Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

It’s been just 24 hours since my procedure. And here I am reading and writing – no need for glasses!!!
I had my initial consultation at Solihull. Previously I went to Optimax and they quoted me for over £3000 for Wavefront Intralase Lasik!! It put me off as my friends with serious astigmatism and really bad prescription paid the same. I had -2.75 on both eyes, additionally I have been told that I had slight astigmatism 0.5 and large 7mm pupils hence I needed wavefront.
In Solihull I was told that my prescription was perfectly normal and I wouldn’t be charged any extra for wavefront, They do not perform Intralase. When I asked about it I was told there is no difference between Intralase and Keratome treatment, both involves touch (!!), risk and healing process are the same. Just the price is oh so different!
I was given anaesthetic drops and the doctor poked me with a piece of equipment (that was to measure the thickness of my cornea). That change completely my attitude as there was no pain at all. I wanted to book the procedure straight away. They offered me an appointment at London clinic 2 days after but I was told I could have my po-op appointment in Solihull.
I had t wait for about 1hr before I was seen. I was really scared, shaking all the way through but they just went on. The nurse held my hand and in less tan 10 minutes it was all over and done with. I was still shaking and as I sat outside nobody came to check on me for another 15 minutes. I really needed it as I was still in a bit of a shock!
The biggest disappointment was that they made me to come back to London for my next day appointment. I had already made my arrangements to go to Solihull the next day but the doctor in Solihull was not able to see me. It meant I had to travel all the way down from Midlands just for a short visit.
All in all I am pleased with the outcome, hopefully my vision will gradually improve.
My advice is to definitely shop around to find your best match as probably each clinic offers something different. In terms of pain and procedure itself just go with an open mind. It lasts only a few minutes so it’s as long as I used spend just putting my contacts in and out!!

I had been considering laser vision correction for a number of years, however was always too nervous about a flap being cut to go ahead. My prescription was -6.50 and -6.25 which was affecting my ability to effectively take part in mountain activities.

I found out about Accuvision through the Internet, and read about the Trans-Epitheal laser vision correction, which is a no-touch procedure. Based on my research in to this I booked a consultation in Solihull.

The consultation was very thorough and friendly. All my questions were answered, and we were able to talk about my hobbies including climbing and mountaineering, and how they would be affected.

I booked the procedure for Friday 14th November. On the day of the surgery I arrived early, and was pleased to be seen almost immediately. The team could tell that I was nervous about the procedure and were very friendly, explaining everything clearly. Following a check-up I was taken to the laser suite.

The procedure itself was very quick and with anaesthetic drops was completely painless. I was instructed to look at a green light as the laser was used to remove the epithelium and then reshape the cornea.

Following the procedure I had a cup of tea and a check up. I was also given eye drops to be administered each hour during the day. My vision was a little blurry, but already better than it had been previously.

When the anaesthetic drops wore off my eyes hurt quite a lot and I stayed in bed for the rest of the day. On Saturday I had my 1-day check-up. The epithelium was healing well and I could read half-way down the optician’s chart. My eyes were now a lot less painful.

After the 5 day check-up and bandage contact lens removal I was able to drive without glasses. I found my vision slightly variable, but always usable, and there was no pain after the second day. I was able to read and watch TV after 4 days, and comfortably use a computer after a week and a half.

I have just had a 2.5 week review, and my vision is now at 20/20. I am extremely pleased with all aspects of the Accuvision service. All the staff at the Solihull clinic were extremely patient with a nervous patient, and I am delighted with the result. 20/20 is a very good result for Trans-Epithelial treatment at just over two weeks, and it should continue to improve over the next few months.

Once again, many thanks to all the team at Accuvision in Solihull.

Mine is a familiar story…I had perfect vision until I was in my mid 40’s. Then, my near focus got more difficult and eventually so did my distance. Until recently I was juggling multiple different glasses for different things. I found this very frustrating. I began to think about laser treatment to fix my vision and thankfully I found Accuvision. The experience has been faultless, all the way from booking an appointment to having treatment and dealing with all the staff members.
They are a highly professional, compassionate and knowledgeable team.

I underwent Monovision treatment and I am now liberated from my glasses, with clear vision far and near.

A MODERN DAY MIRACLE!!! THANK YOU ACCUVISION!!

I am 62 and drive a taxi.
I used to wear contact lens and use reading glasses.
Now I don’t wear glasses.
Accuvision recommended different corrections to each eye to give me the bi-focal effect. They promised to further correct the ‘reading’ eye if I should not get on with the result.
Had the surgery on Wednesday, no pain but what a gain!
On Thursday went back to have the contact lens type bandages removed. Cannot express how excited I was with the result.
Started to drive on Friday but had too much haloing from lights at night to feel fully competent.
On Sunday drove at night with absolutely no problem whatsoever.
Took my sister to Accuvision – now she can see properly too.
If you’re reading this and have doubts then you might like to consider the following facts.
Americans are world famous for suing over anything possible yet their Navy now insist on sailors having laser correction to bad eyesight.
Accuvision use the best equipment with the latest computer firmware and updates to aid the surgery. It’s as good if not better than used by the US Navy.
I found out all this by diligent searching before I went to Accuvision.
Oh, by the way, I also had customers who had been to Accuvision and who sang their praises to the rafters.
I was lucky to have good recommendations as well as very good scientific reason to trust Accuvision.
Oh, and another thing, before you fall for the £395 an eye advert ask how much Waveform will cost. I asked and was quoted from £1095 an eye upwards according to prescription. I had -4.25 and my price was £1900 for both eyes. And the receptionist didn’t seem to be able to answer, or get the answers, as quickly and completely as the staff at Accuvision.
I drive with confidence, I can see as soon as I wake up, I have my computer set to the highest resolution and don’t struggle with tiny letters, I don’t curse about forgetting my reading glasses and have to get someone else read out the menu for me and I’ve dumped all my various pairs of glasses in the bin at Accuvision Solihull so they can send them to charity.
If you go then ask all the questions, listen carefully because they won’t make wild promises, follow all their instructions and soon you’ll be here writing about how good Accuvision are and how excited you are with the results.
Like Number 2 used to say in The Prisoner “I’ll be seeing you.” ( I guess not everyone will be old enough to remember that TV show..)
Seeing is believing – I know.

I had Wavefront Lasik treatment at Accuvision on the 17th of October. My prescription was quite small, mostly astigmatism.

Re: +0.25 / -1.50
Le: 0.00 / -1.50

I used to suffer from migraine headaches at school as no-one diagnosed my eye sight as a potential cause. Even then, I had multiple prescription changes between optical providers and rather lost confidence in the opticians who saw me. Contact lenses have never been on the cards as I could not bear to go near my eyes, let alone have pieces of plastic in them. I had become quite comfortable with my glasses but they made life difficult in some areas such as photography, golf, kite surfing, rugby etc.

I had been associated with laser vision correction for many years as my brother worked in the industry. He had worked at other clinics prior to Accuvision but never felt completely comfortable in having anyone treat me until now. After he had been there for a while he felt that I was going to be in safe hands, not only for the procedure, but if anything were to go wrong I could be safe in the knowledge that Accuvision would look after me.

Treatment itself was supposed to be quite simple, I was told told exactly what to expect so I should have been fine. Nevertheless, after they had finished treating my first eye, I went rather pale and clammy and they decided to give me a few minutes to relax and calm down before proceeding with the second eye. Not that I had any reason to be nervous, there was no pain although some discomfort when they applied suction to the eye to cut the flap. Second eye went fine largely due to the fact that I knew what was coming. Not being in control is what made me apprehensive I think, all in the head. Treatment was quick – given that I took a 5 minute rest, I was in theatre for no more than 15 minutes.

Vision recovered very quickly, quite foggy afterwards – but through the fog I could read the scrolling news bar at the bottom of their television when I came out of theatre. Anyone who has astigmatism can appreciate how your vision blurs when trying to read or see definition. I took the drops as instructed and got on with my life quite comfortably. I was advised not to cycle to work for the first week or go to the gym etc, but am back to doing things as before. I was advised that due to my large pupils etc, that there was a risk my night vision might suffer initially. I have had no such issues during these dark evenings while cycling home.

The one area of my life where I have always had to compromise is photography and wildlife observation. I found it impossible to get a good level of clarity through a pair of binoculars with glasses on and so did without. A week after surgery I went bird-watching in the New Forest, it was only at this stage that I realised how my colleagues were able to see so much more definition than I could.