I was short sighted and needed reading glasses. After 40 years of needing glasses/contact lenses, I decided to take the plunge. I had LASEK treatment on 25 August at Southampton West Quay. I had wanted LASIK because it seemed less painful but Mr.Crew-Brown advised I had LASEK. The treatment itself was painless and although I was very uncomfortable for about 3 days (very gritty, dry eyes)I did not have any actual pain. 12 days on, I still have dry eyes, but the staff at Optical Express (especially Jo) have been very helpful in advising me how to ease the dryness. I'm back at work and finding computer work easy without reading glasses. Small print is OK most of the time but if I'm tired, I need to put on reading glasses. My biggest problem is habit. Every morning I reach for my glasses!.
If you are considering treatment - just go for it, its well worth it and the "Biggles" goggles for bed time are very sexy :-)
Overall, I have found the staff at Southampton excellent, friendly and very professional