Has anyone had a good experience with lazer correction for eyes?

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If so, who did it, and have you got any advice before I have iot done ?

My mum had it done about 8 or 9 years ago (dunno where, sorry) and proclaimed it A MIRACLE. Her eyes are still perfect.

You need to make this decision yourself - as it is your eyesight the consequences of it going wrong can be pretty life changing.

I had it done a few years back, op was excruciating, had excruciating issues with the healing. But I now have better than 20/20 vision and has changed my life (in a good way).

However, I'm starting to experience some severe night time pain, probably due to the laser surgery.

You can find horror stories, and fantastic outcomes, but ultimately you need to make the decision yourself.

I had it done at Optimax in Manchester about 6 years ago, and had the LASIK procedure, rather than the LASEK one

I have had 20/20 vision ever since, and it remains to this day the best 2 grand I have ever spent

You won't regret it, particularly if you're quite short sighted, like I was

Agree with IAGBF that it's got to be your decision.

I had Lasik with wavefront done at Optimax 2 years ago tomorrow. I was -6 in each eye and it cost me £3k. I'm now -0.25/+0.25 but have 20/20 binocular vision.

The actual procecure was painless but I did have dry eyes and night time halos around lights for a few months. Everything is fine now and I'm glad I had it done.

Do loads of research and visit a few clinics to get a feel for them. Whatever you do though don't sign up for treatment there an then (despite any inducements they may offer). Think about it first and take time to read up about what can go wrong.

Good luck whatever you decided and if you want more details about the actual procedure just ask.

I paid quite a lot and decided that it was worth spending more- I had it done at Moorfields eye hospital, the guy was the best and most expensive- but no failure record.
No side effects.

how much? i dont mind paying more

I would recommend Mr Daya at Centre for Sight in East Grinstead (I think they do also have a clinic in London). He and his team are corneal eye surgeons based at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, he has a pre-eminent reputation, has operated on other eye surgeons and has fixed others' cock ups for patients from around the world. I found the whole package, from initial assessment through to after care, excellent. I'm still amazed I trusted anyone to laser my eyes - I'd researched the whole process in such minute detail, I imagined every possible complication and disaster happening to me and then questioned them about it at length! I wasn't at any point made to think how annoying I must be being...

It cost about £4,500 (£2,250 per eye) for Intralasik Wavefront. It's the same cost regardless of prescription and includes all after-care for the next year. Different centres can have completely different pricing policies, so you need to make sure you understand what the price you are paying actually does include, or you might find out you end up paying more than you expected at the end of the day. If your prescription is remotely complicated (eg high astigmatism, high myopia, rather thin corneas etc) I would certainly very strongly recommend you go to someone with a fantastic reputation if you still want to get it done. If your prescription isn't that high or otherwise complicated, then it's up to you to do your research and decide what sort of clinic you would like to go to.

My mum had hers done, at the local NHS hospital. She's very happy with the results and can now carry on driving.

They did her eyes one at a time, though. Don't know whether that's normal?

DH has had his done at Ultralase in Hammersmith, although I don't remember whether it was Lasik or Lasek (annoyingly similar names). He's very happy and said it really didn't hurt much; it was more like having a really annoying eyelash stuck in your eye for the first 24-48 hours.

(He keeps trying to talk me into it, but I suspect that while I'd manage the surgery fine I would have issues with the bit just beforehand where they explained in detail what they were planning to do... ). Will probably do it sooner or later, though.

werewolf - was this eye surgery for short or long sightedness, or presbyopia, or for cataracts? You are extremely unlikely/just not going to get laser eye surgery on the NHS for vision problems that can be corrected by glasses. Cataracts are normally done one eye at a time.

Gosh rabbit, I couldn't say. I know we talked at length about it at the time, but my memory's gone to pot these days. [hblush]

Oh, I wish I'd noticed the halloween smileys. Bit late, now... [hsad] [hgrin]

Professor Dan Reinstein at the London Vision Clinic is the man you need. I am now enjoying 20/12 vision after wearing contact lenses for 25 years.
If you go to the London Vision Clinic website there is a video of him operating on Phillip Schofield and you can see how easy it really is.
Certainly not cheap but you said you didn't mind paying more.