Optimax is a laser eye treatment specialist based in Birmingham, England, owned by Russell Keith Ambrose. Optimax was established as one of the first private clinics to offer laser eye surgery.
Laser eye surgery
Eye surgery, also known as ophthalmic or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, by an ophthalmologist or sometimes, an optometrist. Eye surgery is synonymous with ophthalmology. The eye is a very fragile organ, and requ ...
in the UK is dominated by three main companies
Optical Express
Optical Express is a provider of ophthalmology services including laser eye surgery, cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Optical Express is a trading name of ''DCM (Optical Holdings) Limited'' which ...
,
Ultralase
Ultralase is a healthcare company based in the Leeds, England, it specialises in vision correction through laser eye surgery.
Overview and history
Established in 1991 by US based ophthalmologist Claus Fichte, optometrist Andrew Bell and busin ...
and Optimax which, in total, account for approximately 56% of clinics in the UK.
History
In 2002, Optimax performed their 100,000th laser eye surgery procedure.
Optimax operates clinics throughout the UK, providing laser and lens eye surgery procedures.
Optimax advertise as being the first company to introduce
Femtosecond laser
Mode locking is a technique in optics by which a laser can be made to produce pulses of light of extremely short duration, on the order of picoseconds (10−12 s) or femtoseconds (10−15 s). A laser operated in this way is sometimes r ...
,
IntraLASIK
LASIK or Lasik (''laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis''), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and an actual cure for astigmatism, since ...
and Schwind lasers.
In December 2012 Russell Keith Ambrose acquired Ultralase Ltd.
Under Eye Hospitals Group Limited, Ultralase Eye Clinics Limited is the sister company to Optimax, sharing clinics, surgeons, optometrists, and working as one family.
In April 2014
Nominet
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dismissed a complaint by
Optical Express
Optical Express is a provider of ophthalmology services including laser eye surgery, cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Optical Express is a trading name of ''DCM (Optical Holdings) Limited'' which ...
that Russell Keith Ambrose had funded a website critical of Optical Express. Its author, Sasha Rodoy, My Beautiful Eyes Foundation campaigner and Patient Advocate, underwent lasek eye surgery at Optimax in 2011, resulting in her eyes being irreparably damaged.
On 27 November 2020, after claiming insolvency, Optimax Clinics Ltd entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement(CVA) for four years.
See also
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Private healthcare in the United Kingdom
Private healthcare in the UK, where Universal health care, universal state-funded healthcare is provided by the National Health Service, is a niche market.
The provision of private healthcare has created a significant reduction in waitlists for ce ...
References
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Health care companies of England
Health care companies established in 1991
Eye care in the United Kingdom
Companies based in Birmingham, West Midlands
1991 establishments in the United Kingdom
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