yeah my sister had it done in mancheser (dont know where but it cost close to 3k) she suffers from night blindness a bit.

 

What was her eyesight before the treatment?

Which treatment did she have?

My eyes arent too bad so I would be having the non-surgical laser treatment.

 

Ill speak to my gf later, im not sure of the exact details at this point in time.

What I will say though is that her glasses before were huge great things, so her eyes were very bad to begin with.

 

Just wondering if there's any chance of an update a few months on, now everything's has time to settle down.

I'm becoming more an more interested in surgery and trying to make my mind up, so first hand experience is really helpful.

Cheers

 

I had my eyes done with Optimax in Birmingham. Very good, very clean, very professional.

Had a pre-check appt, then about a week later a check-up and the surgery. I had Lasik which lasted 45 seconds per eye. I had to wear eye protectors that day and at night for the next week. I had drops to put in my eyes for about 14 days I think.

Before surgery I was -5 in my left eye and -5.25 in my right. Actually I was worse than that, but that was my contact lens strength. After surgery, I can now see one line below the line as standard for 20/20 vision, whatever that makes my vision, but it's now better than 20/20.

Immediately after surgery my vision was blurry, but once I got home and had a sleep (as recommended by Optimax) I woke up and my vision was perfect.

It's now been 3 years since I had it done and have had absolutely no problems whatsoever.

The surgery was painless and I haven't had any discomfort, irritation or pain at all.

Highly recommended!

 

I'm above the level for laser surgury so I'm getting ICL's
Contact lenses fitted inside the eye.
Cant wait really as I've worn thick glasses for as long as I can remember.
I'm getting this done through Optimax to

 

I use contact lens that you leave in for 30 days, they are the best thing ever

I hated getting my glasses wet and the red marks on my nose, none of those now

I really dislike sticking my fingers in my eyes but its only once a month, although sometimes I give the len's a clean if i've been wearing a lot of make up. On my third month now and my eyes are fine

 

At least 17 years, legally .

 

i think i am going to go for this in the winter when business picks up a little, wonder if i can put the receipt through my accountant ?

 

A friend had laser eye surgery (lasik with flap - I think) around 5 years ago and it totally changed his life.
He had worn glasses for about 18 years and had a prescription of -8.5 for each eye. After surgery he now has better than 20/20 and has had no problems at all.
The surgery was carried out at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Cost around £2500 in total but given how bad his eyes were it was money well spent.

I have also been considering having it done. My prescription is only -1.25 & -1.5 and I don't wear glasses all the time (mainly just driving). It would be good to be able to see properly all the time but I have to weigh up the risks given my relatively minor prescription.
I have been told that my eye sight may improve during my forties due to the lenses/muscles becoming weaker with age. Only a few years away so I might wait and see.

 

I had my eyes done at Optimax in London 2 years ago. I had the "flap" + laser one - can't remember if that's LASIK or LASEK.
I didn't have any problems whatsoever, and could see a noticeable improvement in my sight after just a couple of hours.
Although I haven't had an eye test since (except the standard aftercare tests), I still feel like I have perfect vision.
I didn't have any problems with pain, discomfort, night vision or anything else.

It's the best money I have ever spent, and would definately recommend it to anybody.

 

any of you here that have had the treatment have astigmatism by any chance..?!

 

Nope, sorry.

LASIK is the flap btw, LASEK is when they cut away part of the eye completely to do the surgery and then place it back afterwards.

 

what a lot of people should wiegh up, is the cost of contact lenses etc etc for the rest of your life, i know having the eyes done by laser, at the current prices will pay for themselves within 2/3 years IIRC

i can never ever be botherd to put mine in nowadays TBH, and i really do hate glassses

 

It is the best thing I have done, It does change your life.

 

The thought of it going wrong, and going blind puts me off. I don't mind saying, but I'm scared to have it done.

I know the cases of something going wrong is very minor, but I'd hate to be that 1 in 10,000 were it did go wrong.

I'd love to have it done, but like I say, I'm scared.

 

I was the same, But now very happy I did it,

 

bonehead, sounds similar to what i will need as i have bad long sightedness and astigmatism. what sort of cost have you been qouted and when is it being done ?? cheers

 

Looks like we should be organising a Scoobynet groupbuy here

 

Then do what I did.... get one eye done and keep the other as a backup just in case

In the end I never got around to doing the other eye as my brain has adapted to it. The untreated eye is actualy pretty good (-1.5) so I'm saving that to use for reading in 15 years time

Another vote for optimax by the way - peterborough