Is Laser Eye Surgery Worth the Cost?

Everyone has different factors driving the decision on Lasik Eye Surgery. For some the cost and slight risk is not worth the investment. For others however, the surgery pays off a million times in the improvement of quality of life, boost to self esteem, convenience, cost and effort of maintaining glasses or contact lenses wear. Read more to help weight up the pros and cons in this highly personal decision….

Do Laser Eye Surgery Results Differ Between Clinics?

Do Laser Eye Surgery Results Differ Between Clinics? If you’ve been considering Laser Eye Surgery for a while, you may have started to do your own research to identify the best clinic for you. When conducting this research, it is likely that you will have noticed a few variations between the clinics you’ve consulted. While the most noticeable of these differences may be in the advertised price, it is also important to consider the results of each clinic to be…

Why Choose An Independent Laser Eye Surgery Clinic?

Why Choose an Independent Laser Eye Surgery Clinic? Striving to be the best Making the decision to go ahead with Laser Eye Surgery can be a long and difficult process – after all, there are a lot of things to consider. Perhaps the most important of these considerations, though, is choosing the right clinic for your treatment. Do you opt for convenience and cost-saving at a high-street clinic or are the numerous benefits offered at independent clinics more important? The…

How Regulated is the Laser Eye Surgery Industry?

How Regulated is the Laser Eye Surgery Industry? In the grand scheme of the history of medicine, Laser Eye Surgery is still an extremely new procedure. Yet, since its standardisation around 3 decades ago, it has quickly become the most popular elective surgery in the world. These days, more than 100,000 people opt to have Laser Eye Surgery each year in the UK alone. The persisting popularity of the treatment is largely owed to its high success rate. In turn,…

Choosing a Clinic: Harley Street vs High Street

Choosing a Clinic: Harley Street vs High Street Laser Eye Surgery is now more popular than ever before – in fact, it is now the most popular elective procedure in the world. This popularity has seen the number of high street providers in the UK skyrocket over the last two decades. This rise could be considered a good thing; it has meant more access, lower prices, and more options to choose from. On the other hand, it should be noted…

8 reasons a high staff to patient ratio makes a difference

8 Reasons a High Staff to Patient Ratio makes a Difference When was the last time someone sat you down and asked you a series of personal questions about your life? For me, it was yesterday. You might assume that this was an uncomfortable conversation but, in reality, it was quite the opposite. Unsatisfied with the care of my GP, I tracked down a medical herbalist near where I live, situated a few miles away along the winding narrow lanes…

London Vision Clinic: The Top 5 Coffee Stops Near Us

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…

Thank you for giving us a 5-star rating on Trust Pilot

Thank you for giving us a 5-star rating on Trustpilot Laser Eye Surgery is not simply a procedure, and as such, it should be treated as an ongoing journey. When a patient leaves our clinic on the day of the procedure, they might think that this is the end of our relationship – and if they had opted for a different clinic, they might be right! But not here at London Vision Clinic. While this day might mark the beginning…

Laser Eye Surgery: Finding a good LASIK surgeon

Finding a good LASIK surgeon You’re considering Laser Eye Surgery, so of course, you want to ensure your surgeon is the best. You wouldn’t trust your eyesight in the hands of anyone considered anything less than an expert. But what does it actually mean to be a good laser eye surgeon? Is it as simple as having a name badge that says they are one so? Some experience would definitely help, right? What about having a special ‘this-week-only’ offer on treatment?…