Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

Researched beforehand, made decision to go with Accuvision as best options, equipment. Excellent care & information provided, I wore glasses for reading ets, long vision was ok. The result is Amazing.. I am so happy, now I can sit at the computer all day- at work (call centre) read supermarket price labels, my mobile, no more on / off with the glasses constantly, its a revelation.

LASIK surgery, bah! TransEPI, luxury! I had the 'full fat' lens replacement surgery via Accuvision instead. That's where you have then lenses inside your eye replaced, under local anaesthetic, with new lenses that correct your vision. It's essentially the same as a cataract operation. Why this option? I'm in my early 40's and I've been short sighted since I was seven (-6.5 and -4.75) and was starting to get long sighted as well. I really didn't want to get rid of distance vision glasses only to need reading glasses in 12 months time.Unfortunately, it turned out that my corneas are too thin for LASIK, even for Accusivion. I could have taken the TransEPI option, but they would haven't been able to give me monovision. In other words, they could fix my short sightedness but not the oncoming long sightedness. So I took the other option - lens replacement. It isn't cheap (about 5x the price of LASIK), but it was definitely the right option for someone of my age and with thin corneas. What what was it like? This was a big decision for me and I was very very nervous in the beginning. I'd read about the possible downsides on the surgeon's Web site, and even though the chances of something going seriously wrong were tiny, it made me worry. I watched videos of the operation on YouTube, which showed how straightforward the operation is. I also talked to a couple of opticians, to see how they reacted, and they were completely blasé. Their attitude was that this operation is carried out every day and is probably more proven than laser surgery. When I got to the surgery centre (it's in Colindale, not Fulham,) for the operation, suddenly all my worries went away. I was incredibly relaxed. You start by sitting in a room and they put a few drops in your eye to numb it. I watched about 30 minutes of day time TV whilst this started to work. I was then taken into the operating theatre. They had warned me the worst bit would be the local anaesthetic injection - that it would be like having one at the dentist. As it turned out it wasn't so bad. You don't feel pain, but it does feel like someone is pressing a finger just under your eye for about 10 seconds. The effect of the anaesthetic is that you can't see anything out of your eye. It feels numb, frozen. They then check it's numb and put a cloth over your other eye. 10 minutes later it's over. You feel nothing during the operation. I just looked at the blue cloth and visualised pictures of trees and fields. There are no strange smells either. You do hear a machine that sounds like a short wave radio that's out of tune. That, apparently, is a device that give the surgeon audio feedback on the fluids in your eye. Toward the end of the operation I thought I could see something though my right eye (the new lens must have been in) but I decided to look away and back at my blue cloth. They tell you they are putting a patch on your eye, and then ask you to sit up. You they are taken to a recovery room, tell you about what to do the following day, and then take you downstairs. You feel a bit soft legged and when you blink under the patch it feels 'gritty'. I woke up the next morning, and my eye had a lot of 'gunk' around it. I took off the patch, managed to open my eye a bit, and in 5 minutes could open it fully. I could see at distance, but it took half a day to see a shot distance. Although I'd taken the day off, with the help of reading glasses I worked the full day at home. The pupil was still quite dilated, so it takes a few hours for that to revert to normal. I had the second eye operation a week later. It was slightly worse in that I could see more with my good eye and I just wanted to be under my blue cloth. However, the second time round I experienced no gritty sensation and no gunk. What's been the outcome? It's been a week since my second operation. I could see as soon as I took off the second eye patch, but again it took a few hours to be able to focus on the computer screen. It's incredible in less than a week the eye is so well recovered. I now have 20:20 vision and I can read close up as well. There's been no pain apart from two times when my eye has been dry (which required a quick search for tear eye drops) My eye sight is obviously slightly worse than it was when I was using glasses. With glasses and contact lenses you get 20:15 vision. It's fine for everything at present, apart from night driving - the road signs take a longer time to appear in dark. I reckon it's going to take a month for the brain to adjust and for the eyes to settle fully, but I may choose to get a pair of driving glasses for night time. They'd warned me beforehand that I may have to settle for this. I can drive at night without glasses, so it's not a big issue. Also, some times focusing between near and far isn't quite a rapid as before, but my brain still needs to get used to my new eyes. However, overall it's brilliant. Being able to see seems very normal. It's dark at present in the mornings, so it doesn't make much of a difference yet when I wake up. It does seem odd being able to fall asleep without having to worry about glasses or contact lenses. I am looking forward to being able to go swimming without all the hassle associated with glasses or contact lenses. I'm also looking forward to be able to camping and not worry about being able to find my glasses in the dark. Overall, it makes you feel more confident. Why Accuvision? I chose Accuvison for a number of reasons. One was a personal recommendation by someone who had LASIK (so did his wife). He'd mentioned that Accuvision had the best machines. Another was the links on the Web site to the independent audits of Accuvision and their competitors. It showed very high success rates, mid range prices and very high customer satisfaction. I wanted a company that had very high success rates, just in case! Also, their DVD was the only one that actually showed the LASIK operation. My experience at Accuvsion also was very positive. The pre-sales approach was non-pushy and totally focused on determining the best option for me. One of my visits was on a Friday, a day when they operate and it was amazing to see people turn up in Fulham with glasses, go through a door and appear two minutes later with no glasses. They had their eyes closed, but they'd would chat quite happily about how easy LASIK was. The post operation care has been very very good. I'm sure they'd spot the slightest problem early on and that they'd be able to fix it. They seem to make sure every thing is as safe as possible and there's always a way to fix any potential problems. It seems weird now that I was so worried about it. LASIK seems a breeze, and my lens replacement operation was easier than going to the dentist. I'm still getting used to what it means to be able to see, to discover how much glasses and contact lenses were holding me back.

It is now 3 months since I had my cataracts removed and implants installed, I now find life clearer and glasses free. I am eternally grateful to Mr Chad Rostron, Mr V Patel and all the team at Accuvision for their expertise, consideration and general follow up care. Thank you all very much

Thank you to Accuvision for what they have done for me. They were professional and provided excellent, objective advice with regular follow-up consultations. I would recommend considering them as your specialist for Laser Eye Surgery.

My visit to accuvision was my first step to see if anyone could help with my very poor vision that I have suffered all my life from birth. My Vision was a -28 in my left eye and a -16 in my right eye which was worse than expected when examined at accuvision in Parsons Green. With eyes this bad I knew I would not qualify for laser and just wondered if there was anything that anyone could do. Joan and Vikesh at accuvision treated me with such respect and class they are a credit to the company. After being examined by Mr Chad Rostron he stated that he could help me with my eyes and the only option for me was to have inplantable contact lenses. I jumped at the chance for the potential of 20/20 in my right eye and correction to my left eye. Went through the surgery for my left eye in September 2008 and as much as I did not want the curgery the results were out of this world my left eye went from a -28.00 to a -1.00 as it currently is and the vision and comfort is absolutely amazing, my right eye was then operated in december 2008 and was hoping for 20/20 vision after the surgery everything was fine and uncomfortable as expected for a period, as this wore of the vision got better and better and after todays check up with Mr Rostron and Vikesh my right eye is now -0.25 from -16.00 which gives me 20/20 vision. They are truly amazing at accuvision and are so professional they made me feel so welcome and comfortable that they have changed my life forever. I cannot put into words how they have changed my life and that now I do not have to worry about contact lenses just enjoy the best vision I have ever had. If anyone else thinks that you cannot be helped I know nobody as bad eyes as I had and they helped me to feel unbelievable and no words can describe how I feel. I would like to Thank everbody at accuvision and the surgery clinic for the way they you treated me and for changing my life forever. Thank you Mr Rostron, Vikesh and Joan for doing all you could for me it is so appreciated.

I had both eyes treated on 15 Oct 08, original prescription was both -2.75, very mild astigmatism. My eyesight is now 6/4.5 in left eye, and 6/6 in right. I had previously worn Ortho-K lens (lens worn overnight that correct your vision when removed in the morning), but wanted something more permanent.Thus, I had high expectations, which were mostly met. I choose Accuvision mainly due to them being the only clinic that offered trans epi LASEK, a treatment I was keen on due to my low prescription, contact sports, and job (emergency services). They were also competitively priced, with an experience surgeon (Mr Rostron), who reassured me than a Wavefront Optimised (as opposed to Wavefront Customised), would be better in my case, and I was pleased I wasn't simply 'lumbered' with Wavefront as other clinics do. The downsides are that what the surgeon said on treatment day contradicted what the optomerist said (I was told I could, theoretically, go blind). I also had a bad reaction to the eye-drops (Tobredex), resulting in pounding headaches and elevated eye pressure. There was also a lot of pain and discomfort for the first week or so after surgery, I would recommend taking at least 1 month off work, esp. if you have a manual job (the 'few days' quoted by laser eye surgery companies is misleading). I had a consultation at AVC, where the surgey was £1,000 more, but expect that many of the check ups there would have been with the surgeon rather than optomerist. I expect the same is true of Harley St clinics. That said, the optomerists at Accuvision are very helpful and knowledgeable. 2 months on I am very pleased, thank-you to all the staff at Accuvusion. However, I would warn people that there are risks, so think carefully about surgery. Any questions, please email me.

Had my surgery last month and now have 20/20 vision. The procedure itself is very quick and pain free, of course the vision is 'foggy' for a while but still better than without my contact lenses or glasses. The next morning I could see clearly and every day for the first week vision improves. I would definitely recommend the Accuvision clinic to anyone considering this surgery, you won't regret it!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank wholeheartedly the staff at Accuvision Fulham. I can say without equivocation, that the service standard I received from consultation to post op review, have been nothing short of exemplary and should be hailed as the platinum experience from a private medical procedure. I was a moderate myopic and opted for a surface procedure Trans-Epi-Lasik to maintain robust integrity of the cornea. Yes there was some transient pain and dry eye problems but within 3 months of the operation my vision was superior to it’s correction with contacts before. In other words the results have exceeded any reasonable expectation and with something such as one’s vision it’s like a continual celebration, no kidding. The staff, big up to Vik he knows the score, were amazing. I was never hurried they were always available for answering questions either by phone or in person. They provided total re-assurance with no hard sell and complete honesty with all clinical questions I had, and I had a lot! I did a lot of research myself to feel comfortable with the procedure and glad I did as it corroborated the information I received from the team. My vision is now 20/15 pushing 20/12. Preposterously life affirming! I even went into the local pub after my last check up and had a good chat and a beer with the guys there. Awesome, simply awesome! Life is different now for us myopes.

I visited Accuvision on the recommendation of a friend who’s wife had surgery there. I found the team relaxed, confident and informed at every stage. The consultation wasn’t salesy, and procedure was clean and simple and the aftercare was genuine and helpful.

It is a lot of money, but if you have decided to have LES I would 100% recommend Accuvision

It's been just 24 hours since my procedure. And here I am reading and writing - no need for glasses!!! I had my initial consultation at Solihull. Previously I went to Optimax and they quoted me for over £3000 for Wavefront Intralase Lasik!! It put me off as my friends with serious astigmatism and really bad prescription paid the same. I had -2.75 on both eyes, additionally I have been told that I had slight astigmatism 0.5 and large 7mm pupils hence I needed wavefront. In Solihull I was told that my prescription was perfectly normal and I wouldn't be charged any extra for wavefront, They do not perform Intralase. When I asked about it I was told there is no difference between Intralase and Keratome treatment, both involves touch (!!), risk and healing process are the same. Just the price is oh so different! I was given anaesthetic drops and the doctor poked me with a piece of equipment (that was to measure the thickness of my cornea). That change completely my attitude as there was no pain at all. I wanted to book the procedure straight away. They offered me an appointment at London clinic 2 days after but I was told I could have my po-op appointment in Solihull. I had t wait for about 1hr before I was seen. I was really scared, shaking all the way through but they just went on. The nurse held my hand and in less tan 10 minutes it was all over and done with. I was still shaking and as I sat outside nobody came to check on me for another 15 minutes. I really needed it as I was still in a bit of a shock! The biggest disappointment was that they made me to come back to London for my next day appointment. I had already made my arrangements to go to Solihull the next day but the doctor in Solihull was not able to see me. It meant I had to travel all the way down from Midlands just for a short visit. All in all I am pleased with the outcome, hopefully my vision will gradually improve. My advice is to definitely shop around to find your best match as probably each clinic offers something different. In terms of pain and procedure itself just go with an open mind. It lasts only a few minutes so it's as long as I used spend just putting my contacts in and out!!