I had treatment on Friday 25th April and have found the comments informative pre-surgery and reassuring in the days that have passed since I took the plunge!
My eyes made me a typical Accuvision patient - nothing particularly unusual about my prescription (-2.25 and -2.50 with astigmatism). However, my pupils were classified as 'huge' (not particularly technical but a relevant description at 8mm). I had been to Maxivision previously and fortunately the surgeon was reluctant to treat me as I was likely to have significant night vision problems. He recommended Accuvision as the newer technology was likely to improve the outcome.
At my initial consultation, the team at Accuvision reassured me that they could get me an excellent result and whilst they would be unlikely to improve on my night vision (which, according to them was not great but I had not been aware of!), they would certainly not make it worse.
So, I went ahead and am cautiously optimistic. I have not had the stunning results that have been posted on this site but realize that I do need to be patient and my vision will continue to improve.
The surgery itself was fine (really!). In fact, I found the laser light show fascinating. If you have some relaxation techniques such as breathing deeply (remember labour for those mothers amongst you) then this will help. It is all over very quickly. About 10 minutes after surgery the anesthetic eye drops wore off and then it did hurt. My eyes did sting and watered, however Mike had said it would last four hours and to the minute he was right! I made the most of the excuse to lie still with my eyes shut and left my husband to look after the kids (drastic measures I know to take a rest during the day!).
The days following surgery I have had quite a bit if hazziness and my vision is around -0.5. This is not as good as I am used to with glasses and hope to see some improvements over the next week (Daryus said that this slight myopia was due to some corneal oedema and is perfectly normal). My eyes have been gritty and this got worse yesterday, a few days post-surgery. A call to Accuvision and they wanted to see me just to check. The care I have had has been excellent. The following may help if you have just had surgery or considering it:
- the eye drops, particularly the artificial tears, make your eye-lids stick together. Don't be alarmed!
- be prepared for your vision to develop over time
- grittiness may continue for some time (after all eye surgery is signficant and your eyes do need time to recover)

Accuvision should be congratulated for their patient focussed approach. I particularly liked the way I was treated as an individual from the moment I stepped in, told what to expect, not kept waiting and offered 24 hour care at the end of a telephone.