The Top 5 Coffee Stops Near Us You would be forgiven for thinking that tea is Britain’s favourite drink. I mean, who doesn’t love a nice comforting cuppa? More than this, we Brits have been made famous for our tea industry and appetite for centuries. And yet, it seems that the majority of us today actually prefer coffee. In fact, in recent years, we have been drinking a whopping 2 billion cups of the stuff – compared to a measly…
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Why London Is The Best Place In The World For Laser Eye Surgery
Why London is the Best Place in the World for Laser Eye Surgery When it comes to refractive surgery, you want to know that the services and outcomes you are getting are the best. As a global city, London is well-known as a leader in finance, industry, and medicine; and so, it shouldn’t be surprising to hear that it is also one of the best places in the world for Laser Eye Surgery. Luckily, the city’s extensive global and local…
The Technology Used At London Vision Clinic
The Technology Used At London Vision Clinic “I had my eyes lasered here and I am very pleased with the professional service I was provided with from the very start. Excellent communication, always smiling staff members, great after-care, top of the range technology there…I would highly recommend this clinic to anyone who is after a great service!” -Edita Urbelyte Over the last six months we have conducted a survey of people calling London Vision Clinic. It turns out that technology…
Why Not Start Your Own Laser Eye Surgery Blog, We’ll Help You
Why Not Start Your Own Laser Eye Surgery Blog, We’ll Help You! Everyone seems to be blogging these days, on all manner of subjects. Whether you simply Tweet & post to Facebook occasionally, or have your own blogging website, it’s easy to have your opinions heard – and there’s plenty of people out there who want to listen. Laser Eye Surgery can be an emotive subject, and those who shout about their experiences tend to have polarised opinions – those…
Dr Pixie McKenna Describes Her Experience As A Doctor Visiting London Vision Clinic
It’s no secret that despite almost two decades of doctoring, I am still a terrible patient. But, in December, having toyed with the idea for ages, I decided to take the leap and see if I was suitable for laser eye surgery….
EyeMusic: The App That Lets You Hear Shapes
It seems like there is an app for everything these days – and actually that’s not too far from the truth. Thanks to researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, there is now even an app that allows people to hear shapes and colours, with the admirable aim of allowing blind people to ‘see’ for the very first time….
Eye Health: European Coalition for Vision Request End To Neglect
Earlier this year, the European Coalition for Vision (ECV) released a press statement to call on European decision makers to include eye health and vision in their political agenda. The call follows an earlier event in which members of the ECV claimed that eye health has been neglected in the political arena for too long, and that there is far too much avoidable and preventable vision damage….
The London Eye: Fun Facts About The Capital’s Very Own Visual Organ
The London Eye: Fun Facts About The Capital’s Very Own Visual Organ The EDF Energy London Eye is one of London’s most popular attractions, attracting around three million visitors every single year. In fact, it even gets more visitors than the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of Giza! Construction began on the London Eye — originally named the Millennium Wheel — back in 1998, in order to celebrate the coming of the new millennium (along with other, less well-fated…
Keeping An Eye On Health – The London Vision Clinic Team Are Working Out
Physical fitness is good for our eyes as well as our bodies and minds – and with regular sessions of Zumba and yoga planned for 2014, members of the London Vision Clinic team are hoping to prove the point by working out. It has long been established that a sedentary lifestyle spent staring at a computer screen can have a negative effect on your general health, well-being and comfort, including that of your eyes. However, you may be relieved to know that reversing these bad habits can spell good news for your body, your stress levels, and your vision….
Professor Dan Reinstein on training, discovery and his career
Professor Dan Reinstein on training, discovery and his career For more than three decades, he has dedicated himself solely to Laser Eye Surgery – one of the few Ophthalmic Surgeons in the UK to do so. Prof Reinstein graduated from Cambridge University, and his postgraduate qualifications include an MA, MB BChir and MD. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist in the USA and Canada, and holds professorships in New York and Paris. His specialist training includes: 1991: Research Fellowship in Ophthalmic Epidemiology (Institute of Ophthalmology, London). 1994: Fellowship…