Testimonials

Angie, 62, a retired sales manager from Bray, feels liberated, as she no longer needs to wear reading glasses! She started wearing them eight years ago after her eyes started to deteriorate and she could no longer read close up. "I hated wearing reading glasses, everyday tasks like going shopping became really irritating. If I wanted to look at a price or read about the ingredients, it would mean I would have to hunt around in my bag for my glasses first, and sometimes would have left them in another bag so I wouldn't be able to read at all. Even going out for dinner with friends could be a problem. I would pick up the menu and then realise I couldn't actually read anything, followed by a hunt around in my bag for my glasses!” Angie found out about CK (Conductive Keratoplasty) after reading an article in a national newspaper.

“I can now read emails from my various friends from all over the world, and also read to the grandchildren without hunting for my glasses! Considering how much you have to spend on glasses and how freeing it is, it is definitely worth doing - it's a relief not to wear glasses at all now".

Retired Vet, Peter Hill, aged 65, used to work at the Pette and Wilson surgery in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. In this new and exciting phase of his life, Peter has become a pioneer of a new eye treatment he thinks other veterinary practitioners could benefit from.  "My eyes started deteriorating in my mid fifties, and started getting blurry; I started to notice it when I was doing close-up surgery work and reading. I went to the optician and ended up with three pairs of glasses! I hated wearing reading glasses and everyday tasks became really irritating as it would mean I would have to hunt for my glasses first.”
Peter found out about CK (Conductive Keratoplasty) after speaking to a friend who had had the treatment.
    
"The treatment was simple, and only took 15 minutes. I had the tests and the treatment on the same day. Anaesthetic drops were put in my eyes and I didn't feel a thing. I could just hear a bleep so I knew something was happening. The bleep was the pen going around my eye to tighten it up. Afterwards my eyes felt slightly gritty, but that was it, there was no pain. I could read without glasses straight away and over the next couple of months my vision improved so much I could read even small print without glasses. It was so liberating.”

Denise, 45 visited FOCUS Laser Vision for the latest CK treatment. Being long-sighted in one eye meant I needed glasses for reading, but had to take them off to see into the distance. Dr David Allamby carried out the treatment in his office. I could read without specs almost straightaway. Due to the ageing process, I’ll need to go back for boosters, but hopefully no more than one every three years.

Bill Colson, 51, a financial advisor and a keen sportsman, recently had CK so he could take part in Polar Challenge 2006, a competitive, 350 mile team race to ‘The Magnetic North Pole’. Bill's eyes have been progressively detoriating over the last past five years and he could no longer read without the aid of reading glasses. He was concerned about how he would read the maps and the GPS (the navigational device) on the expedition particularly in bad weather. Taking off mittens and putting on glasses or using prescription goggles were not practical options for Bill.

"My sister heard an interview on the radio about a new simple non invasive treatment which treats short vision. So I made an appointment with FOCUS Laser Vision and was treated straight away." Says Bill. "Dr David Allamby administered aesthetic drops as I looked up into a device that 'marks' your eye. A small, pen-like instrument emitted radio waves at my cornea - all I felt was a pressure like the back of a spoon against my eyeball. Immediately after my eye was a bit teary, but there was no bruising. Best of all, I could read with out my glasses almost straightaway." After the simple treatment in Bills left eye his vision was restored straight away to normality with 99% vision. "Best of all, I knew I would be able to see properly on the expedition and I was fit for the challenge!"

Phil Barker, Electrician, 51, no longer needs to wear reading glasses for close-up work!
Six years ago Phil noticed his eyesight was no longer what it used to be and started having trouble reading the paper and working ‘close-up’. “When I was doing terminations I could hardly find the slots to put the screws in – everything appeared fuzzy. When I picked up a paper it was really blurry, as was my watch and even reading texts on my mobile – I had to put on my glasses to see which calls I had missed!” FOCUS Laser Vision in Harley Street says it can help electricians who have poor eye sight. “I’d heard about a new non-invasive treatment, which could rectify my close up vision, on the radio. I visited FOCUS Laser Vision in Harley Street, London to have the treatment.” Phil had Conductive Keratoplasty (CK).“I heard about a new non-invasive treatment, which could rectify my close up vision, on the radio. I visited FOCUS Laser Vision in Harley Street, London to have the treatment.”

“It’s fantastic and a relief not to have to wear glasses anymore – I’ve not had to wear them since I had the treatment done!”