At the first consultation I was told that I needed LASEK treatment which would initially be more painful but with less chance of problems. When I decided to go ahead I was a bit worried in case any problems occured however all went well on the treatment day. No pain at all during treatment - when anasthetic wore of I didn't know where to put myself for a couple of hours. I slept for the rest of the day - next day FANTASTIC - no pain and brilliant vision.