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Have you been thinking about having laser eye surgery, but just weren’t sure if it was for you? Or thought it would be far too expensive to consider? Well here at Advanced Vision Care we aim to make our first class treatments accessible to everyone and as such have some fantastic offers running at the [...]

Harley Street is home to Advanced Vision Care and has long been associated with medical excellence.  There are many private practices and clinics in the area and we thought you may be interested to learn a little more about it’s history and how it became the place to find the best medical professionals. Harley Street [...]

The fourth National Eye Health Week will take place on 16 – 22 September 2013.  Once again, eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK are joining together to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all. Did You Know? 1.8 million people in the UK are [...]

Research by the College of Optometrists revealed that around five million Brits can’t remember when, or believe it’s been more than 10 years since, they had an eye exam, despite the fact more than two thirds of the population recognise that you can have a serious eye problem without realising it as there may not [...]

Millions of people wear contact lenses, but they don’t suit everyone’s lifestyle and there are disadvantages of wearing them long term. Manufacture of contact lenses first started in the nineteenth century, but the lenses were made of glass.  It wasn’t until 1939 when the first plastic contact lenses appeared and flexible lenses weren’t introduced until [...]

At last the sun is starting to shine and summer appears to have arrived!  Everyone knows the dangers of UV from the sun and uses sunscreen to protect their skin when it’s hot, but we shouldn’t forget to protect our eyes as well. Spending time outdoors for longer is one of the pleasures of the [...]

This condition can present in two forms – Dry Eyes and Chronic Dry Eyes. Dry eyes occur when the eye’s natural form of lubrication (tears) aren’t produced in sufficient quantity, or don’t have enough moisture in them. This can be due to personal health, or environmental conditions, such as the weather or over-use of computer screens. [...]

We’re sure you will remember that Advanced Vision Care were proud partners of the Dream Makeover Essex competition.  Mr CT Pillai, Founder and Medical Director of Advanced Vision Care, was a member of the judging panel and also carried out treatments on all three of the winners – see below. A new video of the emotional [...]

Mum and housewife, Caroline McKenna, from the Isle of Dogs was another of the Dream Makeover Essex winners who’s life has been transformed by treatment at Advanced Vision Care. Caroline had pioneering ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) treatment, which is the perfect answer for those patients whose eyes are not suitable for laser correction. It can correct [...]

You may ask “what has beauty and fashion got to do with laser eye surgery?” but in fact, for many fashionistas, the need to wear glasses is a real dilemma when choosing an outfit every day. Some high profile glasses wearers, such as Gok Wan, become known for their glasses and even bring out their [...]