I had my treatment at Cribbs Causeway on 12/01/2010 and my surgeon was Mr Tom Materman. The procedure itself was painless, it was uncomfortable for a couple of hours after - streaming eyes. I kept my eyes closed all the way home and was very light sensitive. The best way to describe it is it felt like I had just peeled a very strong onion. The next day my vision was excellent. The only discomfort I have had since the procedure has been dry eyes at night. The hardest part of this procedure has been trying to get my head around the whole thing, after all these years of struggling with contacts and glasses (prescription -8.75), spending less than an hour in Optical Express all of that has been taken away. I would recommend Optical Express to anyone and the staff in both Bristol Cribbs and Torquay couldn't have been more help.