Laser eye surgery......

[scousemouse]

A friend of mine and her parents went to place in Nottingham, and were more than satisfied, sadly I don't know the name, but find out and let you know.

[ll49]

I had laser eye surgery when I was 23 at the cost of £4000 and by the time I was 25 I needed glasses again, needless to say I wasn't very impressed!!

 

My friend had the same surgery at 21 and she was back in glasses by 27....it's just not good enough for the cost and expectancies they give you!!

 

Personally I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and the one thing that did strike me was that all the surgeons, receptionists, opticians etc there all wore glasses....not a very good or reassuring advert!!

[999tigger]

Very unusual II49 as most people I know say its the best decision they ever made.

New Biz I would make sure the person who was doing it was a surgeon so I favour places like Moorfields in London.

 

The Sheffield Vision clinic looks good. Am sure there will be sites with reviews.

 

There used to be a website with loads of reviews on. Ill post if I remember and it is still going.

 

http://www.lasik-eyes.co.uk/clinics/sheffield-vision-centre/

Edited August 11, 2014 by 999tigger

[feargal]

I had mine done about 6 years ago with Sheffield Vision centre. They were excellent, I couldn't fault them. My eyesight was pretty bad (about -12 in one eye, slightly better in the other), and my vision is still excellent now. I was told that I'd probably need reading glasses as I get older, but I would've expected that anyway.

 

A friend had the same surgery through vision express which was considerably cheaper, but she had to go back 3 times and still has "halos" in night vision, whereas I had drops in during surgery to minimise the risk and don't get any.

[999tigger]

wow -12 is high, must have been a massive change plus I bet its workd out as cost effective.

[feargal]

Yep, it took ages to get used to not reaching for glasses as soon as I woke up! My glasses cost a fortune because I had to pay for high index lenses to make them thin enough to prevent me looking like a fly. Last pair was about 600 quid, then with occasional contact lens buying, laser surgery had paid for itself in about 3 years!

[NewBiz]

Thanks everyone for your responses, and if anyone else has any further real life experiences I'd appreciate reading them.

 

Thanks again

[Dick]

I had new artificial lenses put in my eyes on the NHS.

The first eye, the surgery was done at Claremont, although it was on the NHS and cost me nothing.

The second eye was done in the Hallamshire.

It was obvious the equipment in the Hallamshire was more modern and superior to Claremont.

Both op's were a great success.

I know before you've had it done you think how can they operate on your eyes under a local anaesthetic.

But I can assure you you don't feel a thing.

Go for the new lens surgery.

[NewBiz]

I had new artificial lenses put in my eyes on the NHS.

The first eye, the surgery was done at Claremont, although it was on the NHS and cost me nothing.

The second eye was done in the Hallamshire.

It was obvious the equipment in the Hallamshire was more modern and superior to Claremont.

Both op's were a great success.

I know before you've had it done you think how can they operate on your eyes under a local anaesthetic.

But I can assure you you don't feel a thing.

Go for the new lens surgery.

 

Thanks Dick. For my left eye replacement lense will be the only choice the astigmatism is so bad. How did you get new lenses on NHS, if yuo don't mind me asking?

[Anna B]

Yes, I had lens replacement surgery by Mr Edwards at Royal Hallamshire Hospital and the results are wonderful. I still need reading glasses but that's no problem.

 

I believe surgery is available that deals with both long and short distance, doing away with the need for reading glasses, but Mr Edwards advised against it in my case, and it's always wise to listen to the experts.