by Valerie Saw | Apr 30, 2016 | Laser Eye Surgery
The ideal age to have LASIK surgery is between 21 to 60 years old. More important than age is that the eye is healthy, and the spectacle refraction has been stable for at least 2 years. If the refraction is stable, this means that the treatment is likely to be...
by Valerie Saw | Mar 30, 2016 | Laser Eye Surgery
One of the first steps in making sure you have an excellent outcome from laser eye surgery is to understand about the different types of laser surgery available. There are 2 different types of lasers used for laser eye surgery at the moment:Excimer laser:...
by Valerie Saw | Mar 27, 2016 | Blog
At the recent British Society for Refractive Surgery (BSRS) Annual Meeting I had the honour of speaking about Multifocal Intraocular Implants for Presbyopia Correction. My colleagues Mark Wevill, Wolfgang Rhia, Elizabeth Law and Dan Reinstein joined me in the...
by Valerie Saw | Feb 20, 2016 | Dry Eyes
At 100% Optical last week I had the pleasure of speaking on Dry Eye Management with my dry eye expert optometrist colleague Caroline Christie.High Street optometrists play an important role in managing dry eye, one of the commonest eye conditions presenting to them....
by Valerie Saw | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog
I’m delighted to have been invited to speak on Fuchs Dystrophy and the newest type of endothelial transplant DMEK (Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty), to a packed audience at 100% Optical last week. Lots of interest and great questions from the...