I had femtosecond wavefront lasik treatment( also known as Intralase I believe ) on the 24/7 at Birmingham Optimax, surgeon Mr Madhusudhan. My pre treat prescription was L-6.1 /R-5.75 with mild astigmatism.

I thought I would put a post on here to tell you about my experience. As I guess if you are reading this you are looking for information pre-treatment, I think I read all 600 reviews before finally committing myself.

I had both eyes treated on the same day. In this particular treatment a laser is used to create the flap, the eye is lasered and the laser creates bubbles allowing the surgeon push the flap aside. This part of the operation was uncomfortable but this is mainly because of the use of two clamps on the eye, I have quite small eyes and it was quite uncomfortable with a feeling of pressure. After a few seconds under the laser the clamps are removed and you sit in a darkened room to allow the flap to create. This feels like you have put the wrong contact lens fluid in your eyes with a smarting sensation, certainly bearable if a little alarming as I wasn't sure what to expect.

Mr Madhusudhan administered more anthesthetic drops on my return for the second half of the treatment. Which I can say hand on heart was completely painless and only needed one clamp per eye. Once the laser had completed it's job a bandage lense was place on each eye to protect it. I was able to see immediately although my eyes were watering profusely. For the rest of the afternoon I took it easy( I did read a few number plates on the way home ... I couldn't resist), took a paracetamol and slept for a couple of hours. By 8pm I was feeling 100% better my sight was clearing and I had little discomfort, I wore sunglasses which seemed to eliminate any light sensitivity.

The next day I went back to Optimax had the bandage lenses removed and passed an eyesight test with flying colours. My sight is a little over corrected but I have been assured this will adjust over the next couple of weeks. I have been able to work from Day 3 on my laptop with no problems. I have faithfully administered the refresh drops, the anti inflamatory drops and the anti biotic drops - yes its a little inconvenient in the small hours but a small price to pay.

On of my concerns before the operation was the halo/glare effect at night that i had read about and I was worried I may not be able to drive at night. On day 1 it was quite strange being driven in the dark the headlights were like brilliants stars coming towards me and I resorted to sunglasses in the dark. However Day 5 and I have no problems driving at night.

This has been a wonderful experience for me and I can only sing the praises on Mr Madhusudhan's skill. I am happy to answer any questions you may have - just drop me an email.