Book a Consultation Book an Eye Test Clinic Finder Laser Eye Surgery Lens Replacement Cataract Surgery Eye Health Glasses Contact Lenses Patient Reviews About Eye Tests HOME PATIENT REVIEWS BRUNO ORTIZ-CANAVATE Patient Reviews Olympic Swimmer, Bruno’s career has excelled since having laser eye surgery at Optical Express Click here to see Bruno's full story Bruno Ortiz-Canavate Professional Swimmer, Laser Eye Surgery Patient January 2020 Bruno Ortiz-Canavate is a professional swimmer from Spain who first made his breakthrough in his swimming career when he competed for the University of Michigan where he won many national titles. He then went on to represent Spain at the Olympics in Rio in 2016. Bruno has always suffered from poor eyesight and so relied on contact lenses to see “I started wearing contact lenses in 2011. Every morning, waking up at five o’clock to get ready for morning practice, I would have to put my contact lenses in and that continued for about four years until I got laser eye surgery.” Contact lenses however, proved to be extremely challenging for Bruno, especially when it came to swimming so he decided to have laser eye surgery with Optical Express, “Whenever you’re in the water, sometimes water gets in your goggle and sometimes then I had trouble seeing the clock, which is important, and trouble turning. So it’s like a fear factor during practice thinking ‘What if the contact lens falls out?’ and just taking that away with laser eye surgery was a great thing.” Not only did his swimming career influence him in choosing to have laser eye surgery, but Bruno also received a number of recommendations from his family, “One thing that made me decide to do the surgery was the influence of my family. My mother and my brother have both had the surgery and their vision is perfect, so I thought ‘why not do it?’” Bruno is delighted with the improvements laser eye surgery has had on his life and his swimming career. “It was a very important thing in my life, to see, so that made me choose to have laser eye surgery.” Since having his surgery Bruno has excelled in his swimming career, and recently broke three national records at the European Short Course Championships. Book a Free Consultation or request a callback BOOK CONSULTATION Download the info pack *This promotion is available only to people receiving iDesign iLasik treatment. Your clinical team will confirm if you are eligible for iDesign iLasik and Optical Express will confirm whether you are eligible for this promotion in your informed consent document. As measured by Optical Express at least 12 months following initial treatment or 3 months following enhancement treatment. Causes of failure unconnected with our treatment excluded. See full terms and conditions here. **In a study of 190,231 Optical Express patients with the most common prescriptions we treat (excluding those with presbyopia and emmetropia) 99.2% achieved 20|20 vision or better following treatment. Contact Us 0800 023 2020 enquiries@opticalexpress.com Our Services Laser Eye Surgery Lens Replacement Cataract Surgery Eye Health Glasses Contact Lenses Eye Tests About Us About Patient Reviews Customer Care Magazine and News Contact Us Refer a Friend Contact Centre Information Gender Pay Gap Report How to Complain Environmental Statement Open Letter Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement Corporate Careers Corporate Eye Care Information Pack Environmental, Social and Governance Optical Express Ireland Optical Express Germany Optical Express Croatia Sitemap Terms and conditions Privacy policy Cookies Company No. SC161469 | VAT No.680672418 | © Optical Express 2021 Your choice regarding cookies on this site We use cookies to optimise site functionality and give you the best possible experience. I AcceptSettings