I had wavefront lasik surgery with Mr Pillai at AVC a week ago, and I am absolutely delighted with the results so far.

My eyes were -7 and -6.5, and I'd worn glasses since I was 7 and contacts since I was 13. I'd always worn my contacts 15 hours a day 365 days a year, and had been warned repeatedly by optometerists that I needed to cut down my lense wear to avoid damaging my eyes, but as someone who felt really uncomfortable in glasses it was easier said than done! Eventually about six weeks ago my optometerist said she was reluctant to prescribe any more soft contacts for me, and said I would have to look at gas permeable lenses which I wasn't keen on. So I did some research into laser treatment and decided on Advance Vision Care because of their aftercare provisions, their reputation and Mr Pillai's track record. I found it really difficult to wear my glasses for the week before my consultation but thought it would be worth it if I never had to wear them again!

My first consultation was incredibly thorough, it took two and a half hours, and by the end of it I had absolute confidence that these guys knew what they were doing. I booked in for surgery the following week, and although I was really nervous it was all over very quickly and I didn't feel any pain at all.

I went for my one-week check up today and my eyesight is 6/6. I couldn't reccomend the team at AVC highly enough.