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Focus Clinics first to performs specialised Lasik Surgery

Focus Clinics founder David Allamby

London-based laser eye surgery practice Focus Clinics has become the first in the UK to offer Ray-Tracing guided Lasik surgery, a new technology designed to enhance vision beyond 20/20. 

The technique used the Sightmap scanner, which mapped over 100,000 data points to create a digital twin of the patient’s eye. The model allowed for highly customised Lasik treatment with potentially fewer side effects. 

A clinical study, published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, found that 8% of treated eyes achieved 20/10 vision; 51% reached 20/12.5 vision or better; and 89% achieved 20/16 vision or better. 

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