Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Over his profession, Professor Dan Reinstein has grow to be some of the well-known and well-respected Laser Eye Surgeons within the sport. From serving to to develop a few of the most cutting-edge Laser Eye Surgical procedure expertise and methods to founding one of many UK’s finest Laser Eye Surgical procedure clinics, Professor Dan has been an especially influential determine within the area—however he’s all the time fast to recollect those that got here earlier than him.

A Mentor for the Subsequent Era

All through his profession, Dr Dan has been a precious mentor to many budding Laser Eye Surgeons and up-and-coming ophthalmologists – together with our professional surgeon, Mr Glenn Carp. Along with main the day-to-day operations at our Harley Road clinic, and expertly correcting the imaginative and prescient of numerous sufferers, Dr Dan additionally leads lessons and programs on refractive surgical procedure, informing the subsequent technology of surgeons.

To many, Prof. Reinstein is taken into account a pioneer in his area. He has helped to develop a few of the most progressive Laser Eye Surgical procedure methods and expertise. However having developed each the ReLEx SMILE procedures, he nonetheless doesn’t take all of the credit score.

“I’m standing on the shoulders of giants – there have been some very sensible individuals forward of me. I used to be the final leg of a relay race.”

That is, in essence, true. In any case, the evolution of Laser Eye Surgical procedure into what it’s right now has taken a long time. However specifically, Dr Dan remembers a particular one who impressed him – Professor John Marshall.

The Mentor’s Mentor

Professor John Marshall MBE is a Professor of Ophthalmology on the Institute of Ophthalmology in affiliation with Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, UCL.

“He was my mentor after medical college and after I was at Cornell (college New York). He mentored me throughout these years serving to and guiding my analysis”, remembers Dr Dan.

Because the inventor of the excimer laser to be used in refractive surgical procedure, it makes numerous sense that Dr Dan would look as much as Professor Marshall as a mentor.

“He was inspirational to me throughout my post-graduate years and after I got here again to the UK he insisted on placing me on the Kings School college at St Thomas’ (hospital, London).

“Through the years now we have each informally and formally  mentioned analysis.”

Along with his invention of the excimer laser, Professor Marshall additionally developed a remedy for the most typical sort of age-related macular degeneration – the main reason for sight loss within the Western World! As Dr Dan places it, this innovation was “like strolling on the moon!”

However we gained’t let that take the shine off the significance of Professor Dan’s life-changing presbyopia remedy. In any case, blended imaginative and prescient has helped 1000’s of sufferers to ditch their studying glasses for good!

“I’ve developed one thing with my colleagues right here on the London Imaginative and prescient Clinic, the place we will painlessly and virtually effortlessly get individuals to see each distance and close to in surgical procedure which takes twelve minutes and heals in three hours … and also you would possibly simply be capable of learn the menu that night.”

In case you’d wish to study extra about our vary of Laser Eye Surgical procedure remedies, get in contact with one in all our pleasant clinic coordinators right now. Alternatively, E book a Session to begin your journey to clear, glasses-free imaginative and prescient.