Mr Jonathan Carr

Dr J Carr is a pro. I was happy that Optical Express provided such a great surgeon. I felt confident that he was perfect for the job and I was right. I was calm all throughout the procedure and he really helps you. I am grateful that he persevered when we couldn’t get suction for the intralase flap creation. I was keen to get it over and done with and did not fancy having to go in on another day. So i thank God that worked. Perfect balance between showing interest in you and keeping focused on what he is doing. He also told me that he spend time in Atlanta Georgia in the USA which shows in his approach. I loved him and highly recommend him. Top surgeon. Book him if you can. Very happy with the result!

Jonathan Carr is a brilliant/amazing/fantastic eye surgeon. Not only is he brilliant with eyes but also with people. Prior to the treatment, he answers any of your concerning questions with a smile and clearly explains the procedure he will carry out on your eyes. During the actual treatment, he explains exactly what's happening and what's about to happen so there are no surprises. He explains exactly when he wants you to stay calm and stay still while the laser is doing its job. I was so calm that we ended up having a small conversation whilst I was having the treatment and before I knew it, it was over. Long story short - just relax, once of the best possible eye surgeons is treating you.

Had my surgery done at the Harley Street clinic yesterday (22 June 2012). Amazing surgeon, put me at ease. Too early to recommend doing surgery, but if you're going ahead, book Jonathan Carr (not to say other surgeons aren't good, but I would definitely recommend him. I also mentioned about the scene in final destination 5, he hasn't watched it but kept me comfortable and relaxed. He explained the whole procedure to me beforehand, and talked me through the surgery. Also spoke to me throughout the whole surgery, and before I knew it, it was over. What a legend!

I had my Lasik in Dec 2011 at the Tottenham Court Road surgery and everything went smoothly thanks to Mr Carr and the team. He explained the procedure beforehand and it was so simple we were actually having a conversation during the surgery! I had it done at about 3.15pm and was ready to go at 3.45pm. Amazing. Six months on I still have perfect vision and I wish I had done it years ago!

Had my LASIK 23rd March 2012 at Harley Street.Dr Carr put me at ease from the word go! A true pro and any nerves were quickly dispersed . Nice to see a Welshman do my eyes. Diolch yn fawr! I Recommend him

I was fortunate enough to have a surgeon review meeting with Jonathan Carr prior to surgery. This was due to a minor scar on the surface of my eye that required him to confirm the appropriateness of the form of surgery suggested at the initial Optical Express assessment. It is reassuring to meet the surgeon before the day of surgery if you get the chance. From this meeting I was very confident in Mr Carr. He explained clearly why he felt that cutting the flap with a microkeratome was preferable to intralase in my particular case and reassured me that a lot of the benefits of intralase are overstated (a lot of the publicity I’d read around intralase can lead you to feel that anything else is the poor relation). It was on the strength of Mr Carr’s manner in this meeting that I made the point of hunting him down as my surgeon even though not at my most convenient branch of Optical Express. On the day of surgery Mr Carr was everything you’d want a surgeon to be. He was confident and self assured but not arrogant or blasé. It was the right balance between conveying a sense that this was something he’d done loads of times before whilst recognising that for the patient this was only time they’d done this before and is a big deal. He talked through every stage of the procedure directly before hand and as he was carrying out the surgery. Surgeons like Mr Carr must see several patients in day but for the time I was there I felt he was focused on me alone; though he worked efficiently and swiftly I never felt I was being rushed through.

Comment : Mr Carr is a first class surgeon, in both skill and personality. He made me feel completely at ease before, during and after the surgery. I was confident, as was my mum, that we were with a very conscientious surgeon as we had seen him not perform the surgery on another lady before us, confirming in both our minds that he always has his patients' safety at the forefront of his mind. When my turn came, I was a little tense myself since I thought I might not be able to qualify for the surgery. He immediately made me feel at ease, talking to me about my job and his encounters with others who shared my occupation, and then talking me through the surgery beforehand. In the surgery room itself, his manner was extremely professional and calming, as he talked me through the operation and talked to me about myself. After the surgery, he made sure I was OK before moving on to the next person. Overall, this operation made me very happy both for the fact that I now have 20/20 vision and that I had a very kind and skilful surgeon taking care of me. I can see now (pun intended) why he is the Kingston branch's favourite surgeon - with a man like him taking care of your eyes, you will be in the best of hands!

Mr Carr is a first class surgeon, in both skill and personality. He made me feel completely at ease before, during and after the surgery. I was confident, as was my mum, that we were with a very conscientous surgeon as we had seen him not perform the surgery on another lady before us. When my turn came, I was a little tense myself since I thought I might not be able to qualify for the surgery. He immediately made me feel at ease, talking to me about my job and his encounters with others who shared my occupation, and then talking me through the surgery beforehand. In the surgery room itself, his manner was extremely professional and calming, as he talked me through the operation and talked to me about myself. After the surgery, he made sure I was OK before moving on to the next person.Overall, this operation made me very happy both for the fact that I now have 20/20 vision and that I had a very kind and skillful surgeon taking care of me. I can see now (pun intended) why he is the Kingston branch's favourite surgeon - with a man like him taking care of your eyes, you will be in the best of hands!

I would definitely recommend Mr Carr to do your surgery. Very friendly chap who put me at ease straight away. Explained everything in a good amount of detail.During the procedure he was again calm and put me at ease, whilst talking through everything that was happening and about to happen.The results are amazing.

Jonathan Carr is absolutely fantastic!I had LASIK Intralase with Wavefront done by him yesterday morning and my vision when I woke up this morning was AMAZING! I had my first check-up and I was told that my vision is better now than it was before when I had my glasses and I can definitely see it!Jonathan called me in before surgery for my consultation and he explained step by step what would be happening during the procedure. He explained that there is a 1 in 2000 chance that he won't like the look of the flap, either it would be too thin, too thick or not enough of a hinge but if this did happen treatment would be done a few months later. He asked if I had any questions and I didnt because Id already done so much research on it.It was my turn to go in for surgery and I laid on the bed and anesthetic drops were put into my eyes he then said something about the wavefront machine and that with his obsessvie compulsion he wanted to use another computer, I was extremey nervous at this point so wasn't really paying attention was just trying to breathe and think of something else. He seemed like he knew exactly what he was doing and very confident and I put my trust in him very easily.It was all ready and the bed was spun round to my left and one eye was covered over, he spoke to me and explained that he and the nurse would hold my right eye open and I would feel a little pressure and would be looking through a keyhole, this happened but I didn't feel any pain, he then said that the laser is cutting the flap, told me when it was half way and then when it was done my vision had now dissppeared in the right eye. He then covered my right eye and did the same on my left.Once the flaps had been cut he then spun the bed round to the right of the machine and put some more drops into my eyes. Again I had one eye covered and one open and I had to focus on a red/orangy coloured light, it was very blurry but could just see it. He said to focus on it as much as I could whilst he was fiddling with my eye, he was opening the flap and my eye was moving but I couldnt feel a thing. He then said the laser is finding you and then I smelt the burning of the laser but it wasnt that bad. Once the laser had done its job he replaced the flap and I could see him wiping my eye with a white swob but again I couldnt feel a thing. The same thing was carried out on my left eye and then more eye drops were put in and that was it, it was over.I couldnt believe it, I worked myself up so much and really shouldn't have done. Jonathan then took me into another room and checked my eye upclose and said everything was fine.I was so pleased with the way he carried out the procedure, he explained everything step by step and very clearly. He is a very kind friendly man and I would 100% recommend him to everyone.