Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

I had waveguided surgery done in early December. The results are fantastic. It's been very easy to get used to not needing glasses, particularly around swimming pools and spas. :-) I have one quibble though and that's why I'm writing. The procedures for dealing with patients who have dry eyes aren't all that great. At my check up in January the optometrist discovered a dry area in one of my eyes. I was given a bottle of eye drops and told to pop in some drops as soon as I felt my eyes be the least dry. As far as it goes, that's good advice. But with the excellent pre-op care I got, I would have expected better post-op care when it comes to dry eyes. After a few days of constant eye dropping, I noticed that my eyes actually felt worse after I had taken the drops. Through my own research I found out that it's very common to become allergic to the preservative used in eye drops such as the ones given out by Accuvision. (At this point I should mention that I could have called Accuvision and asked them about it. But being unimpressed by their approach to dry eye care so far, I didn't.) Since then I've tested a number of eye drops and gels and found that for me Liquifilm in single dose containers works best. Here are some links for other people with dry eyes: General about dry eyes: http://www.goodhope.org.uk/departments/eyedept/sore%20dry%20eye.htm The list of artificial tears at the bottom of this page is useful: http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/guidance.asp?gt=dry%20eye%20syndrome Guidelines for treating dry eyes, not only applicable to people with Sjogren's. http://www.sjogrensyndrom.se/100-site/spdfs/S24.pdf Ideally Accuvision should give out an information sheet about dry eyes to those who have that problem at one of the first few post op check-ups. It could contain information about preservative allergies and eye brightening ingredients as well as advice on where to get artifical tears, pros and cons of drops vs. gels and environmental factors to be aware of. Instead of pushing a bottle of Hypromellose into patients' hands, people could be given a few samples of preservative-free single-use containers of different kinds of eye drops so that they can experiment with what kind works best for them. That would actually work out cheaper for Accuvision and improve the level of care at the same time.

I was very impressed with the consultation I had at Accuvision but I have two concerns and I'd be very interested to hear comments from those who have undergone the treatment. Firstly, I'd love to hear from monovisionists! Did it work out for you or have you had to go back for further surgery? Secondly, I'm worried about losing that wonderful, clear near-vision that short-sighted people have. Joan rather delightfully described it as 'super-vision'. Does anyone out there miss theirs or was it a reasonable pay-off? Thanks for sharing your experiences with me.

Hi I have decided to go to Accuvision for a consultation as I consider it can offer the best treatment available. However, I live in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and realise that the distance involved will be problematic i.e trains, tubes etc. I am a complete stranger to London and would be very grateful if anyone who has been faced with a similar problem could advise the best and most economical way to get to the clinic. Thanks for any help.

My sister attended a clinic in london (Not Accuvision) a year ago, she had experienced a problem when they cut the flap as well as dry eyes, whilst the clinic was very good, it meant a lot of travelling to and from Scarborough, as well as the expense of train travel. The clinic had a local optician in Scarborough, however they where not qualified to handle such a case. When choosing a clinic, this should be a consideration and you should ask yourself, whilst the chance is small, if there is a problem would you be prepared to travel the distance. I have had laser eye treatment, and think it is the best thing that has ever happened to me, so good luck!

I am due to have surgery next Monday 19th May. I am still unsure what to do about having one eye under-corrected for reading purposes. Someone I have spoken to has said that they are finding it hard to get used to the difference between the prescription. Also, I am feeling a touch(!) nervous about the actual proceedure - not the outcome so much, but the actual surgery - any help in calming me down would also be appreciated!!

I had a consultation with Vik at Accuvision in March and am considering having LASIK in July or August. I have - 6 in both eyes with slight astigmatism, however my pupils when dilated are 7.5mm and 8.5mm. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has undergone LASIK (either successfully or unsuccessfully) with a pupil size of over 8mm. I am confident that the service offered by Accuvision is one of the best in the industry, but before biting the bullet would find it helpful to hear from others who have undergone the proceedure with similar prescription and pupil size!

I went for my consultation with Vik on May 20th, which lasted longer than I thought (2 hours), but was very thorough. I have decided to go ahead with LASIK in early July, and now have to endure the waiting which is surely the worst bit. Accuvision have been personally recommended to me by a close friend who now can't stop reading number plates from miles away, after being short sighted for years. I look forward to a successful outcome, and will put my post-surgery comments on this page..

Dear Dave Windle, I love the idea that performing hyperopic lasik on a dimpled cornea involves just "zapping" the problem away. Making a cornea more curved is incredibly difficult, and they tend to regress. If that cornea has already been dimpled centrally in a myopic treatment the problems are increased (putting it mildly). Some people think that a tight contact lens and Acular (I think) can work in a case like yours - you might want to ask your opthalmologist. I'm not getting at anyone, but given that everyone who uses this site has, obviously, access to the web, I am amazed that more people have not made use of what the web contains.

There doesn't seem to be as many people using Accuvision now as there was. I had my eyes done in May. I am happy with them but still not as happy as I would have hoped. One thing that was not made clear was regarding the enhancement. I was told that, if I was not happy, I could have an enhancement. However, what they failed to tell me was that, if there was only a small difference, they wouldn't do a correction. I admit that the correction is small but my eyesight is definately not as good as with my contact lenses and I seem to suffer from double vision. Bear in mind that you are not always suitable for an enhancement.

Is there anyone out there that has been treated by Nick Jacobs at Accuvision? I am booked in for December 4th, and would quite like to know about other peoples experiences...?