from anywhere in the world. For instance if Dr Dan -taking a well earned break skiing with his family in Switzerland – is called upon to give a second opinion, he can access all the patient’s files from his mountain top chalet….
On The Shoulders Of Giants
On The Shoulders Of Giants Dr Dan explains that some people – but not everyone – will require an adjustment after five or ten years. So, what does an “adjustment” entail? Is it easier than the original procedure from the patient’s and the surgeon’s perspective? “It is just as easy and is, actually, half of the original procedure. “If the correction is by LASEK then we have previously created this micro-thin flap shaving of the cornea and carried out the…
Shrinking Arms Or Presbyopia?
Shrinking Arms Or Presbyopia? If you are over forty and finding that your arms are shrinking, you might be tempted to competitively compare your deteriorating eyesight with that of your peers. Are they also finding it a bit of a struggle to read the newspapers (irrespective of the gloomy recession doomed content), extending their arms further and further away and searching out the best lit area of the room? After a quick survey of friends, colleagues and relatives you might…
Chocolate Or Valium
Chocolate Or Valium? Chocolate is something I normally try to avoid. Any rare craving for the stuff is quelled by nibbling a square of bitter dark 60 or 70%. That would happily satisfy the urge until the next time…. Unless it happens to be surgery day at the London Vision Clinic … then it’s like open day at Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory… and it’s all on “prescription”. Dr Dan and the LVC team find the combination of comforting chocolate (full…
Holding Out For A Hero
Holding Out For A Hero It’s always feels especially satisfying to know that you are in good company; but, as with cosmetic surgery, it seems that many of the celebrities who undergo Laser Eye Surgery chose not to go public. We women –with our fragile egos and anti-aging complexes – are usually as reluctant to mention the need for unsexy reading glasses as problems with hot flushes (also known as “flashes” in the US) So we are not likely to…
The Biased Blogger
The Biased Blogger Let me introduce myself as an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, writer and former patient who is now – proudly – the LVC’s fly on the wall blogger. ‘Aa-haa’, I hear the cynics among you mutter. ‘She’ll be employed by the LVC. Her views on Laser Eye Surgery are hardly likely to be impartial’. Yes, you’re probably right. Obviously I only have a lay person’s knowledge of things ophthalmological but – after more than twenty years of journalistic experience…
The Birth Of A Blog
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…
Decisions, Decisions
Decisions, Decisions! Relaxing on the comfortable leather sofa in the LVC reception area in London´s Devonshire Place (this was before the move to Harley Street) it occurs to me that I am facing some rather pleasant decisions: which flavour of tea (it is an afternoon appointment and try to keep coffee for the mornings) will I select from an array extensive enough to suit any discerning palette; should I succumb today to the temptation of a chocolate biscuit, something more…
