Although upon my first visit to Ultralase Tottenham Court Road I found my Personal Adviser to be something of a used car salesman - I did ultimately have a very good experience with my laser eye treatment. The process was quick and took my eyes from -8.5 and -7.25 to 20/20 the following day. I had slightly dry eyes for a about 3 months and I took the first week after my treatment off work on sick leave as my eyes were getting uncomfortable at the computer - but not everyone has this problem.
My only complaint with the procedure - and this may be something to expect particularly in London - was that the nurse doing my treatment had a bad grasp of English yet was doing all the talking to me throughout the procedure. When she said 'Is that ok Darren?' I thought it obvious I was required to respond with Yes or No - but when I did say Yes she then exclaimed that I should not be talking at this point in the procedure and that my movement could effect the job! Obviously I was not happy about this bad communication and complained about it later – of course it could have been to late. Luckily everything was fine.
They signed me off last week still having perfect 20/20 vision 8 months later. Something to bear in mind is if you have hay fever plan ahead and avoid the time of year when you’re likely to encounter irritation.
If it hadn't been for the confusion during surgery from the nurse then the surgeon would have got a 5 star rating from me.