I had wavefront lasik surgery on 18th August by Mr Gartry at Moorfields Hospital.
My appointment was for 11.30am, went in for surgery around 12. I chose Mr Gartry after months of reading everything I could find and decided he was the one I could trust. My prescription pre-surgery was -1.75 with –1.5 astigmatism right, -2.25 with -1.25 astigmatism left.
Actual surgery was very quick, only took around 15min, I found it to be totally painless with virtually no discomfort, I felt like I was just viewing something at very close range! The worse part for me was when the sticky tape was removed from around my eye that holds the eyelashes out of the way!
Vision immediately after surgery was fairly blurry, was given my supply of eye drops to use hourly & goggles to sleep in by the nurse plus some refresh capsules to use on the train, as my journey home took an hour and a half. (The bottles of drops have to be refrigerated after opening, bit difficult when your on a train!). Started administering the drops as soon as I got home, vision improved and cleared after each hourly application, by evening vision was already pretty good, watched a little TV but felt pretty worn out. Used the goggles with some sticky tape for added security and managed, quite surprisingly, a good nights sleep.
Next morning, vision pretty good, eyes felt a little dry, right eye slightly pink but this soon disappeared after the first lot of drops, by mid morning eyesight is incredible, everything seem so crisp & sharp, long distance especially, close vision a little less so (which could be down to my age). This hardly fluctuated throughout the day, eyes felt comfortable and only felt a little dry once. Had one small fright, a fine hair from my Persian cat managed to get in my eye, I could see it right across the centre of the eye ball, panicked slightly then remembered I was told to apply lots of artificial tears to wash any debris from the eye and thankfully this worked.
Had my 48hour check up today which should have been with Mr Gartry himself, but he was not there due to a family bereavement. Check up was very quick, 5-10 minutes max, eyes examined told everything looks fine, could read the line 6/5 except for one letter, same for both eyes which I am extremely happy with, especially so soon, (6/5 was my best with GP lenses), can also read today quite easily so reading spec’s not needed just yet! Next check up in four weeks time. Eyes still very comfortable, no noticeable feeling of dryness, have very slight halo’s and starburst effect on sunlight reflections, but not anything that bothers me, (have yet to drive at night so not sure how that will be yet), in fact I could easily forget that I had had surgery at all apart from now having perfect eyesight!
Two small tips, (my personal opinion), I applied the drops above the white part area of my eye, directly above the cornea can dislodge the flap should the bottle touch which can easily be done, also, I have bought a pair of almost clear sunglasses (which are all the fashion at the moment) to wear all day indoors and out for added safety, just to make extra sure nothing accidentally gets poked in the eyes!
I am extremely happy with the outcome so far, to have perfect vision all the time is just awesome, Mr Gartry and his team were very professional and would highly recommend him to anyone else.