I had my Lasik surgery in Manchester (Mr Khan) on the 20th January 2006 and I now have to remind myself how inconvenient glasses and contact lenses were so that I dont take my 'new eyes' for granted. I have just less than 20/20 vision, but there is still time for improvement. The surgery makes such a difference to the everyday things, like driving and swimming. The staff were amazing throughout, from the consultation in Leeds, the surgery in Manchester and for all my check up appointments at Meadowhall. I was so nervous before surgery that if I could have escaped I would have fled from the clinic, luckily I was the first patient in and I need not have worried at all. The surgery took only 5 minutes and was not painful at all. To be honest it all happens so quickly once you walk in the laser room that you do not have time to think about it. I could not open my eyes for a few hours as the daylight made them run like mad (not fun been driven over the Snake Pass with your eyes shut!!) but only a few hours later I was sat watching TV in my sunglasses. From then on I had no discomfort or pain at all - except for the humiliation of looking like a fly and being laughed at when I put the eye shields on to go to bed at night!! In short, I would recommend the surgery to anyone and the service by Optical Express was first class.