I had Wavefront with Mr Gartry on 29 May. I went for my consultation with the intention of having standard LASIK but Mr Gartry made the Wavefront sound like the best option and said given the choice he would choose Wavefront. At another £1000 it was something I had to seriously consider but found it quite difficult to research information on, in fact this site was about the best I could find reading other peoples experiences. With several questions I wanted to ask I e-mailed them a week before my date of surgery and, to cut a long story short, I had to persistently ring and e-mail the practice manager to get my answers. In the end after an irate conversation the day before my surgery, I finally got the reply an hour before my journey South. It was very brief, told me no more than I already knew and even missed out a question on my family history. It was a very stressful experience when you're feeling nervous about the surgery anyway, and I would recommend you give plenty of time for any replies to questions you might have as the surgeons are very busy and only in the John Saunders Suite for a limited time in the week. Also bear in mind that even though you may have written down your questions for your consultation, when it comes to reading them with dilated pupils it's extremely difficult and offputting. As for my surgery, well it went extremely smoothly, albeit production like. Yes it was unpleasant but not in any way painful. I was rather re-assured to see 3 others have theirs done before me who were -10 and -11!! (I'm only -1.5 and -2 with astigmatism). Note: There is no time to ask many questions as you're straight in the chair, hat on and drops in and I signed the consent form on the Laser machine!! At my check up 3 days later (bank Holiday)I could read the bottom line (a bit blurry). Was able to walk back to Liverpool St and on the train home had some stinging. By the evening could see better than with my lenses. Found the drops OK, a bit sticky, but showering and sleeping with those goggles was very tricky, glad when the first week was over. I had slight dryness for the following few weeks and used refresh drops when needed but no other side effects, no glare or halos which I was fearing (that's why I finally chose Wavefront, at least I don't ask myself 'what if?'). Got my next check up in a couple of weeks. I get some very slight inbalance in focus, usually when I'm tired but it's still early days yet and much better than my vision I had with toric lenses, and I put up with those for years! Thanks to everyone who has posted their experiences on this site, I found it extremely helpful in my research and will recommend it to anyone who is considering surgery. Please contact me if you want advice. Regards Claire.