Bonnie Tyler’s Eye Opening Experience: “How I Was Saved From A Total Eclipse Of My Sight” By Bonnie Estridge She was a singing legend with a string of hits to her name. What no one knew was that Bonnie Tyler had such poor eyesight she couldn’t even read her lyrics, or put on her stage make-up without using a magnifying glass. “A friend suggested I see Professor Dan Reinstein. I went to his London clinic for four hours of tests…
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Mail Online (Lauren Booth)
I Swear By (And Swear At) The Man Who Gave Me 20-20 Vision By Lauren Booth Last update: 10:53PM, 26th July 2008 For the past 20 years I’ve worn contact lenses virtually every day. Recently, my eyes began objecting, painfully, so I needed another solution to my poor vision – hopefully avoiding glasses. Last month I decided to take the plunge and have laser surgery to repair my myopia (short-sightedness). The condition is caused by the cornea, the protein-based tissue…
Mail Online (Jackie Brambles)
Loose Women’s Jackie Brambles: I Wasn’t Expecting Pregnancy To Affect My Eyesight From the Mail Online – 9 Nov.2010 By Richard Barber When ITV’s Loose Women host Jackie Brambles became pregnant at 39, she fully expected the morning sickness, swollen ankles and fatigue. What she didn’t expect, however, was for her eyes to be affected. ‘My eyesight wasn’t great anyway – I got glasses for short-sightedness when I was 17 and have been wearing contacts since my 20s. But as…
10 Years Younger
Professor Reinstein On 10 Years Younger As well as pioneering many of the most advanced techniques and technologies of Laser Eye Surgery, Professor Reinstein has become something of a media personality. His appearances on Channel 4’s 10 Years Younger, UK editions of the hit US show Extreme Makeover UK, and in a number of TV news and science interviews, have raised his profile well beyond the world of advanced refractive surgery. The Founder and Medical Director of the London Vision Clinic is an international authority…
Extreme Makeover
Professor Reinstein On Extreme Makeover UK Highlights from Professor Dan Reinstein’s appearances on the hit TV show: Extreme Makeover UK. Professor Reinstein on Extreme Makeover UK When the producers of the hit TV show Extreme Makeover UK, in which members of the public enjoy a total, extreme body makeover, needed a top Laser Eye Surgeon for their team, they naturally turned to Professor Reinstein. An international authority in his field, who has been instrumental in pushing back the boundaries of what can be achieved with…
The Independent
Eye Surgery: Suddenly I See Tuesday, 6 September 2011, The Independent Tired of wearing glasses, Sally Ann Lasson went in search of a cure for her short sight – and found that things are looking up in the world of eye surgery Every time I leave the house, I think I must have forgotten something. What could it be? Cigarettes? No, I quit. Lighter? Don’t need one. Glasses. It’s glasses. I never need to wear glasses again and it is…
BBC Science Clips
Professor Reinstein On The BBC Science Clips Professor Dan Reinstein explains the science behind Laser Eye Surgery for BBC educational programming, and Alex, a patient, undergoes his laser eye surgery procedure Professor Reinstein combines his skills as an enormously experienced clinical surgeon with a reputation as one of the most dedicated and innovative researchers in Laser Eye Surgery. An international authority on the subject, Prof Reinstein has been instrumental in pushing back the boundaries of what can be achieved with laser eye…
Daily Express (Stars Back Laser Vision)
Stars Back New Laser Vision Surgery Sunday October 3, 2010 By Lucy Johnston and Justin Stoneman A revolutionary laser treatment has been developed to reverse the effects of deteriorating vision brought on by age. The ground-breaking technique, known as PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision, can immediately eliminate distance and near vision problems. More than 95 per cent of 300 patients treated now have 20:20 distance vision and can read close news print unaided. Celebrities who have benefited include TV host Philip…
Milk-Bottle Specs? Now You Can Have Laser Surgery, Too
Milk-Bottle Specs? Now You Can Have Laser Surgery, Too. Up to half a million Britons can’t have Laser Eye Surgery because their prescription is too high or their corneas are too thin. Mother-of-two Kal Chauhan, 45, from Preston, Lancashire, was the first person in Britain to undergo a new procedure suitable for this group. The Patient Poor eyesight runs in my family. I started wearing glasses when I was nine and during secondary school my vision continued to deteriorate. I…
Eye News: Do You See What I See?
Laser eye surgery in the news: A striking woman once told me how growing up wearing glasses taught her valuable lessons about the ways of the world, the stupidity of vanity and the capricious nature of beauty… Lasik eye surgery pays for itself, where costs can be recouped from saving on glasses, lenses and other vision corrective products… A recent study also shows how certain nutrients can affect healthy retinas and sharper vision….
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