A friend at work convinced me to look into having the operation to correct my short sightedness. He recommended Moorfields but the cost was way in excess of what I paid as was the waiting time for an appointment.

Having read the article on Focus Laser Vision in the Telegraph I decided to go for a consultation and an hour and a half later was under no doubt that I would definitely benefit from the operation.

The consultation left me sufficiently confident that my nerves on the day were minimal. Dr. Mearza has an unbelievably reassuring manner and whilst it is rather alien to have someone take control of your eyes, the pain/ discomfort was purely psycological. Within 15 minutes it was all over and an hour later I was in a cab on my way home.

Within hours my vision was perfect and 10 days on I can see a huge improvement from the side effects (mainly feeling tired and having slightly scratchy eyes).

There is no doubt that life will be totally different from here on. I went for a run yesterday and found my balance greatly improved and it was lovely being able to see people on the other side of the room at a wedding the other day. Previously I came accross as arrogant / stand-offish purely due to the fact I couldn't see or recognise people until they were under my nose. If only I could have had this operation when I was at school, I might not have been the last person picked for team sports and I might have been able to catch the ball.

My advice would be - don't deliberate!