To put things in context, I am a complete coward when it comes to physical pain - I faint with blood tests and injections. So when I say that Wavefront Lasik with Intralase does not hurt, I mean it. I wouldn't have been brave enough to have the traditional flap cutting method (blade)so having the flaps cut with the Intralase laser was my only option - and well worth the £300 per eye. I also wanted the "Stella Artois" reassuringly expensive option, so although the Optical Express advert says from £395 per eye I opted for the latest technology and had Wavefront. The team at Optical Express were fantastic - Mr Giledi was my surgeon and he explained every step of the surgery and was very kind and patient to a nervous wreck. There is a point - when the ocular speculum is inserted - where it feels as though your eyeball is being pushed to the back of your skull, but the feeling lasts for seconds and really is just uncomfortable, not painful. The whole thing was over and done with very quickly and when I sat up, even with blurred vision, I could still see better than I had been able to without spectacles. My eyes did sting afterwards (as expected), and this feels exactly the same as when you've chopped onions. At the same time my eyes were light sensitive. These feelings lasted for about 45 minutes and I had no further discomfort. When I got home I put in the first lot of eye drops and went to sleep for a couple of hours. I then put in the next lot and slept for a further hour and when I woke up it was amazing - I could see the clock across the room, and the leaves on the trees across the road, and the licence plates on cars in the street below. Today, fewer than 24 hours after the surgery, I have one line better than 20/20 vision. It is incredible. I won't say that I wish I had done it years ago because I am delighted that I had the option of wavefront lasik and Intralase which has only recently become available, but I will say to anyone who is wondering whether or not to have it done that it is truly life changing. Do research the risks (I had looked into every known complication), but remember that at Optical Express the surgeons are leaders in their fields, so you are not putting your eyes into the hands people who have done a quick training course. This is a seriously good outfit!