I was very nervous about having laser eye surgery for fear of something going wrong - you only have one set of eyes and mine were fine being corrected by lenses. However, after letting my mother be the guinea pig and watching her delighted with the results both my sister and I decided to book in with Mr Gartry - who came highly recommended. For both of us there wasn't really a decision to be made. We had both been severly short sighted since childhood and were both about -7.00 in each eye. Having decided to go for Wavefront which is supposed to be the most accurate, we booked our appointments together. Mr Gartry is very clear to point out that there are no guarantees with the results as each person heals differently and it is important to remember this. The fact that you can watch people go down for the surgery and come back up again, amazed, helps to get you through the operation which I personally did not find that pleasant. It is not painful and you are told what is going on the whole way through. Immediately afterwards both my sister and I experienced very sore and watery eyes but once in the car on the way home, we could see street signs!! By that evening we were watching television unassisted. At our first review 48 hours later, we were told that we could read the 20/20 line - a great result. Nearly 9 weeks on we are both at different stages. I feel fairly comfortable with my vision although my right eye is not a patch on my left and on its own lets me down. However together they are 20/20. My vision at night time isn't perfect but I don't struggle to see anything - it just lacks a certain sharpness. I have to go for an eye test at 3 months post surgery and that will tell me once and for all what my final prescription is. My sister feels her vision lets her down in artifical lights ie. large shopping centres or cinema and is convinced she still needs glasses. Only the test will tell. The most important thing to remember, which I try to remind myself daily, is that the sharpness I experienced wearing glasses or lenses will probably never return. I wore them for 27 years and now I have to get used to (both mentally & physically) not having the same vision. I also have to get used to the fact that I don't have to reach for my glasses first thing in the morning and i am now a 'get up and go girl'!!