Ultralase is the leading provider of LASIK & Wavefront treatment in United Kingdom. At the first time established in UK (January 1991), it was a sister clinic to the Toronto Facility (Canada) and opened at Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral. This clinic having specialization in PRK (Photo-Refractive Ceratectomy; first type of laser eye surgery).
LASIK (LASer In-situ Keratomileusis) technique was first introduced at Ultralase in 1995. Beside that Ultralase also extending its treatment to thousands of patients suffering from long-sightedness, astigmatism and more extreme short-sightedness.
Untill 2002, Ultralase had opened many clinics around the country which was in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Guildford, Leeds City Centre, London (Hammersmith and Tottenham Court Road), Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne and St Albans. An additional two clinics was built at
Ultralase had gained many recognition and achievement which was:
- Achieving rankings in the Inner City 100 Index and the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 listings.
- Plain English Campaign's coveted Crystal Mark in 2004 Mark for the clarity of its brochure.
- November 2003, the first groups in the
- May 2005, Ultralase performed its 100,000th laser eye surgery, and with capacity for more than 2500 LASIK eye surgeries to be performed each month.
- June 2005, Ultralase's first intra-ocular eye surgery.
- Per August 2005, Ultralase has launched two new brands - Ultralase Vision Correction (continuing to specialize in laser eye treatment and other forms of vision correction) and Ultralase Medical Aesthetics (introducing cosmetic and aesthetic treatments) into the
- June 2006, Ultralase introduces Intralase technology across the
- September 2006, Ultra-CK (conductive keratoplasty), the non-laser treatment for presbyopia; a gradual loss of close-up focusing ability caused by natural ageing process, is launched in clinics.
