I noticed Becky's comment posted on 29th June. DON'T PANIC. I had my Lasek surgery on Sat 25th June and nearly chickened out at the last minute. My prescription was low at minus 1.50 and minus 2.50 but having suffered a corneal ulcer from the bad combination of contact lenses and air conditioning, decided to go for laser treatment. The surgeon was great - talked me through all my options and reassured me at every stage of treatment. I was in the treatment room for all of 10 minutes for the LASEK treatment and could see better immediately. Everything was slightly blurry but it was still better than it had been with no contact lenses. I had been worried that I'd be 'blind' for several days after treatment but I need not have been concerned. There was no discomfort throughout surgery and for about four hours afterwards my eyes were stinging like I had shampoo in them. Once the stinging wore off, they were gritty for a few days and that was about the extent of my 'pain'. I nearly went for LASIK because I was worried out recovery time but I would HONESTLY have LASEK again tomorrow with no hesitation if I was told I needed it. My eyes are still healing but I found I could drive within 2-3 days of treatment. The treatment I've received at Optical Express has been excellent. No hard sell, very informative and excellent treatment throughout. Highly recommended and thanks for allowing me to throw away my remaining contact lenses!