I had LASIK surgery on my eyes at the Reading clinic on Saturday 28th September and, in a word, I am delighted with the results. My prescription was -3.75 (L) and -4.75®, no astigmatism problem and, as regards the thickness of the cornea, it was well within limits. My vision had been stable at this prescription for over 5 years. All in all, I was an ideal case for this treatment. To start with, whilst the people at the Cheapside clinic in London (where I work) were very polite and nice, I didn't think that they were as sharp as I expected in terms of customer service. However, all was arranged reasonably well in the end. My big gripe is that I did consider having the treatment at Shaftesbury Avenue. I was told that they had a special rate with a local hotel - £99 per night. Apparently, the walk-in price is £129 so no great saving there. My gripe? Well, other people had been offered the hotel free of charge (or had their bill paid for them). For the money these clinics charge, it is shameful that they still feel the need to treat customers so unfairly (and thereby put themselves in a poor light). And so to Reading. No-one got back to me regarding the surgeon, Mr Kheterpal, by the way. On arrival, I was greeted really nicely and looked after well (the staff really gave the impression that they were glad you were there and couldn't do enough for you - well done to them!). I had a quick eye check of sorts and the admin stuff was sorted out. Then I was taken downstairs by Chris, a local Uni student who worked there on Saturdays - he was talkative, pleasant, very helpful and tried to put me at ease. Then I met Lisa, my carer. Again, you couldn't have ased for a nicer person. She did go on about me being able to hold her hand through the surgery, with me thinking why I (reasonably macho etc etc) would ever feel the need to hold hands. Ha! (Lisa, thanks, hope I didn't squeeze your hand too hard, you were great!) Mr Kheterpal was next on the scene and went through the procedure carefully, probed my understanding and took his time to answers questions and correct my understanding. After another eye test, I put on the various bits and Lisa led me into the laser room. I was then sat on the chair, the back reclined fully, me aligned(!) and then the chair (a bed at this stage) was swung under the laser. Some anaesthetic drops were inserted, the flap was cut and folded back and the laser took 31 secs ® and 24 secs (L). Altogether about 10 minutes?? It was very clinical and precise with Mr Kheterpal's assistantscontinously monitoring readouts etc. I got the feeling these people really knew their stuff! I went home, armed with sleeping pills and a plastic cap over my eyes (to avoid me rubbing my eyes). Wore my sunglasses too as I left the clinic but my eyes were not terribly light sensitive. Didn't need sleeping pills or painkillers at all. My eyes didn't even feel gritty (although with the nerve ends have been blitzed by the laser, that didn't mean my eyes weren't dry - do make sure you p[ut the drops in very frequently). My sight? Pretty good even on Saturday. On Sunday, I had better than 20-20 vision and its settling down nicely so very very happy. As for night vision, no halos, double vision, glare etc. However, there is probably a bit more fuzziness around streetlamps than before but hoping this will revert to original levels as the eyes settle down.