I have been wearing glasses since I was 18, and am now 35yrs. Both eyes are -3 with astigmatism. After a few months of research, I decided to go with Optimax, having read the reviews on this site I wanted to ensure that Dr Patel carried out the procedure in London.
Having met Dr Patel on the 26th of July for my consultation, I was very, very impressed with his explanations, calmness and successful approach. I had a choice of either Epi-Lasek or Lasik. Having read all the documentation I had received, I decided to go for Lasik, the reasons for this were that the healing process is shorter and you are not required to wear contact lense bandages after. I arrived back at the clinic on Thursday 4th August ready for my treatment. Believe it or not, the paper work took more time than the treatment itself. I waited upstairs in the laser waiting room and saw people going in and coming out looking OK. I went in to the laser room and was greated by a nurse, she put a hair net on my head and bags on my feet. I then met Dr Patel again and laid down in the chair. I was soo nervous by this point, but Dr Patel was excellent in trying to calm me down. He explained the process the whole way through. It does not hurt at all. Once you have had the eye drops put in, you cannot feel a thing, the clamp did not even bother me. Yes you do smell burning, but come on!, you smell burning when the dentist is drilling your teeth. Once it was all over, Dr Patel asked me to sit up and told me it was all over and had been completed successfully. I was so impressed, I could actually see. I went home, with no pain what so every, it felt like my eyes were a bit scratchy that was all. The next day I went back for a check up and was told that I have 20/20 vision. I am still truely amazed and wish I had the treatment years ago. I definitely recommend it to everyone. I am quite happy to explain the process to anyone that is interested. Tamora