I'm writing this a week and a day before my LASEK surgery which, after extensive thought and research into different techniques seems to be the best choice. I had my consultation with Dr Almasri almost a month ago and while very speedy they were thorough and Dr Almasri was ready to answer all my questions even on the latest techniques which I'd been investigating - non-alcohol flap creation, cooling the eye etc. Much of the consultation was speeded up by good organisation - all the eye test machines were arranged in one room in a row so you just went down the row test by test... made it seem a little like a production line but was simply good organisation.

However I'm still incredibly nervous and I'm not sure if it's fear or just the thought that in a week and a day my glasses could be gone forever - would be very glad to hear from anyone who's had this done just for a quick word of reassurance! My prescription was slightly over -4 in both eyes with astigmatism.

I'll post again after the surgery, once I can see well enough! Best of luck to anyone being treated now.