After weeks of internet research I was most impressed with the feedback & reviews left by customers of Advance VisionCare.
During my initial consultation it was the friendliness & professionalism of the staff made up my mind that I could trust AVC with my sight. Mr Pillai's honesty in telling me that the more expensive "Wavefront" technology would not be of any real benefit me was also greatly appreciated.
At the end of my consultation I booked my surgery for the first available appointment, being a week later to the day.
The surgery itself really was painless; the anasthetic drops applied to the eyes meant there was no feeling at all in the eye itself. The only slight discomfort was the pressure of the vacuum - I had read about it in numerous other reviews, but in reality it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I had been expecting - certainly not painful, just slightly uncomfortable.
The surgeon and his assistant explained what was going on at every step during the surgery and my girlfriend watched the whole procedure from the adjoining room.
At the check-up the following day, though my vision was slightly cloudy, I was reading to 20/20 standard. This cloudiness disappeared within about 2 days as did the slight sensitivity to bright lights.
Today is a week later; I've just had my 1 week post-op check-up and have been told I have 20/40 vision! The world is crystal clear and I have never appreciated the scenary everywhere so much!! Thank you to everybody at AVC.