FOCUS Clinics

Having had Z-Lasik has been one of the best decisions of my life! The whole experience has been like being born again! I must admit I was skeptical about having it done, so I did my research. Having it done at Focus gave me the courage (we only have one pair of eyes!). Everyone was so friendly and explained things well. The day of the treatment was a mixture of excitement and anxiety! But again, the staff at Focus made me quite comfortable and provided the reassurance I needed. Waking up the next day was A M A Z I N G! Since then I have experienced the freedom of swimming, driving, walking in the rain, amongst other things, without the worry of contact lenses or glasses! A BIG THANK YOU to all at Focus and an extra special THANK YOU to Mr D Allamby for this life changing experience!!! I highly recommend the Clinic!

If you ever decide to have laser eye surgery, Focus Clinic is the place to have it!

First of all, I am not paid to write this review. I only decided to pen down my experience having seen some less distinguished practices elsewhere. Naturally I understand the results of taking un-calculated risks especially that my work entails risk management in a large bank. I had been to two other consultations elsewhere, one who supposedly housed a top Lasik surgeon but I found the connectedness lacking. Risks were dismissed altogether in the other clinic.

My consultations with Focus Clinic brought a different dimension to this. I chose Focus for a variety of reasons, chief of them were:

1. Good size set up which means there is more connectedness with patient, unlike larger franchises. I had 3 per-operative consultations (and 4 sets of scans) because I want to understand more about Lasik risks and the staff and surgeon were very accommodating. Even judging from post-operative care, they couldn’t have done much better- a good acid test of whether Focus was more interested in customer care above simply closing a sale.

2. Great surgeon. To sum up my thoughts about him- has a wealth of experience in Lasik, answers questions with depth and foremost has an unshakeable faith in helping you assess whether Lasik is best for you.

3. Provides me ample time to read through the consent form and encouraged to ask as many questions as I wish which were then either answered by the optometrist who attended to me and by Dr Allamby himself.

4. Very thorough consultations which live up to their promise of treating good candidates only. Depending on how you view it, I find this a good measure of risk mitigation.

5. There is no persuasion whatsoever to close out your sale. There is not one single mention in my pre-operative consultations that I should go ahead with the surgery or urged to book my surgery as soon as possible. Focus appears to be neutral whether I decide to go ahead with Lasik and with them or not which can only mean that they do consider the well being of patients first, unlike other commercial set ups or franchises.

5. Lifetime aftercare guarantee. Although I hope never to need this, but it does bring a peace of mind. This distinguished Focus from the entity housing my previous consultation with a top Lasik surgeon where aftercare is only limited to 12 months.

6. £30 of every treatment goes to a charity foundation.

In brief, I was served well by a great team of staff lead by Dr Allamby. Many thanks to Malisa, a brilliant patient care coordinator who had always attended to my calling and who is my first contact person for Focus. Both Caroline and Ritu did an excellent job examining my precious set of eyes pre and post-surgery.

If you are reading this, please do not take this review as a guide that Lasik is best for everyone. After that, it is an elective surgery. But based on my experience, if you ever decide to go for Lasik, then Focus Clinic is highly recommended!

Dr. Barsam did my surgery while working in the United States along side with Dr. Donnenfeld. He did an excellent job and made me feel comfortable the whole time. My vision is excellent now and I am so grateful for having gone through with the surgery. It changes your life for the better. I definitely recommend Dr. Barsam for anyone looking for a great doctor.

Very happy with my treatment at Focus 4 weeks ago. They treat their patients as individuals and there is no pressure to go ahead unless you are 100% happy. I had a slightly complicated prescription and needed to feel confident about the outcomes before going ahead, so avoided the high street chains.

I’m extremely satisfied with the treatment I received at Focus. All the staff were very helpful and attentive and made sure I was 100% confident with the procedure. The treatment itself is completely pain-free.
I cannot expresss how much life changed since I had the treatment and stopped wearing glasses and contact lenses. Even though it’s almost 2 months since I had the treatment, I still wake up every morning with the feeling that I have to put my glasses on only to remember that I don’t need them anymore. It’s priceless.
I totally recommend this clinic.
Thank you Mr David Allamby, Emma Delgado and everyone at Focus Clinic for helping me improve my life.

In one word, “Brilliant!”

Definitely recommend Focus to family and friends. Very professional from stage 1 to finish. Also top surgeons, that know what they are doing when it comes to laser eye surgery.

If in doubt, don’t be, visit FOCUS!

It is now six months after my Z-Lasik treatment at Focus and I went from -8.00 to better than 20/20 vision. The surgery has changed myself completely and I consider it one of the best investments I have made in myself!

The staff at Focus have been very friendly and professional every step of the way. The fact that Focus is an independent clinic means that the service feel very personal and that you see the same people throughout the consultation, surgery and aftercare.

The staff took a lot of time to explain the details of the procedure and answer all my questions. I also found it important that they were very honest about the expected results and potential side effects. In my case the consultation showed that my cornea was thinner than most people’s and that re-treatment might not be possible if there was still a slight under-correction after the first treatment. I really appreciated that this was mentioned and I am not sure if every clinic would have communicated this prior to the procedure.

The treatment itself is a bit uncomfortable, but not painful at all. The discomfort comes from the pressure that is put on your eye whilst the flap is created. The good thing is that this part is over in a matter of seconds. In the surgery room I felt in very safe hand with David Allamby and his team. They were very reassuring and explained what they were doing at all times.

All in all, I would highly recommend Focus to anyone considering eye laser treatment. You may be able to find cheaper treatment elsewhere, but in the end you get what you pay for. With Focus you get personal treatment from the best people in their field. Personally, I would not settle for less when it comes to my eyes.

After becoming irritated by my worsening eyesight and ever increasing dependency on reading glasses, I began to research the options. Blended Vision seemed to me to be the best treatment available, though I did feel anxious about the procedure, particularly as I did not personally know anyone who’d taken this route.
It felt especially important therefore to find the best clinic with the most experienced surgeons, and that is how, after many hours, days and weeks of reading everything I could find, I ended up making an appointment at Focus. By this time, my husband had become interested in my findings and decided that he’d like to come along too.
From the moment we arrived at the clinic, we were overwhelmed by the professional, attentive and friendly manner of the staff. They felt like a cohesive team who delight in achieving great results. We felt that the preliminary examinations were so thorough and that we were in very safe hands.
On the day of the procedure, we were again treated spectacularly well, and although I felt a little nervous, the staff eased those nerves. There was some very minor discomfort for an hour or two after the treatment, but by the evening, my husband and I were laughing happily as we sat reading our menus in a restaurant… without glasses!
For the first month or so I did find that by the end of the day my eyes felt really tired, and I did get some dryness.
It is now about 3 months since then, and my sight is superb. I can read, text, write, type and see near and far. My husband has had a similar success.
We’re both so grateful to Focus and would not hesitate for a moment in recommending the clinic and this procedure to others.

Sarah (daughter): As a mother and daughter who both had very short sight, we felt increasingly limited by what we could do when relying on glasses and contacts. I went first by phoning Focus and getting a meeting organised for the same day – the clinic was of a very high standard and everyone was friendly and professional. I was in no doubt that this was the right decision and the right clinic. Within a few weeks, the operation had been completed by the fantastic Mr. Allamby, and mum’s procedure followed shortly after. We were put at ease and guided through the whole process. I would say the process was a little uncomfortable – just because I’d never experienced anything like it. But any pain dissipated quickly and I have never looked back. It’s been brilliant.

Denise (mother): It’s been exactly a year now since I had the treatment and I still can’t believe how wonderful and freeing life is without glasses.
I was a bit wary about having it done at sixty two but the staff assured me people in their seventies have it done.
The procedure was surprisingly completely painless and quick.
I feel very lucky that I had the absolute top man – Mr Allamby- to carry out the procedure.
His team were all so helpful and professional at all times.

Absolutely amazing! One of the reasons why I decided to have laser eye surgery was to make my mornings much happier without the hassle of putting my contact lenses in. I was always guilty for wearing my contacts for hours and hours to the point where my eyes would get so dry. A few friends of mine had laser eye surgery at Focus and highly recommended it.

I can’t fault my experience. From consultation right through to the surgery and follow up appointments, the staff gave me a really nice personal experience which made me feeling very comfortable every time I went in. Surgery happened painlessly and quickly.

It’s such an amazing feeling waking up in the morning with what seems to be HD vision. Thank you so much Focus!!!