The procedure itself was pretty scary I thought, but I had worked myself up a bit. The staff at Southampton branch were all brilliant, very professional. The 15 mins after the procedure were fine, the 1/2 hour journey home was fine (sunglasses, eyes closed), but the following 6 hours were horrible. Any light at all was excruciating and even lights off, curtains closed, sunglasses on and eyes closed didn't help. Advice I'd read to sleep it off was impossible, I didn't know what to do with myself. My mouth was incredibly dry (due to the anaesthetic drops maybe?) so I was constantly drinking water for the 6 hours and the numerous trips upstairs to the bathroom on hands and knees with eyes closed were at least a distraction from feeling so awful. The frequent eye drops during the first day were problematic due to my eyes streaming and wanting to clamp shut as soon as they opened. If I'd been given the option a couple of hours in to take the pain away and not have had it done I would have grabbed it with both hands. BUT.......... 6 months on I'm so incredibly pleased to have had it done I wish I'd gone for it years ago. My vision was better than 20/20 after a week and it's amazing to not have to bother with glasses/contacts after 35 years and I'd recommend it to anyone, but just be aware it might not be quite so pain free as it appears to be for most people.