Well, I finally took the plunge and had the op. I had the assessment some time ago but then chickened out but this time I went through with it. I had the initial assessment at Tottenham Court Road with a very pleasant lady who answered all my questions in detail. Slightly concerned that the receptionists were wearing glasses, and hadn't had the op themselves, but I didnt let it put me off!

The surgery itself was performed at Hammersmith. Day after the bombings so understandably things were not running as smoothly as they might, but after a short delay i was in with the surgeon, a quick check, then away we went. If i have any adverse comment to make, it was that the surgeon himself was fairly business-like and not that chatty, but not unfriendly in any way. The nurses and receptionists were all great and reassuring.

The actual op itself was not uncomfortable at all, but a little weird when my vision went dark. However they talked me through it and let me know this was going to happen. Both eyes done in less than 5 minutes then back out to the waiting room to recover...

That evening my sigh was blurry and i had a few tears streaming but by the next morning I was a lot more comfortable! Today, 4 days on I have perfect vision and no discomfort at all. i am still putting the eye drops in cos i have to do this for a week, but am just amazed at the results. With my glasses I could only read 3 lines up from the bottom of the chart. Now bottom line is easy! I am so pleased I had this op done!

I guess a slight concern is that this op has not been being performed for over 15 years, so there are potential long term effects which we do not know about, but for now I'm going to enjoy life without specs or lenses!