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Re Which? report as covered by Mail Online:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2727404...g-risks-surgery.html

This morning I've received messages from a significant number of people who say they've left comments under the feature but the Mail are not publishing them!

I tried myself, and sure enough - my low key comment was not published!

This is blatant bias, so I called the Mail Online office. I spoke with Lucy Kearney and asked her for an explanation of their actions.

She said that if I put my complaint in writing they would look at it!!!!

I bit my tongue and told her I am far too busy to waste my time writing to the Mail and suggested she simply look at the OERML Facebook page for details!

Meanwhile, Mail Online are allowing countless positive posts which are so obviously written by Optical Express!

30 June 2014: Interview with John McDonnell MP

www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/05/...uined-my-life-ruling
"Optical Express loses bid to close laser eye surgery critic's website
Biggest laser eye surgery provider claimed a bitter rival funded the Optical Express Ruined My Life website, run by Sasha Rodoy"

www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/373...-ruined-their-vision
"Sasha Rodoy says she suffered irreparable eye damage during surgery.... The London-based campaigner said: “Until I came along the industry kept this scandal hidden with gagging orders signed in return for compensation.""

www.richardhartley.com/2014/04/optical-e...ery-critics-website/
"Optical Express loses bid to close laser eye surgery critic’s website"

When asked by Adrian Goldberg whether or not Optical Express would welcome greater regulation of the industry, Steve Schallhorn replied: "Listen... we would support practical regulations that would improve the industry and deliver meaningful benefits to our patients, we would certainly support that."

If this is true then I invite Steve Schallhorn and David Moulsdale to meet with me and John McDonnell before our scheduled meeting with the Health Minister next month. I will send a letter to both parties and post their replies here and on OERML.

When repeatedly pressed to answer the question that the ASA have ruled against Optical Express using their untrue claim that 99% of people achieve 20/20 vision, desperately looking for a rabbit hole, Steve sighed and said: "I'm a.. I'm a... ophthalmic surgeon and I can't address advertising issues."

Really Steve? Then if you're not involved with OE's marketing and not licensed to practice surgery in the UK, exactly what are you doing for OE?

Steve mentioned "rigorous standards established by our medical advisory board..." but forgot to mention that he's the IMAB Chairman!


Listen to Steve squirm!

Arriving @ the studios early this morning

The pressure is building, in my local rag today, Salford Advertiser Manchester Evening News:

Paul Ross & Penny Smith chat with Sasha Rodoy:

BBC London 94.9 - The Breakfast Show with Penny Smith and Paul Ross

Listen here @ 01.43.55:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01kkxqk