Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

I month update: Most of the fluctuation has died down now, except for some small near vision changes. It also takes a little while in the morning for full clarity to appear.

Overall I am very happy. My eyes are comfortable and my sight is pretty much sorted for most things.

I do find that for small letters in low light I cannot read things I used to be able to. For example, I now need a torch to read the central heating control panel in the boiler cupboard. But things are still improving and could do so for a few months.

While LASIK is obviously quicker to give results that PRK, it is important to realize that things will vary for at least a month, otherwise you might be disappointed/worried early on. I was very nervous when after a couple of days of excellent vision immediately after the op, things went quite blurry for a few days on days 4 and on.

Night flares are no problem, although noticeable if I look for them. I no longer need the eye drops more than once every few days.

All in all, a good thing.

The thanks first! I really don’t know how to say ‘thanks’ in a way that’s big enough! Thanks to this website for me finding Accuvision in Fulham…I’m grateful for being able to see again after the agony of the last 11 months….the birds, the stars that are points of light and not blurs….. To be able to drive at night… I’m grateful to the fact that there is technology available to treat eyes that were as messed up as mine and for the fact that I decided to trust Accuvision and their team when I was at an all time visual low and that there was a clinic who understood what a patient feels …… for everything!

Daryus, thank you for taking the time and having the patience to gain my confidence and explaining in minute details what the reasons for my previous surgery going so wrong were and what could be done to improve the quality of my vision and not assuming that as a lay person I would not understand…. without that I may not have proceeded a second time around.

For people out there who put a price on getting their eyes treated, a message…. Statistics are not a substitute for judgement and inevitably when YOU are part of the minute statistic of things going wrong in a surgical procedure, who you have trusted with your eyes makes all the difference.

I had my laser treatment 16th October 2002 and haven’t stopped smiling since. I had very short sight and high astigmatism (-9.00sph, +4.00cyl axis 75 and -10.50 sph + 5.25 cyl axis 90. I had booked for treatment at Moorefield’s but had reservations about how effective their laser equipment would be on my high prescription so, after further research I contacted Accuvision because I had read about their advanced equipment incorporating Wavefront technology. During the free and lengthy assessment Darius became involved, instilling total confidence, which convinced me he could correct my sight, and that his was the clinic to use. I had no hesitancy cancelling with Moorefield’s and trusting my eyes to Accuvision, who clearly demonstrated they have the equipment and expertise necessary for the treatment on my challenging prescription. I would highly recommend them, especially if you have a difficult prescription, coupled with thin corneas, large pupils and dry eye syndrome! Everything against me, but they still managed to correct my sight. The entire team are kind, friendly and helpful, and the post op care is superb. Viv Ashton

Having worn glasses/lenses for 12 years and being a Mother of two under two’s I decided it was time and had Wavefront treatment on both eyes (L-3.75 R -4.0 with astigmatism) on Friday 30th November. For two hours following surgery my eyes felt gritty and watered but after that I was able to watch television and eat without assistance – admittedly the room was dark and I was wearing sunglasses! The following morning at my check up I was 20:20 and a week later was better than 20:20 – FANTASTIC. It’s now ten days after surgery and apart from experiencing a little halo around bright lights there’s nothing to report. Had I not had absolute confidence in Daryus, his team and their technology I would still be wearing glasses/lenses which, to be honest, I’ve almost forgotten about already. Corny as it sounds this really has changed my life … THANK YOU.

I had the operation at Accuvision on Friday. The reasons I chose Accuvision were the consistently positive comments here and the fact that I have poor night vision with a lot of glare and starbursts. Or rather had. :-) The result of the operation is that I have perfect daytime vision and my night time vision has improved too. I drove yesterday evening and although I have some halo-effects around lights, they are much easier to deal with than the starbursts I used to have. But I almost didn’t go through with the surgery. Lying on the operating table with the clip in my right eye, I freaked out. The combination of watching somebody have the operation from the waiting room before being prepped for my own operation and a comment made in the operating room that triggered previous trauma memories, made me very, very scared. Luckily I was able to calm myself down with the help of the nurse and Darius. If they hadn’t been so supportive I wouldn’t have been able to go through with the operation. I’m very glad I did. Being able to see first thing in the morning is an incredible blessing. Not to mention having peripheral vision. With my -6D I could really only see straight ahead with glasses.