Optimax

Had my left eye done with PRK on 24/6/02 at the Edinburgh clinic.Staff very friendly and informative,the surgeon talked me through the whole operation.A little pain for about an hour after the op(a painkiller and an hours sleep took care of that!).Was driving the next morning and could already see an improvement in my sight.Had my first check up on 27/6/02 and optician was surprised to find my eye almost healed and my sight now 6/6!Had second check up on 12/7/02 and eye is fully healed.Get my right eye done on 19/7/02 - hope it is as easy as the left.I would highly recommend the clinic so far.

Following on from the post on 10/06/2002 I went for my 3 month checkup. Both eyes are now perfect(not long or short sighted), 20/20.

I will go to my optician just to get a 2nd opinion, but I feel that my sight is very good.

This is the best investment I have made.

follow up to previous e-mails. Had 2 month check up on right eye, vision better than 20/20, no haze at all. Mr Ayoubi very pleased with results, booked to have left eye done in a couple of weeks. Hope it will turn out as well as right but there is more scarring on it.
Will let you know how it goes.

Following on from my last e mail in June, had left eye done by PRK on 3rd July, and all I can do is reiterate my previous comments. Everything went great - my actual treatment time should have been about 3pm but Dr Mathen managed to fit me in at 1pm to save a two hour wait, which was brilliant. All other appointments including aftercare have also been early. Both eyes have 20/20 vision which is fantastic and well worth the 2-3 days discomfort following treatment. Highly recommended!

Got my right eye done with PRK on July 19th at the Edinburgh clinic.Not as easy as the left unfortunately.Very sore and itchy.Had my second examination on August 5th and optician is very pleased with the progress.Both eyes are almost completely healed and my vision is as good as it was with my glasses on.I would recommend this clinic to anyone.

I had bilateral LASIK performed on 05 August 2002. The surgeon, Dr Dan Reinstein, was excellent. He explained every step of the procedure which I found most reassuring. On the day everything went very smoothly - the first 24h afterwards spent resting and instilling hourly drops. At my 24h check-up my vision was excellent - 6/6 both eyes. 3 weeks on, for me, things continue to 'look good'. The staff have been most professional and informative and I would recommend their services to anyone considering LASIK treatment.

I did a lot of research before choosing Optimax as the clinic that I wanted surgery at. Optimax was both the best value and most honest about the procedure and the results out of all the clinics. I had bi-lateral LASIK 3 weeks ago and have had no problems and can see perfectly (I was -6 before). I am very pleased with the results but would still advise anyone having it done to think carefully and do a lot of research before deciding the procedure and the clinic.

I had PRK for both eyes at the Manchester Clinic in mid August. They had offer on at the time (£795 for both eyes). I didn't know this when I booked and so the saving was very pleasant surprise when I came to write out the cheque. Dr Garston did the treatment, and he and all the staff were very professional. The procedure wasn't at all painful and I was surprised that I could see afterwards, although rather blurry. They ask you to have someone to accompany you home, but as I had to have someone at home to look after my children, this wasn't possible for me. The staff were fine about walking me to the taxi rank (less than 50 metres from clinic)and I had no difficulty as taxi dropped me at the door. Driver offered to help, but in fact I could see well enough to manage. The clinic nurse told me that most people don't experience much in the way of pain after PRK, but men seem to be more affected than women. She predicted that I wouldn't experience pain and she was right. I took the painkillers first couple of days but this was really a preventative action. Didn't need the sleeping tablets as slept fine without them. Found it very difficult to get the antiseptic eye cream in my eyes when I couldn't see them up close. Eyes were sensitive to light at times and sunglasses essential wear outdoors for first week. (But then my eyes were bit like that beforehand - I used to wear reactolite glasses.) The main problem after treatment was boredom as I couldn't read or watch TV. Visits and phonecalls from friends helped, my children took some turns to amuse me, and glad I'd thought to get a couple of audio books beforehand. My vision was poor at follow up appointment 7 days after the laser treatment. I couldn't read the largest letter on the eye chart with either eye. The ophthalmologist told me that my eyes were just a bit slow in healing and that my vision would improve within a couple of days. Sure enough it did. I reckon my sight was good enough to drive at 10 days, but waited until further check up before doing so. At 14 days my eyes were -0.5 in right eye and +0.5 in left. The clinic warned of possiblity of regression. It is now about 6 weeks after laser treatment and right eye has become a bit more shortsighted, although left eye remains fine. However, I've discovered there is advantage to having a slightly shortsighted eye, as I am in my 40s and this allows me to read okay, and both eyes together are fine for distance vision. I know that if my slightly shortsighted eye were at 0.0 then I would need to wear reading glasses. So I'm hoping it stays like this as I've got the best of both worlds at the moment - not needing glasses for either shortsightedness nor reading. I'll leave another post here in some weeks to let you know if any changes. I can thoroughly recommend optimax and PRK. Although PRK takes a bit longer for recovery, please do consider it if you are thinking about LASIK. Retaining the integrity of the eyeball seems to me to be a big plus, especially in case of accident/blow to the eye in future. Good luck!

Bless me father for I had bad vision, it is less than 48 hours since I had my last LASIK treatment at Optimax in Glasgow. Doctor Berry was excellent and reassuring. The treatment mercifully brief. I was a brave boy and went without the valium pre-med (don't try this at home - take the pre-med as it will help relax your muscles on the operating table and should also help you sleep afterwards - a vital part of immediate recuperation). My eyes stung for an hour or two but within four hours of the op I was watching football on TV (wearing sunglasses, occasionally resting my eyes). Returned to clinic the following morning in absolutely no discomfort. right eye: 20/20; left eye: slightly better. Previously it was -3.5 in each eye. The result - though it's still early days - exceeds my expectations, it was excellent value for money, the staff are friendly and helpful and the whole process is relatively quick.

I had PRK treatment on both eyes on 17th Sept.Although I experience everything they said I would(not as bad as I thought).9 days later,I am still very sensitive to daylight,indoor lights are fine.I go for a check up on Saturday so I will know more then.I just wondered if anyone else has experienced this,and how long does it last.Apart from this,I am very pleased with my treatment,and I can't wait to get back to work.Please feel free to e-mail me.