Surgery date 14/02/07.prescription -2.50 both eyes with asigmatism. Treatment: Lasik with femtosecond at Birmingham.

I have been considering treatment for a couple of years. The crunch came when I dropped my brand new £100+ glasses on the floor and they chipped - I booked the treatment the next day! I got a negotiated teacher's discount of 30%.

On the day both the surgeon (Dr Qazi)and optician were both very patient as they talked me through the treatment. It was useful to have my husband be allowed to come into the consultant room as I was too nervous to take all of the information in myself! The girls in reception could have been a little more friendly and helpful as I felt like an interuption to their work though.

I really underestimated the surgery procedure itself. I had a mini panic attack in the chair which was not tollerated particularly well by the staff. The pain from the surgery and light-sensitivity were pretty bad for about 2 hours and then the pain started to subside. My vision was pretty much restored when I finally managed to open my eyes after this time.

Now 5 weeks on, I can honestly say that 1/2 a day of unpleasantness was most definitely worth it. My sight is now 20/20, and better than it ever was with lenses and glasses. I went swimming yesterday, and it was amazing to be able to see ahead of me for the first time in years! I'm really enjoying the freedom the treatment has given me, and would recommend it wholeheartedly!