Laser Eye Surgery Discussion Thread

susi

Thank you both, Im pleased your surgeries were a success. I had made my mind up to have it done then read the threads on here and there are some not so good ones. I ended up just confused again. I wear glasses for distance but dont need them for close up, hence I am forever taking them off and loosing them!!!! I will go check ebay out to see if there is anything on there.
Thanks again x:beer:

Poppy9

OH is considering have surgery to correct his long sightedness. Where does he start in finding out which procedures are safest, which clinics to use etc?

davetrousers

I am sure Martin Lewis himself has done an article on this himself.

The article recommends ebay (sounds odd at first) but it says that a lot of clinics use ebay to sell remaining empty appointments.

chloebelle

I had laser surgery done about 2 years ago - best thing I ever did!:j

First step, investigate if there are any clinics near you, there aren't many in the country so you may have a problem.

Most important thing is go for a consultation - any clinic worth considering should offer you one free. This was really important for me, gave me a chance to assess the staff and building to see if I felt comfortable enough to let them operate.

Knowledge is power! Read all the literature available, search the internet for comments and opinions and ask lots of questions at the clinic.

I had mine done at optimax in Guildford, Very impressed and extremely happy. I researched the procedure for about 6 months before the operation so felt very confident and not fearful at all.

If you go for it, be prepared for at least 2 weeks recovery afterwards. Very few people wake up the next day with perfect vision!! I had to wear sunglasses for 7 days and it took a further 2-3 weeks for my vision to stabilise.

I could drone on forever about laser surgery, please ask me if you want more info.

Poppy9

Thanks for the info Chloe. OH has made contact with one company per Martin's blog.

It may be of interest to others who are long sighted but OH told that even with surgery he will still need glasses for reading as his prescription is over 3+ which is the limit for 100% correction of long-sightedness. However the reading prescription glasses that OH will need will be what a normal person of that age will need i.e. +1. OH is going to go ahead after a bit more research as he will be free of glasses/contacts for the majority of time.

There is one company that say they can fully correct 4+ by doing the surgery in stages but don't know how risky this is.

kellz123

Has anyone here had laser eye surgery? I am considering lasik very soon so I can eliminate the use of my eye glasses and contacts.

Spikey_2

i'm glad this thread has been of some use to people on here.....:)

babydaisy

My friend has just had it done at the Manchester Eye Hospital and has persuaded me to go for it as well

http://www.centre-for-vision.com/

She was delighted with the service and the aftercare and it's the place where they deal with any problems from the private clinics as well so you've got the best surgeons available if you should have any complications

I am now plucking up the courage to book myself in!! Scary but I hate wearing my glasses so it would be a complete liberation to be able to see without them

ry111

Ive had my consultation at optimax with my precription being R-8.75 and L-5 and ive been reffered to london clinic. With having large pupils if im successfull i will have to go for a wave front or the laser implant for the Right eye and it can cost me around £3000. Has anyone payed a large amount like this?

katskorner

I had wavefront on both eyes with epi-lasek - it cost me £1090 inc consultation and aftercare. My prescription was nowhere near as bad as yours though.