Duchy Hospital

I had my treatment last September, and was -5.25 with an astigmatism. Bearing in mind my brain had been seeing images badly for 37 years, I was expecting 20/20 the next day, but did have some clouding. The consultant kept telling me to be patient for a week or so, let the brain learn how to see the new crisp and clear images. He was so right!!!! If you have any doubt, please listen to advice, and don’t expect a 24 hour miracle. Be patient, let the eyes settle, and like me, you will regain 20/20, with better 3D and colours look wonderful. I can now see my children in the swimming pool without those damned glasses. A year later, and its brilliant.

After 2 consultations,I decided to go ahead with the corrective surgery on both eyes, although the surgeon stated that they might not be able to achieve 100% correction due to the eye make up(stigmatism and my age 44).
The procedure itself, although uncomfotable was quick and painless.
I left the clinic after less than 1 hour with blurred vision.
The next day, when I returned for my check up, I was told we had achieved 20/20 vision .(perfect)
2 weeks later on a follow up check, the surgeon was delighted that my eyes were now 20/15 (eagle) vision.
The results were far greater than anything we could have previously hoped for.
I am writing this 2 months later , and can honestly report that I have not had a single moments discomfort or viewing problems.I do not yet require reading glasses and the only experience is that i have had to have my overhead light turned off as i work in a dealing room (4 screens in front of me) and my eyes are more sensitive to light.
Would definately recommend the procedure to anyone who like me has had to wear glasses/contact years for a number of years(20 in my case).

I had a my eyes corrected at ICON The Eye Academy. Both my eyes were -275, I had been wearing contact lenses
for 6 years.
When I initially came in for a consultation after 2 weeks of not wearing contact lenses, I was told my left eye was not ready
for the procedure and was recommended to return after another 4 weeks, which seemed to be a bit excessive but never the less I came back after
the 4 week period on the 3rd Oct 02.
The procedure took half an hour for both eyes after which within 3 to 4 hours I was able to see and focus on distant objects such as my huge nose
which before the procedure I did not think I had. Never mind its a small price to pay for a 20/20 vision.
My month check-up will be at the end of Oct 02 were god willing everything should be fine.

Consultation early August. Said same as Ultralase and Maxivision, that my high prescription and astigmatism meant that results could not be guaranteed. The doctor spent ages examining my eyes so I was a lot more confident than with Ultralase. He did not understand why ultralase had said that I may not be able to pass the driving eyesight standard if I had surgery although the results might not be as good as I hoped. He found I have macular degeneration in my right eye. Maxivision and Ultralase never spotted this. He recommended getting my GP to book me a proper examination in an eye hospital which I have done. After that, and seeking their advice, I will go back to Icon to have the surgery. In the meantime I have decided on a third attempt at wearing contact lenses. I have to have specially made Toric ones because of my prescription. Damn these eyes of mine.

Mr. Kumar is the best ever! He is an eye guru! Eyes are his passion and expression of service. I felt totally trusting throughout and joyously recommend his services to others. I can see!! everything is so sparkly! - Mr. Kumars pleasant and happy disposition was a refreshing experience in a medic environment. THANKYOU Mr. Kumar. I know you will continue opening the portals of possibility for all those you work with, thankyou so very much.

Mr Kumar is a fantastic Consultant/surgeon, I found him to be so friendly and approachable and made the whole experience of having eye surgery a good one. I would definitely recommend Mr Kumar to all of my friends / colleagues if they were to consider having eye surgery, it is the best thing I had done, just wish I had had it done years ago.T think it is very good value for money and Mr Kumar is very thorough in his work and I felt well looked after.

I have worn glasses since I was 17 and am now 37, I couldn't see without glasses for anything and having 3 children under 10 this was a hassle with swimming and holidays etc. Even looking which was the shampoo or conditioner was a hard task when showering. Within minutes of surgery I had clear vision and could see the clock across the room. It was instant and amazing. Dr Kumar was a great a surgeon and kept me very calm throughout with no pain or discomfort throughout he whole procedure I would highly recommend him to anyone thinking of surgery. 2 months following surgery we had a family party which included Clay Pigeon shooting and I was able to hit a large number of clays which shows how accurate the surgery was. I now have 20/20 vision.

I was really happy to be able to not wear glasses for contact lenses any more. I really recommend the service provided at http://www.duchyhospital.co.uk/

I had my LASIK treatment on 14 October with Dr. Kalognomas. My prescription was -3 left eye with slight astigmatism and -2.75 in my right eye. I was told I had a mild prescription and the lasers would only last about 6 seconds for each eye. I was very nervous and was given a valium before hand although I don’t think it was given long enough to work fully. The treatment itself was over with quickly. I was worried about wanting to blink while my eyes were held open, but the doctor constantly puts drops in so it’s never an issue and I felt no pain at all, just pressure when the flap is made and luckily that happens when everything goes black – which lasts only about 3-4 seconds.

I got home at 11.30am and drifted in and out of sleep. At 3pm I woke because my eyes were quite painful so I took 2 painkillers and after 1 hour the pain went and never came back. The grittiness in my eyes felt like contact lenses were inside out and this only lasted just over a day. The next day checkup went OK but my vision was still blury. After 1.5 weeks at the next checkup my eyes are fine, but my right eye has been slightly blurry whereas the left eye is very clear. This surprised me as my left eye was more shortsighted. Anyway, I have 20/25 vision at the moment which is good enough to drive and I was told to come back in 6 weeks which is the maximum time for the eyes to settle. I’m reasonably happy but after reading others experiences with similar prescriptions was hoping for 20/20 by now. Hoping I won’t need any more surgery though!

After enhancement of my right eye last week, it is now perfect. It is a shame they didn’t get it right first time, but I am glad it has worked. The enhancement treatment was easier than 1st time as there is no cutting, he just lifts up the flap which will always be there (this can be done up to 24 months, but it never actually heals 100%) Unfortunately, my left eye has been deteriorating since 1st treatment [went up -5.00 to – 0.50 and is now down to -1.00] but I can get it done a 2nd time as well, for no more money. This will be next year as I want to wait, and the surgeon said after Christmas would be better.