I am 50 years old. I have suffered with very poor eyesight for my whole life. I hated wearing glasses and wore hard contact lenses from the age of 14. For the following 34 years these served me well, but then for some reason my eyes started to become sensitive to my lenses. I switched to gas permeable lenses which suited for a while but then they too started to trouble me. I then moved on to soft lenses. These I really had problems with. I found the concept of grabbing my eyeball to remove the lens rather disconcerting. I also found that I didn't see so well. I persevered with them for some time but eventually reverted to wearing my glasses but didn't enjoy this experience any more than I had as a child! I pondered laser surgery and my optometrist recommended Lasik which is part surgery and part laser. I'm rather squeamish and so I kept on putting off taking it any further. I wish I hadn't! What a difference it has made to my life. I can see really well and the operation itself took only about 15 minutes?! There was no pain at the time - the worst bit was when they roll your eyelid back and tape it out of the way - but that was only uncomfortable. The discomfort afterwards was minimal. It reminded me of the discomfort I used to feel when I had worn my contact lenses for too long and after about 4 hours it had gone. The next day my vision was perfect and it has been ever since. I cannot thank Mr Sheraz Daya enough. His positive attitude gave me the confidence to go through with the procedure. His staff also were brilliant - comforting, helpful, nothing was ever too much trouble. I have already given 6 brochures to people who have been impressed by my experience and who are seriously considering it for themselves now. Perhaps I should ask for commission!!!!