I have worn soft contact lenses for 20 years but over the last year or so I have found them increasingly uncomfortable and would often have to leave one or both of them out for a couple of days to let my eyes settle down and hated wearing specs in the meantime. So I took the plunge.....
Had Wavefront on 6th August and am SO glad it's all over. I went to Ultralase in Bristol and had been advised to go to a few consultations before deciding, but to be honest, I was so impressed with the people and service I received at Ultralase that I decided not to bother getting 2nd opinions. All very professional. I had the consultation on the Tuesday and was booked in for the procedure on the Friday (I was desperate to get rid of stupid glasses). The consultation took about 2 hours and was very thorough. I was told I was a suitable candidate and was talked through the 3 types of procedures available - Lasik, Lasik Plus and Lasik Ultra (Wavefront). I had originally budgeted for the straight forward Lasik (£995 an eye) but discussing it with my husband on the way home, he said that I was only going to have this done once, so best to have the most accurate so I decided to go with the wavefront. However, when I mentioned this to the surgeon pre-op he said I could only have this done if my cornea was thick enough (it was) so it was actually re-assuring to know that they don't just want you to have the most expensive as it really does depend on whether the surgeon thinks you will benefit from it. On the day of the surgery I was very calm cos so desperate to get rid of specs. However, in the nurse prep room I started to get jittery and by the time I was led in I felt like a 10 yr old girl - totally terrified. The actual procedure only took about 3 mins an eye which seems like 3 hours when you are as scared as I was. The nurse was so sweet and held my hand throughout (I'm surprised she had any blood flow left after I'd squeezed it to death!). Was in the recovery room resting my eyes for about half an hour and then discharged. Eyes just felt a bit gritty, not painful and so when I got home I went to bed for a few hours just to give my eyes a rest. 24 hrs after the op my vision was vastly improved although still a bit hazy but I was up and about as normal. By the evening I was a bit gritty again and wore sunglasses all the time. However, it's now 10 days post-op and I had my check up a couple of days ago and my sight is 20/20. They say with wavefront my sight will continue to improve for about 6 weeks and at the moment my left eye is slightly weaker than my right, but with both eyes I can see like the bionic woman!!
Alot of money, but I would recommend it to anyone. Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway.