Mr Stevens delivered multiple presentations at the annual ESCRS conference at the Excel Centre, London, in September. He participated in a number of clinical sessions covering laser refractive surgery, advanced lens implant designs and calculations, and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.

Mr Stevens was also presenting at the UKISCRS congress in a specialist session “Femtosecond laser surgery, a 10 year celebration”.

The third Ophthalmology Futures Forum was held in London. This is designed to facilitate innovative ophthalmic product development and improve eye care delivery. Mr Stevens was speaking and moderating technology related sessions and is also a member of the clinical advisory board for Ophthalmology Futures.

After having the lenses removed from her eyes 28 years ago, Claire White, now 29, has had lens implant surgery to restore her sight. This was performed as an NHS procedure by Julian Stevens at Moorfields Eye Hospital. In the Hertfordshire Mercury, Claire said “It was definitely life-changing” and Mr Stevens described the results as “transformational”.

NHS Heroes is a recognition scheme designed to celebrate the unsung heroes who work in the NHS. Mr Stevens is proud to receive an NHS Heroes award voted for by patients two years running. Mr Stevens has a specialist NHS corneal clinic based at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Writing for the Daily Mirror, Dr Miriam Stoppard says that Mr Stevens “has magicked my eyes so that I can sit here writing with better than 20/20 vision” after her femtosecond laser cataract surgery. She also described how she was “gobsmacked” after the procedure, saying “Colours are dazzling. Lights are like arc lamps. It’s hard to describe the perfect-diamond quality of everything.”

Mr Stevens has been named as a recipient of the 2013 Senior Achievement Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). This award is in recognition for his contributions to the Academy, its scientific and educational programmes, and to ophthalmology.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, HRH Princess Michael of Kent told the newspaper "At least I see brilliantly. I had my eyes lasered by Dr Stevens at Moorfields."

" 'Don't think about it - just do it,' said Claudia Winkleman...'It is life-changing and you won't regret it. Forget about a new handbag - it's all about new eyes.'... And so it happened that I found myself sitting in the office of Julian Stevens, one of this country's finest eye surgeons..."

Choosing the right lens for your cataract or refractive lens surgery is crucial for the best outcome. In an article for the Daily Mail, Mr Stevens talks about the factors that guide your choice of the best lens for you and the different types of lenses available.

Mr Stevens was invited to speak about laser refractive surgery for the military, as part of an educational day for military doctors at the Royal Society of Medicine. This lecture is available to download in our section for ophthalmic professionals.

The iDesign is the latest very high resolution wavefront scanner from AMO. There are now over a thousand wavefront scan points over the pupil, and effectively a sight test is performed at each location. This results in the ability to achieve greater precision than ever before with wavefront-guided treatment. Mr Stevens has been involved in the development of iDesign and Moorfields was the first eye centre in the UK to use iDesign technology.

iDesign employs a sophisticated wavefront measurement, similar to the laser technology used to examine the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Like 50% of UK women, ‘Look’ magazine editor Ali Hall wore glasses for years - and hated it. Then she finally decided to get her eyes lasered, with amazing results.