Optical Express

I can highly recommend Optical Express for this treatment. I had my treatment carried out by Tom Matermann at the Cardiff branch. My vision just 24 hours after the procedure was better than 20:20 (could read the bottom line of the chart!) and now 7 days on seems better than it ever did with contacts or spectacles. I have no prescription in the right eye and 0.25 in the left which may improve yet as it is early days post op. My advice is to get a consultation, discuss your own risks and benefits with the optometrist , go away and think for a few weeks and then return to book the surgery if you are then satisfied in your own mind to proceed. The procedure itself was simple and painless and I was in the clinic less than 2 hours total. All the staff have been excellent from my initial consultation through to the after-care appointments.

I only had surgery to the eye that that the worst short-sightedness, the other was the better reader, now have mono vision which works perfect. Took a while for the brain to realise what was happening. One of the better things I have ever done

Thanks to all the staff in Edinburgh and Glasgow Optical Express particularly Raymond McMillan my optometrist and Susanna Boytha my surgeon. Am now one week post op and could see better than 20/20 at my first check up (one day post op). The procedure is brief and not painful at all. Post op recovery was very quick with my vision good enough on the night of the op to watch TV and read. Just great not having to fiddle with lenses and glasses. Wish I'd done it years ago. My advice if you are contemplating surgery is to go for it. You will not believe the difference

I had my operation in Southampton on 6th May 2008, before I went in for the operation i took 2 nurofen and i can honestly say I had no pain what so ever, i still have had no pain, driving home i could see the number plates on the cars in front (which i would not have been able to do before), my eyes felt heavy, and sensitive to the sun (just happened to be a very hot and sunny day!) and as advised when i got home lay down for about 1 hour when i took the protective goggles off my daughter was watching telly had a quick look and could see it perfectly. The next day went for my check up and my vision was 6/4 my eyes did feel a little gritty but nothing uncomfortable, since then been for another check up vision still 6/4. My night time vision in the first week was good except the starbursts on the car headlights (I didn't have this problem before) but as time is going on the glare of the headlights is decreasing, I would recommend this to everyone, its sooooo goooood not having to wipe the rain off my glasses or looking for them cos i can't remember where i left them

It was a small price to pay to have perfect vision without having the inconvience of glasses and contacts. It was a very quick procedure and didn't hurt. I took a couple of paracetamol a couple of hours after the surgery as my eyes were feeling slightly uncomfortable. The following day I really did feel back to normal. A year on I now take my 'new' vision for granted.

I am delighted with my vision following intralase Lasik surgery

I had my procedure at Optical Express in Milton Keynes and can recommend them wholeheartedly (provided you are satisfied and comfortable with the risks). All the staff have been wonderful, particularly Trevor (optometrist) and my surgeon Mr. Stefan Klopper. There is quite a lot of information around but I thought it would be a good idea to share with you a couple of things I came to discover after surgery which I hadn't read on the web or seen on the many videos available on YouTube. As many have already said, while the surgery isn't painful, it was bit uncomfortable, I felt a lot of pressure on my eyes as they were secured just prior to the lasers doing their work. The operation lasts 10-15 minutes, it's all over very quickly. After the operation I immediately noticed an improvement in my eyesight; for some folks with high prescription I imagine the difference can be quite stunning. Once the local anaesthetic wore off, I found that my eyes became very heavy, light sensitive and streaming with tears. About an hour later, the pain sensation I experienced was about the same level as a severe toothache (definitely not as mild as peeling onions!); I realise this isn't the same for everybody. I couldn't lie down for the first 4 hours, preferring to sit upright to manage my pain. I found myself feeling very thirsty, drinking a lot of water during that time. If I had to go through the process again I would take a stronger pain-killer than paracetamol, maybe something with codeine in it. After 4-5 hours I was able to rest properly for a couple of hours before venturing a peep without the protective goggles they provide. It's important to realise that while some people are claiming excellent vision literally after the surgery, your experience may be different. Especially if you have a moderate prescription and have a very high level of expectation. In my case, I had some reservations at the one week check up. It appeared to me that one eye gave me slightly better vision than the other (despite both having the same prescription pre-op and having the same treatment). I was having a little difficulty focusing and maintaining a perfect sharp image in various light conditions with a little blurring in one of my eyes. Despite that I was able to read the eye chart at better than 20/20 (which did little to reassure me!) The optometerist tried to reassure and said my eyes were still healing and seemed confident asking me to visit again in a week. I continued to stick to the regime of instilling eye drops meticulously (I had completed my course of antibiotic and anti-inflammatory and continued with the artificial tears). Over the next weeks I noticed improvements in my vision every 3-4 days; after applying artificial tears I noticed my eyes find it much easier to focus and obtain a very sharp image in different ambient light conditions. Now in my third week and my eyes are much more settled and I'm very happy with the outcome!! 20/10 apparently!! The optometrist confirmed my observations and said that what I was experiencing is normal particularly if you like I have a 'high tear break-up' (i.e. your tears don't stay for long before breaking up and disappearing). Over the coming months the nerves around the flap will continue to heal and hopefully my tear production will hopefully be back to normal (which is essential for the best vision). In the meantime the optometerist has supplied me with Celluvisc eye drops for dry eyes which only need to be instilled four times a day. They seem to do the trick very nicely!! All in all I've had a very good experience, and I hope my post has emphasized the importance of patient after-care which has been excellent at Optical Express - Milton Keynes branch.

The best thing about this is my being able to drive with ordinary sunglasses again! The treatment is completely painless- I didn't feel anything and nothing was scary about it- I would recommend to anyone! It was more convenient to be able to get everything done in the one place in Inverness as my girlfriend had to travel to Glasgow which is 4 hours away from where we live for her treatment!

Wish I did this years ago. Got the procedure done 1 week ago. Could see clearly 24 hours later. The contact lens bandage stayed in for 5 days. I experienced no pain during or after the surgery., only the feeling you get when your conact lenses have been in for too long. The eye drps provided helped with this. As soon as the contact bandage came out ive felt no dryness at all. The staff at the Silverburn branch of Optical Express have been fantastc from the first consultation and the after care has been superb. The only thing I would say is that when the surgeon checked my eyes immediately before going in for the surgery, he tried to sell up to Intralase by implying that I was just within the range of lasek being succesful. Ive been in sales for 20 years and recognised the selling tecnique! My eye sight is now better than it was with Glasses or contact lenses.

Initial consultation was carried out in Inverness but I had the procedure performed in Glasgow as the Inverness laser wasn't working that day but Optical Express paid for us all to go to Glasgow and be treated and stay overnight in a hotel. Although initially I was worried, Optical Express showed fantastic customer service and this put me at ease. The only downside is now I take my sight for granted as I honestly can't remember what wearing glasses was like! I would recommend this to everyone- just go for it!!