I had Lasek wavefront surgery in June 2006 at Optical Express in Newcastle. I paid £1295 per eye (who pays £395?), but the benefit of no longer needing glasses or contact lenses is well worth it. The procedure itself was uncomfortable, as opposed to being painful, and for a couple of hours after my eyes felt really gritty. After that they were fine and I could see by teatime. The next day I had driving standard vision and now have better than 20/20 vision.
My only bugbear was that as a user of daily disposable contact lens I had accumulated 5 months of spares. If I had been asked whether I had these I could have put their value (£125) toward the surgery. As it was, after the surgery I returned them and was offered gift vouchers (not much use now!) Eventually after alot of discussion I was offered cash and vouchers which I accepted. I would just say to anybody with a stock of lens, please mention at your initial consultation. Aside from this I would definitely recommend both the surgery and the clinic. The staff were all really helpful and professional.