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Magdalene Wangare

Hi, my name is Magdalene Wangare. In 2018, after I watched a video of a girl who did laser and always had glasses on, I got intrigued and I decided that I am going to do laser. I started doing research on laser in Kenya and I decided to go on Google and decided to go for the doctors with the best reviews. This is how I came across Laser Eye Centre. It has a 4.2 rating. I decided to write a list and go to different appointments to different hospitals but when I got to Laser Eye Centre, I didn’t feel like I needed to go to any other hospital as I felt at home. They took me through the appointments where you have to make sure you qualify for laser. After that, it was established that I needed CTen which is less invasive. The procedure was then done. I have had glasses for 23 years ever since I was 8 and even after 3 weeks, my vision is better and I wasn’t even seeing what I was seeing with glasses on. The glasses were helping but it was 80%. Right now I am not at 100% but its better compared to what I was seeing with the best glasses. I would recommend Dr. Joshi, as he is the best so far, according to me. Read more Magdalene Wangare

Father Marino Gemma

I am Father Marino Gemma, I have been a patient of Dr. Mukesh Joshi for more than 20 years as he has done several procedures in my eyes. The last surgery I underwent is known as blepharochalasis. I can see better, my vision has improved, and I feel good with myself. That is an achievement and I am really thankful to Dr. Mukesh Joshi. Thank you so much, I really appreciate. Read more Father Marino Gemma

Andrew Ongaki

I could barely see and had blurry vision. I couldn’t even see anyone that was passing next to me. I couldn’t recognize them. After having undergone the cataract operation, I could see clearly.  I could read and I could recognize people. I’d like to thank the doctor for restoring my vision. He should continue doing the good work. Read more Andrew Ongaki

‘No cut no touch’ laser eye surgery picks up in Kenya

Anyone can make a case for spiffy eyeglasses or colored contact lenses. But most people who wear specs know they look better without them than with. And those who wear contacts are sure of it, but find that dust and pollution make it difficult to wear their contacts full-time. Corrective eye surgery is what many specs-wearers yearn for, but they either feel laser surgery is too costly or suspect it can endanger their eye sight. We hear few stories of dismay these days from laser surgery recipients who previously complained about night driving or dry eyes. Their problems usually sorted themselves out after a few days, but some people still believe eye surgery generally can be risky business. Laser itself stands for ‘Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation’ and was invented by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories in California in 1960. The principle of laser can be traced back to Albert Einstein who in 1917 described the theory of stimulated emissions. But it wasn’t until 1962 that the first laser eye surgery capable of destroying a retinal eye tumor was being done in the West. Today, lasers can be found everywhere from bar codes and supermarket scanners to CDs, and diamond cutting drills. They are best known in Kenya as LASIK corrective eye surgery which seems to be available widely in Nairobi. But LASIK (short for Laser-Assisted in-Situ Keratomileusis) only arrived in Kenya in 2004 with the Uganda-born, India-trained opthalmologist Dr Mukesh Joshi. Dr. Joshi had come to Kenya after receiving his ophthalmological degrees and went straight to work for the Kenya government for several years before opening his eye correction practice in 1984 in Nairobi. “It was while attending a conference in Switzerland that I first heard about LASIK and decided to bring it back to Kenya,” says Dr. Joshi who sights Swiss and Norwegian colleagues as those who gave him the most current LAKIK information. Since laser research and development has been ongoing since the 1950s, Dr. Joshi kept track of new developments in LASIK and so brought EPI-LASIK technology to his practice in 2006. But what he is most proud of today is the C-TEN laser that he brought home in 2010. “I was the first to bring this non-invasive ‘no touch – no cut’ laser surgery to Kenya, and we are still the only ones in East Africa to have it,” Dr. Joshi says. He goes farther and contends that as far as he knows, he is the only ophthalmologist in all of Africa to practice C-TEN. The main reason, he says, is economic. “Most laser clinics in South Africa are owned by businessmen who have invested heavily in LASIK, so they are not keen to move on,” he says. “The costs are high and the profit margins are low for C-TEN, so it doesn’t make good business sense to invest in the newest technology when clients are still satisfied with LASIK,” he adds. For him, the advantages of C-TEN far outweigh the costs. This is because it is not only a safer mode of eye surgery, since it Read more ‘No cut no touch’ laser eye surgery picks up in Kenya

Maureen Muhia

Hi! My name is Maureen Muhia and I am a YouTuber and my channel is "Maureen Muhia." I have been wearing glasses for 7 years since 2013. I came here about a month ago and I got my C-Ten Laser Vision Correction surgery done by Dr. Joshi. I am not wearing glasses anymore, everything is fine and I can see. Everyone at the clinic is so kind and I have said that a million times on my channel. Read more Maureen Muhia

Anne Njoroge

Hi, my name is Anne. I was initially diagnosed with Keratoconus in 2006 in the US. I then got Intacs placed on both eyes in 2008 and 2010. At that time, cross-linking was not available in the US so I did not get it. Initially, my eyes showed improvement but in a couple of years they started to degrade. I then sought different medical treatments from different doctors and tried different things like RGP lenses and scleral lenses. I moved back to Kenya in 2016 where I also sought different treatments from different doctors here with no success. In 2020, beginning of this year, I read about Dr. Joshi on Facebook from a friend. I made an appointment with him and on my first visit; he finally gave me the answers I have been looking for. He told me I needed corneal transplants in both eyes. He removed my Intacs on my right eye and did my corneal transplant on September 17th. It’s been a life changing experience and the best decision I’ve ever made. I can now see more than I ever saw or remember ever seeing in a long time. I am so abundantly grateful to Dr. Joshi and his team and I wish them all well Read more Anne Njoroge

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