Laser eye surgery......

[Anna B]

I always thought this was a private ( ie optimax etc) deal and this wasn't the sort of thing done at an Nhs hospital. I'm struggling to see a pole float at 10m Anna so you can see my urgency

 

I'm surprised people are saying it hurts (I've not read anywhere else where people are mentioning pain) but then again I'm not surprised. Someone is firing a frikken"laser" at your eyeballs!

 

But that's why I asked on here - honest answers from regular posters!!

 

Mr Edwards does do NHS work, but he also does some private work including lasik and lasek, within the same clinic, the money from which helps to fund the NHS treatment.

 

I had 'Refractive Lens replacement surgery' which is mainly used for cataracts on the NHS, but in my case I went privately and paid because my eyes were not bad enough yet to qualify, (but too bad for lasik or lasek,) and I didn't want to wait.

 

I simply phoned up the Hallamshire for a consultation and everything went from there and was clearly explained.

 

The actual operation was done in the Claremont Hospital, (one eye at a time, they won't do both together,) and all the consultations and aftercare took place at the Hallamshire hospital. I needed some follow up 'adjustment' afterwards with laser treatment which was included in the price, (and I was warned I might need it at the first consultation.) This was done in the Hallamshire clinic itself.

 

Altogether it cost about £6,000.

 

It was uncomfortable, but probably not that painful, although I think I made it worse by thinking (and imagining) what was being done, and being absolutely terrified and tense.

 

That was in 2012. My eyesight is now brilliant, but I do need reading glasses. They can also do an operation that means you don't need reading classes either, but in my particular case I was warned against it.

 

It's made a tremendous difference to my everyday life, and was money well spent.

[noisytwo]

I had Lasik treatment at the Vision Center at the Royal Hallamshire 4 years ago. No-ones more squeamish than me when it involves the eyes but Mathew Edwards and the team were fantastic. Best decision I've made

[Bruno]

Reviving this thread as I've just been for a consultation at Optical Express in Meadowhall.

 

I was interested in lens replacement that corrects both long and short distance, however i was told they wouldn't do it because my left eye is a lazy eye and its not worth the risk, the risk mainly being because they are a large company.

 

He did say it can still be done privately that id have to sign a disclaimer for whoever does it, i asked what the approximate cost is, he said would be around £2400 for the lens replacement that corrects both in my right eye.

 

Has anyone been in the same situation where been refused with lazy eye but sourced else where to get the procedure done?

[tinfoilhat]

Reviving this thread as I've just been for a consultation at Optical Express in Meadowhall.

 

I was interested in lens replacement that corrects both long and short distance, however i was told they wouldn't do it because my left eye is a lazy eye and its not worth the risk, the risk mainly being because they are a large company.

 

He did say it can still be done privately that id have to sign a disclaimer for whoever does it, i asked what the approximate cost is, he said would be around £2400 for the lens replacement that corrects both in my right eye.

 

Has anyone been in the same situation where been refused with lazy eye but sourced else where to get the procedure done?

 

I may have passed you going in (or out). I had to sign a whole bunch of stuff for the fairly standard laser eye surgery I had so I wouldn't let that side of it put you on its own. Maybe get a second opinion? Anna mentioned on this thread one of the hospitals do laser surgery privately so give them a try.

[samssong]

My wife had surgery around ten years ago .

She has been suffering with blurred vision of late and kept asking to borrow my glasses.

A visit to the Hallamshire hospital ended up with the specialist advising her to visit the optician .

The out come she now wears glasses again .

[999tigger]

My wife had surgery around ten years ago .

She has been suffering with blurred vision of late and kept asking to borrow my glasses.

A visit to the Hallamshire hospital ended up with the specialist advising her to visit the optician .

The out come she now wears glasses again .

 

Its not permanent and people are advised of this. As you age your cornea gets less flexible and you get natural short sightedness. there are millions who it works very successfully for and lasts many years.

[ll49]

I'm having a re-treat on 31st March after having it done 8 years ago and then I needed glasses again 18 months later, so Optimax agreed to re-treat as they agree it should have lasted much longer than that. I've got to have a different procedure done this time which I've been advised will take longer to heal and will be more painful for a longer period of time, so I'm not looking forward to that part of it, but really hope I'm glasses free for many years to come this time!!!

[buck]

Once they fix your eyes do they stay fixed, or does it start to wear off after 10 years or something ?

I had mine done about 6 years ago and have never needed to wear glasses since. It cost me nothing because at my age (84) I am fully covered by America's Medicare program. Only time will tell if I lose any vision, but for now I'm happy with it.

[ANGELFIRE1]

Does that mean if you have successful treatment but were silly enough to tick the "I need corrective lenses to drive" box, you can apply to the DVLA to have said condition removed from your licence?

 

Also, can someone - anyone - please tell me if a "lazy eye" rules you out from laser surgery?

 

I have had a lazy eye all of my 66 years. I had tests in my late teens, I was told a lazy eye is nothing to do with the actual eye, but a part of the brain that deals with sight. If that still holds today, eye surgery would be useless. I would try to be assessed by an eye consultant then your mind would be put at rest.

 

Angel1.

[crookedspire]

I'm quite short sighted now I did look into having my eyes corrected. To me Laser eye treatment offers much but fails to delivery I was told I would need glasses again in later life so thought what's the point plus I have arthritis in most of my body that makes my eyes dry Laser surgery would make this worse.