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2008

 
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Site for Sore Eyes SJS
Young boy's terrible suffering and hope to travel to UK to see Mr Daya
December 2008

The mother of a young boy in the UK suffering from Steven Johnsons Syndrome has used her website to highlight the terrible suffering of a young Pakistani boy. Her hope is to find a way to bring the boy to the UK to see Mr Daya and hopefully save his vision, or at the least reduce his suffering. Warning:- this video contains graphic images.

 
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Optometry Today
Education Education Education
November 2008

As one of the first ophthalmologists in the UK to perform LASIK surgery in 1995, Sheraz Daya has been at the forefront of the technological advancement in laser eye surgery over the past decade.

 

OSN SuperSite
Crystalens HD introduced in Berlin
September 2008

BERLIN - The Crystalens HD (Bausch & Lomb/Eyeonics) was introduced at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons annual meeting after having received its CE mark in August.

 
 

East Grinstead Courier & Observer
Eye surgery unit to be built in town
September 2008

A LEADING centre for laser eye surgery is moving from the world famous Queen Victoria Hospital to multi-million pound premises on the edge of town.

 

EyeWorld
Femtosecond laser and therapeutic corneal surgery
September 2008

Sheraz Daya M.D. discusses the topic of femtosecond-enabled keratoplasty at ESCRS (European Society for Cataract & Refractive Surgeons), Berlin 2008.

 

Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
Increasing Refractive IOL Volume and Using Change Management
May 2008

An excellent array of articles that deal with refractive implants - both phakic and added value pseudophakic IOLs.

 

"What is Stem Cell ?" - Blog
Corneal surface reconstruction from cultured Stem cell allografts
May 2008

Sheraz Daya presents the results of a study at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

 
 
Ocular Surgery News
Ex vivo stem cell allograft aids in corneal surface reconstruction
May 2008

Sheraz Daya presents the results of a study at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

 
 


East Grinstead Courier
Eye surgeon is recognised for "miracle" work

April 2008

Pioneering eye surgeon Sheraz Daya has been described as "a genius and a miracle worker" by a patient at East Grinstead's "magical" Queen Victoria Hospital.


East Grinstead Observer
Hospital staff honoured at health awards

April 2008

Two members of staff at the Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) have received awards for their hard work. At a ceremony at the Brighton Centre last Wednesday, TV personality Claudia Winkleman handed out the prestigious NHS South East Coast best of health and social care awards.

 
Telegraph Magazine
Talking Point

February 2008

What happened to the laser eye surgery revolution, asks Victoria Lambert.
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Daily Mail
New cataract procedure aims to restore sight within the blink of an eye

February 2008

Surgeons are peforming cataract operations using a new technique which allows for a faster and less painful recovery Surgeons are performing cataract operations through holes in the cornea no bigger than a full stop.
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2007

 

Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
Are Microkeratomes Dead or Alive?
November/December 2007

The debate on whether microkeratomes are obsolete continues. At this moment in time, in 2007, there are good arguments presented for both campus: the femtosecond laser and mechanical microkeratome.

 
 
Ophthalmology Times
Surface ablation no guarantee for avoiding ectasia in FFKC eyes
November 2007

Surface ablation no guarantee for avoiding ectasia in FFKC eyes.
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The Times
New laser may widen scope for eye surgery

October 2007

New laser may widen scope for eye surgery - new techniques in laser eye surgery could eliminate night vision problems and other undesirable side-effects of the treatment, enabling thousands more people to put aside their glasses and contact lenses.
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Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
The Dawn of a Refractive Era

September 2007

This special issue of CRST Europe, which coincides with the XXV Congress of the ESCRS in Stockholm, Sweden, celebrates the dawn and rapid growth of refractive surgery...
 
 
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
The Catalyst for Innovative Penetrating Keratoplasty

August 2007

The Catalyst for Innovative Penetrating Keratoplasty - The ability of the Intralase FS laser to perform deeper cuts within the cornea, along with its user-definable software in the first iteration, has resulted in several geometric cut proposals for use during penetrating keratoplasty.
 
 
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
Culture, Technology, and Access: Factors Influencing Trends

Summer 2007

There is a wide variety of ophthalic trends and practices in different European countries - as the issue illustrates - and although some views are more objective than others, we are provided with a flavor of what is happening in some of these countries...
 
 
 
The Times
Laser technique makes light work of tricky surgery to save eyesight

July 2007

Laser technique makes light work of tricky surgery to save sight - the latest laser technology designed for laser eye surgery achieves a better fit for grafts, helping to accelerate the healing process.
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Daily Mail
I lay there watching as the surgeon stuck a needle into my eyeball

July 2007

Every year, 2,500 people in the UK have corneal transplants to save their sight. A new laser technique promises a speedier recovery and reduced risk of infection...
 

Eurotimes
Femtosecond laser provides precision cuts for PK procedure

May 2007

Mr Daya presented the advantages of a Geometric patter he devised for transplants which he has termed the "Zig-Square"...
 
 
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
Femtosecond Lasers: Proliferation Begins

April 2007

There is no question, based on over 1 million procedures and a huge number of installations worldwide, that femtosecond lasers are here to stay. In spite of the huge capital cost and per-procedure price - a concept Europe is slowly accepting but our US colleagues are already familiar with - the technology has penetrated widely...
 
 

Ophthalmology Times
Better outcomes possible for Keratoconus patients
February 2007

Intrastromal corneal implants placed in laser-created channels offer lasting results...



Optician Online
Featured article: "Centre for Sight"
February 2007



Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
Presbyopia Solutions for a New Year

January/February 2007

We have entered a new year - 2007 - and what will it bring us in the arena of cataract and refractive surgery? One area of convergence is presbyopia, only because the effective commercial solutions are lens-based and of the variety that require a lensectomy.
 

 
2006

 
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
An Exciting First Year With CRST Europe

November/December 2006

The development of techniques to eliminate refractive error has been amazing in the last decade. All surgical procedures have gotten better, and I personally believe that the level of accuracy obtained by refractive laser surgery and its resultant joy brought to patients sets a whole new standard in expected outcomes.
 

El Pais
Lentes y colirio para frenar la miopía
November 2006
 
Centre for Sight Medical Director invited to speak at 600th anniversary celebration of the University of Vallodolid Medical School - event featured in Spanish National Press - "El Pais"

 
First live femtosecond laser keratoplasty performed
October 2006

 
In the live surgery session, Sheraz Daya MD, became the first surgeon to perform therapeutic keratoplasty with femtosecond laser at an ophthalmic conference.
“This is the most important improvement in corneal surgery in the past 30 years,” said session chairperson, Lucio Buratto, MD.
The session, jointly chaired by Dr. Buratto and Tayo Akingbehin, MD, also included implantations of the VeriFlex phakic IOL (Advanced Medical Optics), the Icare Evolution phakic IOL (Corneal) and the Artiflex phakic IOL (Ophtec), and reflected many of the issues discussed during the conference.
Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, also performed a wavefront topography-based repair of a complex post-refractive case on a fellow ophthalmologist.
The case of therapeutic keratoplasty closed out the session and featured an introduction by Stephen G. Slade, MD, donor tissue preparation by Thomas Neuhann, MD, as well as the keratoplasty by Dr. Daya. All surgeries were performed at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
 

Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
A tribute to those who came before us

September/October 2006

Welcome to this special European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) issue, highlighting the evolution and history of cataract surgery in a variety of European countries...
 
 

Modern Medicine
Corneal shape guides astigmatism treatment after transplant surgery

September 2006

Sheraz Daya discusses the options for astigmatism correction following corneal transplant surgery
 
 

Ranzco (The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists)
Strong attendance at Queensland Branch Meeting

September 2006

Sheraz Daya invited to speak in Australia
 
 
Daily Mail
I had laser eye surgery and can't believe my eyes

June 2006

I feel liberated by this operation. I'm no longer tied to glasses and contact lenses, so I can go anywhere I want without worrying about counting my lenses...
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Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
We Want to Hear From You

May/June 2006

Welcome to Issue No.3 of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe! The response we have received to date has been really tremendous and we encourage you to share your thoughts and comments with letters to the Editor...
 
 

Daily Express
Built-in Bifocals

May 2006

Antiques dealer Teresa Donald, 57, from Chichester, West Sussex, had a cataract operation that improved her vision over both long and short distances...

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Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (Europe)
And we are off!

March/April 2006

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the second edition of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe...
 
 
The Times
Body & Soul - Cover story

March 2006

Centre for Sight and its leading Intralasik surgery provided since August 2004 was featured as cover story of the Body and Soul section of the Times Newspaper. The Centre for Sight has always been a leader and pioneer of technology and has been UK&