Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

Had the treatment this week. I was -6.5 beforehand. Pretty pleased with the outcome at this stage and my vision is still improving. Brett Halliday was the surgeon and the whole staff were very efficient and professional - as you should expect. The actual procedure was a bit uncomfortable but certainly not painful. Once the anaesthetic wore off my eyes felt very sore for about two hours, but that quite quickly wore off.

I had Wavefront Guided Lasik in May 2002. It cost £2500. My pre-op prescription was -1.75 and -1.50 with a fair bit of astigmatism. The operation seemed to go smoothly and the initial results were very good. I’m not sure my vision was quite as good as it was with glasses but it was very good and the optometrist assured me it was 20/20. All good and off I went very happy. About 10 months later I started getting headaches and noticed my vision didn't seem as sharp in fading light. I was also getting sore eyes. I rang Accuvision who agreed to see me. At the consultation the optometrist tested my eyes and insisted that my eyes were still 20/20. They clearly weren't. He said everything was healthy and I just had slightly dry eyes. He gave me some eye drops for my dry eyes and sent me on my way. During a further phone call they told me I was now "discharged". That's fair enough. But I had clearly regressed and had continued to do so. The headaches got worse and my eyes were still dry and sore. At my last eye test my prescription was -0.75 and -1.00 with a small amount of astigmatism. I certainly can’t drive at night with this prescription. I was also told that I have mild blepharitis which is often linked with dry eyes. More significantly they told me the right flap is a little jagged or swollen. This means that I can’t correct my sight properly with contact lenses. So I’m stuck with a poor visual outcome and I’m now unable to wear contact lenses at all. Now of course this is just one persons story. This site is full of many glowing recommendations for Accuvision. However, most people post their reviews within a few days/weeks/months. How many people will regress? In the US many clinics include re-treatment in the price as most people will regress to some extent. At Accuvision if you need enhancement you will need to pay again. My optometrist says he is seeing more and more people who have regressed to the extent that they need to do something about it. And of course the effects of the laser on the eye can often mean that that these people will never regain the perfect vision they had with glasses before surgery. So be careful. Technology is progressing at such a rate that waiting another 12 months may make a difference. I am unhappy with the overall service I received at Accuvision. Please email me if you want any more details.

For any one wanting info about Brett Halliday I found this on the website. pretty impressive I think Mr. Halliday trained at Oxford Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (senior registrar and lecturer). Appointed to consultant NHS post in Shrewsbury in 1990. He has been an independent consultant ophthalmologist since 1997. Mr. Halliday has published papers in peer reviewed journals on diagnosis of glaucoma, acuity after cataract surgery, lens power in cataract surgery, surgery of pterygium, refractive surgery including epikeratophakia and excimer laser contrast sensitivity, surgery for blepharospasm, corneal graft surgery, surgery for keratoconus, two editorials in British Medical Journal, two chapters in text books.

Sorry to be a pest.............Can anyone tell me why you are not recomended to get the tube train home?? I will be traveling with my sister on main line and tube.

Please, can anybody give me information on monovision treatment? my eyes measure -5.75 and i need glasses for reading, at the moment i use varifoculs. and am debating with myself what is the best way forward, monovision seems a strange concept. looking forward to hear, janny

Hi I am having my eye surgery on Monday 24th April. I feel quite nervous. I have Brett Halliday as my surgoen, I tried to get some infomation on him on the web but it kept coming up page not diplayed. So I would be grate full if any one could let me know what he is like Many thanks Jan

I have recently booked to have Accuwave Lasik Surgery at the Solihull clinic, this surgery is being performed by Brett Halliday, and I notice that his name is not mentioned very much, just wondered if anyone that has been treated by Brett to email me any comments. Thank you.

I had laser surgery at the AccuVision clinic in Fulham on monday. I am posting this message as a very delighted patient. All the staff from the bird at the reception to the optometrist and the surgeon were absolutely fantastic. I am still getting to terms with the fact that I wont need glasses ever again. It's no surprise to me that AccuVision have a 100% positive rating on this site. The actual surgery only lasted about 8 minutes (that's 4 minutes per eye). The weird thing is it doesn't hurt. The whole thing was painless. I felt a massive difference to my sight as soon as the surgery was over. When I left the clinic (ie about 30 minutes after surgery), I could read car number plates, road signs, the departure board at the train station! This amazing experience will stay with me for the rest of my life. I'll definitely recommend AccuVision to anyone considering laser treatment.

I have worn glasses since I was three years old. I was severely long sighted and no clinic was able to offer me treatment as my prescription was considered to be to high (+6.75 and +5.00) Then I heard about accuvision and travelled from the lake district to london for a consultation. The service I received was fantastic and they were very honest about what I could expect due to having such a severe prescription. I decided to go ahead and I had the surgery done in monday. I was very nervous but the staff were fantastic and explained everything clearly and said I would feel no pain though it would be a little uncomfortable. Did it hurt? Absolutely not, it was the most amazing ten minute light show ever. First they clamp your eye which did not hurt at all then they get to work and ten minutes later its done. No pain at all during or after the procedure. I came out of the surgery and my son was in the waiting room and I had to sit with my eyes shut for ten minutes. After this I opened my eyes and could tell straight away that my vision was changed for the better. I Rested for the remainder of the day and put in drops as instructed. I awoke the next day and reached for my glasses as I have done for 43 years, realised I had eye shields on took them off and I could see the world like I have never seen it before. It is now wednesday, two days after the operation. I have had no pain or soreness, just a little sensation late at night like leaving a contact lens in too long. My vision is fantastic and I am sooooo happy after struggling with my vision all these years. This is without doubt one of the best things that has ever happened to me and it is worth every penny. If you have any doubts forget them and if you want the best go to accuvision - you won't regret it.

After a disappointing experience at Ultralase (you can read my experience in their page) I went to Accuvision for the initial check-up. It was a completely different story, staff was very friendly but what impressed me the most was that the outcome of each exams was discussed with me, I was shown graphs, numbers and explained their meaning and what they meant in terms of surgery for me. Because of the shape of my right eye, I was told that I was really borderline and that the only surgery they would perform is Epi-Lasik which is relatively new for the UK and was explained all the differences in terms of surgery and possible results. I went home and did a lot of reading about Lasek (offered by Ultralase) and Epi-Lasik and found the latter a much better and safer solution. Booked my surgery the day after. I had it on the 6th of February, the surgery was completely painless and so was the first week. I was told that Epi-Lasik can be more painful than Lasik but I did not feel pain at all, the first day I was in tears most of the time and the first 2-3 days I was very sensitive to light but that was it. Yesterday I had my 6 week check-up, my left eye is 20/15 which is amazing and my right eye (which was the one difficult to predict) has 20/20. Night vision is very good too. I can only spot a slight difference in night vision acuity when I'm really tired. I would not have any doubt in recommending Accuvision to anyone looking into eye surgery, it was the best thing I've ever done.