After thinking about surgery for several months I began looking around. Visited the clinics in town and decided to visit St James hospital before making a final decision. After meeting the consultant Mr James Ball who gave me great confidence after fully explaining the the procedure and informing me the laser used can treat eye with higher problems than most used in standard eye clinic. I decided to go ahead. Things could not have gone better all the staff were really helpful and put me at ease as I was understandably nervous . Everything went very well and Until my 2nd eye refused to open and Mr Ball has to work hard to open the eye he did a fantastic job to open my eye and was abl ...  More...

I can highly recommend Mr Morrell. I am so pleased with the results of the surgery. The advice, treatment and after-care have been excellent. The surgery was slightly uncomfortable, but my eyes settled very quickly afterwards and within hours I was able to see. I have worn glasses since the age of eight and am amazed at the impact on my life of not using them any more. Mr Morrell is very approachable and answered all of my questions and his optician is the friendliest optician I have ever visited. All of my appointments have been positive experiences. I was never kept waiting and made to feel very welcome. I cannot praise the whole of the treatment process and my experience at St James highl ...  More...

My work involves extensive use of computers and printed matter and, for some years, I have struggled along with glasses. Eventually, I decided to look into laser eye correction and I booked a consutation with a national company who advertise regularly on TV. Following the consultation I decided not to go ahead with this company, partly because the company's premises seemed to be awash with salespeople but mainly because they told me that I would still need glasses for close-up reading following the surgery. I struggled on for a while longer before doing some more research on the internet, where I found St James Laservision. Their site seemed to address the criticisms I had of the other com ...  More...

My first reason for choosing St James's was the reputation. Taking advantage of the free consultation, I met Mr Morrell who gave a very honest and thorough explanation of the procedure. He did no oversell the potential benefits, especially as being 64 my own expectations were realistic, following the research I carried out on the internet. I chose the Monovision solution whereby I have distance vision in one eye and close vision in the other. This is the same prescription as I had used with my 'daily' contact lenses. The operations went smoothly, the pre and post operative care and attention have been excellent, and I could not have wished for a better outcome. I am absolutely delighted ...  More...

I couldn't be more pleased with the result, after nearly 30 years of wearing glasses. No real problems at all - eyes still tend to be a bit dry (4 months after surgery) but this is settling. I'd definitely recommend the procedure & St James's laser vision  More...

After much research of laser eye surgery the pros, cons, dangers and different procedures etc. I decided to book a consultation at St James Laser Vision after being impressed by their website. I had my consultation in July 2007 with Mr Ball and felt he was very professional, experienced, competent, and able to fully answer my long list of queries and questions. This was just what I was looking for in the surgeon I would entrust my sight to. After more research of other clinics I decided to go ahead and book my surgery at St James. I had Lasek (surface treatment) in October 2007. I felt fully informed of the procedure and risks, what to expect and that all my questions and concerns had been a ...  More...

I would like to use this forum to first of all give a big thank you to Mr James Ball, who was my consultant throughout. He was very patient despite my incessant questioning, very re-assuring and ultimately professional. I would highly recommend him to anyone considering laser treatment. I would secondly like to review the treatment itself. I had Lasek treatment carried out on both eyes (I was -6 in left and -3 in right) on the same day. First week was tough (I was told it would be!!), but after that my sight went from strength to strength and on having my 3 month check, was told that my eyes are 2 lines better than 20/20 - I have vision better than I ever had wearing glasses or contacts - a ...  More...

Extremely professional service by all the staff involved. Procedure performed by James Ball who was patient, knowlegeable and the most professional individual I have ever dealt with, a true professional.  More...