I am the General Manager at the Centre for Sight and until Saturday 23/04/05 wore glasses and contacts for 23 years and had a prescription of -4.50 & -2.75. For over 2 years I have thought about having the surgery, yet still held back going ahead due to my nervousness. The thought of a blade creating the flap was a big issue to me. The introduction of Intralase at the Centre last August made me a lot less apprehensive though because it is now a completely blade free procedure with greater safety assurances. After speaking to the other 4 members of staff who have already had the procedure, I opted to go for it and although very nervous and tearful prior to the event, I felt completely at ease once in the laser room. I did not find the procedure at all painful and felt it went very quickly. Directly after surgery I could immediately see the clock at the foot of the room and within 1 hour my vision was 20/20. The only tears then were tears of joy! We have another member of staff waiting to have IntraLasik and I cannot recommend it highly enough – I can honestly say it has already changed my life – getting up to my 7 month old baby in the night without first finding my glasses is a real bonus!