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Laser Op Let Me Throw Away My Jam Jar Glasses Over 100,000 patients a year in Britain have their vision corrected with the help of laser surgery. A revolutionary technique in eye surgery is allowing patients with prescriptions that were previously thought too difficult to treat to have pin-sharp vision, says Nick Harding. Yvonne Cockerton was 13 when she started to wear thick glasses. Without her chunky minus 8.5 prescription spectacles, the investment accountant from Ware, Hertfordshire, could not recognise…

The Eyes Have It He may be fat, bald and four-eyed, AOC editor Andy Afford was now in a position to change things. After a personal invitation from Professor Dan Reinstein at the London Vision Clinic, at least one thing was going to get sorted. And with the gym membership “in the post” and the phone numbers of chief rug-wearers Gooch and Warne set to speed dial, you have to ask yourself, is a full blown mid-life crisis imminent? I…

Hoey Eyes An Optimistic Future After Laser Surgery Michael Hoey is looking for a swift return to The European Tour after successful Laser Eye Surgery inspired the Northern Irishman to the second Challenge Tour success of his career at the Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata. The 28 year old from Belfast, who defeated Welshman Liam Bond at the frst hole of a sudden-death play-of at the Riva dei Tessali Golf Club in Italy on Sunday, underwent the surgical procedure…

Laser Eye Surgery – See The Light Darren Chouch transformed his cycling with laser eye surgery, and so can you. The Problem: “I used to wear glasses for cycling” says Darren Couch. “I had worn contact lenses from age 18 but developed an intolerance for them so could not wear them all day. Riding in the rain totally smeared the lenses so I couldn’t see and at night it was worse because of the beads of rain. It made riding…

Eyes On The Prize STEVE MCDOWELL takes the plunge and opts for corrective Laser Eye Surgery I WRITE this with apologies to the excellent offices of JH Steward (Bisley) – the opticians in whose very capable hands my shooting eyes have been for some years. But not any more. The short sightedness and the astigmatism that afflicted my vision have gone – eliminated by Laser Eye Surgery. I’ve always had a hate/hate relationship with contact lenses. Ever since giving up…

Eyes Wide Open… As divers, our eyesight is something we rely on every time we take a breath in the underwater world. Good eyesight is something taken for granted if you’re lucky enough to have perfect vision, but for those who have to wear glasses or contact lenses, it presents a problem when you come to dive. For obvious reasons, wearing glasses under a mask is out of the question, so many divers opt for a prescription mask. These have…

My Personal Account Of PRESBYOND® Laser Blended Vision By Pait Teesalu, MD, PHD. More than 2 years after surgery, my refraction is 0.00 -0.25 X 3° in the right eye and 0.00 -0.25 X 68° in the left; I can still see J1 up close. I decided to undergo corneal refractive surgery about 3 years ago. My refraction was approximately – .00 D in each eye. At that time, I was performing more than 1,500 cataract surgeries per year and…