Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

I had bilateral WAVEFRONT GUIDED LASIK three months ago,at ACCUVISION. I was a little apprehensive, but at the same time excited about about the prospect of seeing clearly without putting a lump of plastic in my eyes.Well,I’m glad to say that I have absolutely no regrets. Infact my vision is now better than it ever was with glasses or contacts,even at night.My heartfelt thanks to the wonderful team at ACCUVISION,especially the optometrist!

What can I say that hasn’t been said before. Well unlike many of the others who have posted comments on this site I did not have a straight operation. I decided to go with Accuvision after researching the best laser correction technologies available, this was a big decision because I live in N.Ireland and have two laser clinics within driving distance. When I arrived at Accuvision I was made very comfortable and was impressed by the modern clinic. I was apprehensive at this stage because I was so scared that my eyes would not be suitable. After the pre-op assessment I was given the thumbs up.
I arrived the following day and was quite nervous about the op, actually I was shitting myself, I was alone in London and in a couple of hours I might be blind !! Went through the usual pre surgery routine and was soon lying back on the bed staring up at red laser beams. The staff at this stage were magnificent. I don’t mind pain but hate needles and the thought of someone cutting the top off my eye was like needles X 100. The first stage of the op is to cut the corneal flap and due to that fact that I have narrow recessed eyes this posed quite a few problems. After some discomfort the flap was cut and within a few minutes the operation was over and they moved over to my other eye. Unfortunately they were unable to cut the corneal flap this time due to my protrouding skull. I was very deflated but Darius and Co. were very encouraging and professional. The situation was reassessed the following day, I had one 20/20 eye and one bad one. It was decided that I come back in 2 weeks for reassessment. To cut a long story short they successfully operated on me and achieved a reasonable correction although not 20/20.
I am due back for post op assessment soon where they may might make a slight enhancement.
To summerise this experience I would say that without doubt I would recommend Accuvision because complications do occur and it is maybe only then that the true expertise of the operating team can be witnessed. I am thrilled with the results so far and still find it hard to believe I don’t need contacts or glasses again.
I regularly see advertisements in the national press for cut price eye surgery but why drive a Lada when for a few pounds more you can drive a Porsche!

Many thanks to Darius & Co. for all their good work.

I’ve had my consultation – so nervous I was early, but I was seen early without any hassle. I am very rare in that I’m very LONG SIGHTED +6.5 & +7, have astigmasisms in both eyes and my left eye is lazy. After much research accuvision is the only place in the uk who will do me :-) The staff answered all my questions, and rephrased things when i didn’t understand. They were paitent when I couln’t make a desicion there and then, have customers you can call for references etc. The technology was great – I work with computers so i know what I’m looking at. Yes I am going ahead – very nervous, but they say there is nothing i can do which will hinder the surgery. So in 9 days – 2 1/2 weeks after my consoltation I’ll be done – yes I’ll let you know how it goes, but as I’ve worn glasses all day every day since I was 4 (now 26) and have a tendancy to bump into things and can’t catch, anything will be an improvement. If u have questions u can mail me….Wish me luck!

Well, I just had my initial consultations at Optimax (Finchley Rd) and Accuvision. See comments under each clinic. At Accuvision I was examined very thoroughly by a knowlegeable and enthusiastic member of staff. They also carried out wavefront analysis, which gives a far more precise picture of the optical defects than refraction alone. Overall a very impressive setup. I was blown away by the high-tech kit they have there – obviously a huge investment, so they must be pretty confident about recouping it with sufficient patient revenues over the next few years. They’ve only had about 450 patients so far, so everything’s still very new & shiny – and you can take a peek through the window into the op room. Met one of the members of staff who’d had LASIK done there – and was invited to see her eyes under the microscope! (which I graciously declined – they looked just fine to me) The only disappointment was, I didn’t get to meet a surgeon as it wasn’t an operating day – but they said I was very welcome to come back & see one if I liked. One benefit of Accuvision & wavefront: their laser would remove approx 30 microns less cornea (40 vs 70) than the Nidek at Optimax, due to the custom ablation profile. The more cornea I can hang onto, the happier I’ll be!
The main thing I gained from the day though, was to realise how being myopic (I’m -2.75 & -3.5) can stop you needing reading glasses when presbyopia kicks in in middle age. I’d read about this on the web before, but now I’ve seen for real. Here’s what happens: when they put the drops in your eyes to dilate the pupil, it also paralyses the lens, which stops you being able to focus close up (I may not be exactly right about this – I’m not an optician, but I think that’s the way it was). I found I wasn’t able to see my watch with glasses on, but only had to lift my specs, and my trusty short-sighted mince pies could see the time clearly – case closed. So, you have to trade off losing some good near vision in later life, against great distance vision from now on. At least that’s how I see it.

I underwent surgery in the first week of December 2001; in fact I was patient number three. Before treatment my vision in both eyes was between -7.00 and -8.00 and I relied totally on my spectacles and contact lenses. I had contemplated laser treatment for a number of years but never quite built up the courage to seek further information. It was not until a friend recommended Accuvision that I actually got the ball rolling. On the day of the surgery I was quite apprehensive in case anything went wrong but the staff at the clinic from the ophthalmologist through to the receptionist were all very helpful, supportive and reassuring. I was surprised at how quick and painless the whole procedure was and in fact by the next day I was able to drive to the clinic for my first post operative check up upon where I was told my vision was just off 20/20 . By the first week post operative check up I was at 20/20 vision and in fact this week I will be visiting the clinic for my 6 month check up. All in all my experience at Accuvision from first consultation to date has been a very pleasant one and the best invest I have made in recent years. Finally it just remains for me to say thank you to everyone at Accuvision for restoring my eyesight…