Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

Had consultation with Nick at Solihull on Mon 8th Aug, was so impressed that I booked surgery for Wed 10th. My prescription was -6.00 and -5.75, extremely short sighted. I basically chose Accuvision because Ultralase and Optimax I didn't find very friendly on the phone but Accuvision were totally different, nothing is too much trouble. Was very nervous on the day (I have been known to faint at a check-up at the dentist!)I pleaded with my husband to take me home, I even convinced myself I liked my glasses, but luckily he stuck to his guns and made me stay! At that point I was called in and became very calm really, I think because they are so friendly at Accuvision it really does put you at ease. I lay back and prepared myself for a horrendous experience of eyeballs being squeezed and stinging and all sorts of uncomfortable things BUT my goodness me it was almost a pleasant experience (well nearly!) really you do not feel anything, just lots of flashing lights and a slight smell of burning which for me was probably the worst bit, I actually think that a visit to the dental hygienist is a worse experience. The operation was extremely successful, a week on and my vision is as good as with my contact lenses, although Nick has told me that it will get even better as time goes on, which I know it will because it has got better and better over the past week. It is a fantastic feeling not having to rely on glasses and lenses and for anyone out there who is thinking of having it done go ahead and do it the whole thing takes a few seconds, and for me it has certainly enhanced my life. I cannot thank Accuvision enough and would most certainly recommend them to anyone who is thinking of having laser eye treatment.

I cant praise Accuvison highly enough from the moment you walk in you instantly feel comfortable with the surroundings, i was welcomed by the lovely Monica at reception – gorgeous smile. Vikash Patel conducted my consultation and was very thorough and relayed my initial fears as i effectively have only one working eye. I chose Accuvision as they were able to accomodate for my tricky Prescription which was L (EYE) +5.50 Astigmatism of 1.75 & axis of 145. i had surgery on the 8th August 2005 and i can honestly say i have not looked back since, for me it was the best decision of my life and i now have vision just shy of 20/20, The surgery team consisted of Darius, Mr Roston & Joan, throughout the painless surgery i was constantly spoken to – which made me feel at ease. The whole team at Accuvision are so friendly and extremely Professional, i can now wake up and not have to worry about putting contact lenses in or wearing glasses, i actually feel free and totally confident as i will not have to worry about getting red eyes through contacts. i throughly recommend you to Accuvision. Remember one thing Accuvision is the best forget the rest. Thankyou to everyone at Accuvision.

I was very short sighted, -8.00 in my right eye with astigmatism and -7.50 in my left. Before Accuvision I needed glasses before I got out of bed. I had my surgery on July 7th 2005 and have not looked back since. I now have 20/20 vision. I would only recommend ACCUVISION, professional and friendly service with every tiny detail explained. All I can say is “THANK YOU”.

My short sighted astigmatic abnormal eyes were treated 48 hours ago by the team of Darius (centre founder), Dr Chad Rostron (surgeon) using the Wavelight Industries Allegretto laser. Some months before the surgery I had two very comprehensive and excellent consultations with Vikash preparing me for my decision.
In my research I was interested in specialist clinics which were not part of a large chain and which also had a large number of positive reviews on the lasik-eyes website. My list was then narrowed down to just three clinics.
Due to my abnormal corneas, one of my selected clinics turned me down flat, another other said they were 70% certain they would not treat me. This left me with a difficult decision as some of the “top guys” with the top prices in the industry advised me not to proceed with laser eye surgery.
Accuvision were the first clinic I went to see because I was impressed by the patient write-ups on the lasik-eyes website and also my web research into Wavelight Industries. I emailed a doctor in the states who has written a number of lasik articles and has experience of both Allegretto and Technolas. He came back with “They are both top line. The Allegretto has performed better in the individual FDA trials in the US (accuracy-quality of vision)”.
I now realise that because the team at Accuvision gets such a large amount of other clinic “rejects” their range of experience and expertise in the area of lasik is a lot higher, particularly with complicated cases and they are able to more finely differentiate between the unusual cases and definitely untreatable cases.
I know this is very early after the operation and am aware that with lasik over time vision can go down as well as up, but so far 48 hours on I’m over the moon to be driving around and enjoying life without contact lenses and glasses. (Right eye from -2.75 SPH, -0.5 CYL, Left eye from -2.5 SPH, -0.75 CYL. Requested target was right zero and left -0.75 for slight monovision. Age 43.)

I had custom wavefront guided lasik on the 3rd August. I chose Accuvision mainly because of the laser they use and the fact that it uses less corneal tissue than all the other lasers. The service has been very professional so far.
I was -4.00 and -2.75 with astigmatism in both eyes. Surgery was uncomfortable but not too bad, post surgery was like having onions rubbed into my eyes and this effect lasted for about two hours. After that I just had the feeling of having left my contact lenses in too long.

I could tell straight away that the vision in my right eye was perfect and as a result I have started to worry about my left eye. I know it's early days (only two days post op) but I'm wondering if my left eye will get better.

Vision in my right eye in the follow up session the day after surgery was better than 20/20 – which I knew myself as my vision was just crystal clear. My left eye however was only just 20/20 and the vision was blurred.

This is still the case after two days and I'm worried I'm stuck with blurred vision in my left eye. Has anyone else had this experience? Can the vision in my left eye improve? I can't help thinking that they've undercorrected the vision in my left eye…

It's still great to walk around without glasses or lenses and I can't fault Accuvision so far. I'll update this forum next week once I have my checkup.

Cheers Ian