Dr. David Allamby
| Dr. David Allamby | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1963 Bolton |
| 🎓 Alma mater | - Sheffield University Medical School
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - Royal College of Opthalmologists |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Eye Surgeon |
Dr. David Allamby , MD, FRCSEd, FRCOphth, (born December 23, 1963) is a British medical doctor, ophthalmologist and eye surgeon. He is a prominent figure [1]in the field of treating presbyopia. Allamby has been the first surgeon in UK to perform Blended Vision treatment for presbyopia in January 2003 with Conductive Keratoplasty[2][3][4], LASIK surgery using advanced Small Bubble Technology[5] and KAMRA corneal implementation[6].
Education and career[edit]
Born in Bolton, England, Dr. Allamby graduated from Sheffield Medical School in 1987 and has specialised in ophthalmic surgery since 1989, becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and then a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 1993.
Dr. Allamby served at the United Kingdom's leading eye centres including Moorfields Eye Hospital in London [7]and other private clinics.
Allamby specialises in LASIK, LASEK, Wave Front, and Blended Vision treating presbyopia and other refractive treatments like CK reading glasses correction.
He is the first surgeon in the United Kingdom to perform CK [2][3][4]for presbyopia and a new ''bionic'' technology to give people affected by myopia better vision[6].
From 2003 onwards Dr. Allamby has been the director of London based FOCUS clinic where he first developed a 10-minute operation capable of 'freezing' failing eyesight[6].
He has published and contributed to a number of medical articles and research:
- - Allamby, Boulton, et al. "Intravitreal growth factors in proliferative diabetic retinopathy: correlation with neovascular activity and glycaemic management." British journal of ophthalmology 81.3 (1997): 228–233;
- - Allamby D., Foreman D., et al. "Cell attachment to, and contraction of, the retina in vitro." Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 38.10 (1997): 2064–2072;
- - Allamby D. “One Practice’s roadmap for success”. ESCRS EUROTIMES Supplement September 2012.
Media[edit]
Dr. Allamby has been involved in the surgical eye treatments of celebrities such as Sue Barker[8], Denise Van Outen[9], Robin Campbell[10], and others.
Allamby has contributed to interviews and conducted seminars on medical topics that have been used as a source for news articles, radio shows and TV programmes. He also coined the term ''Screen Sightedness'' regarding the used of smartphones amongst children, which was widely publicized: CNET[11], The Daily Express[1], Female First[12], Daily Mail[13][14], Fabulous[15], Squaremile[16], The Daily Telegraph[17][18], Men's Health[19], Metro[20], Sunday Express[21], Manchester Evening News[22][23].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexander, Sophie (2013-08-16). "Smartphones to 'blame for increasingly poor eyesight in kids and young adults'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "End in sight for reading glasses". 2003-01-31. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "MH gets laser eye surgery". hwww.menshealth.co.uk. 17 April 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New laser surgery cured my long and short sight". Mail Online. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ Krader, Cheryl (February 2013). "Ametropic Presbyopia, Combinded LASIK/Corneal inlay procedure 'wows' patients with early outcomes, ESCRS EUROTIMES, Volume 18, issue 2, Page 50" (PDF). hissuu.com/eurotimes/docs/et18-2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "London clinic develops 10-minute operation to 'freeze' failing". Evening Standard. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ Lucy Johnston; Matyn Halle (2011-01-09). "New laser eye surgery op can create 'bionic' eyes". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: BBC's Barker hails Murray's magnificent Wimbledon triumph as her 'greatest day' in broadcasting". Mail Online. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ "Denise Van Outen: How I finally plucked up the courage to have laser surgery on my eyes". Mail Online. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ Lee, Adrian (2007-04-10). "Better sight in the blink of an eye". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ Svetlik, Joe. "Smart phones make you short sighted, Brit eye surgeon claims". CNET. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ August 2013, Taryn Davies | 16. "Smartphones spark surge in short sightedness". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: BBC's Barker hails Murray's magnificent Wimbledon triumph as her 'greatest day' in broadcasting". Mail Online. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ "Pioneering laser treatment gives mum of three back the 20/20 vision she had as a child". Mail Online. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ "Emily Ratajkowski shows off her tiny waist in off-duty model look after high fashion shoot". The Sun. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ "My Superhero vision, SQUAREMILE, Volume 64" (PDF). December 2011.
- ↑ "Can you eat your way to better sight?". 2011-03-18. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ Cooper, Tarquin (March 8, 2010). "Laser eye surgery has given me superman vision".
- ↑ Shallcross, Mike (April 17, 2014). "MH gets laser eye surgery".
- ↑ Vicki-Maria Cossar, James Day (March 7, 2011). "Super Vision". METRO.
- ↑ Halle, Lucy Johnston, Health Editor, and Martyn (2011-01-09). "New laser eye surgery op can create 'bionic' eyes". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2004-08-09). "Radio wave blast gives perfect vision". men. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2004-08-09). "A sight for poor eyes". men. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
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