Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic

Neurovision for Amblyopia (lazy eye)

I have two children who unfortunately have bilateral amblyopia. This was only made apparent to me when my eldest child failed his driving test as he could not read the number plate even with his glasses. Kieran the eldest had aided visual acuity of right eye 6/12 with myopia of -1.25 and his left eye was 6/18 also with myopia of -1.25. I researched amblyopia and thought that nothing could be done. Being unable to drive is a disadvantage for work and social reasons. I eventually read about Neurovision and honestly was a bit sceptical as my son had been referred to southend opthamology unit and again we were told that he had to make the best of what eyesight he had. Then I telephoned Accuvision and spoke to one of the optometrists there. No pressure was given to book an appointment, he just gave me an overview of the treatment. Having spoken to my husband about the treatment I decided to make an appointment which was in early September. Again all the staff were very welcoming and performed many tests on Kierans eyes and confirmed the above prescription. We started the treatment which is done every other day and lasts about 20 minutes. I have to say the treatment is very intense and did give my son headaches, but he kept going. We are just over halfway through treatment on his right eye and to our relief his aided visual acuity is now 6/7.5 and his presciption for myopia has decreased to -0.75. We are really pleased with the result. When he has completed his right eye we will certainly start on his left eye. We also took our youngest son there this month and treatment will hopefully start soon for his right eye.
There are no guarantees for this treatment but from our limited experience from this condition it is really worth investigating. I shall probably post again when we have further results from out two boys. I would just like to thank Mr Patel (Vik) for all the help and support he has given to Kieran.

I had my treatment at 4pm yesterday & cannot believe how fantastic my vision is already, and it is still settling down!

My experience at Accuvision was absolutely world class, they have got the whole package perfect from consultation stage to after-care. The staff at Solihull made me feel that they were privileged to be able to treat me and every single one of them as warm and friendly at all times.

I had to go for the treatment on my own and they really took care of me especially as I was very nervous;one of them even held my hand the whole way through! The whole thing took less than 20 minutes, with the treatment itself less than 2 minutes per eye; and it was totally pain and discomfort free. I did not really know what to expect having read so many different peoples feedback on this site;but I can honestly say it was easier than going to the dentist; the fear of the unknown was the worst thing, it was just a surreal experience.

If I was recommending anyone for treatment I would not hesitate for a second about recommending Accuvision, but I would advise them to go for other consultations to see for themselves how good Accuvision really are.

Thank you Accuvision …. I think you are wonderful !!!

I had my eyes corrected just over 3 years ago, having been rejected by other clinics due to my cornea being too irregular. It has been absolutely brilliant to live life and do sports without glasses or contact lenses.

Due to my age I had monovision done, which turned out to be a really important choice. So from the beginning I wore glasses at work to provide the best 2 eye corrected vision. Yet at the weekend or on holiday never needed glasses for anything.

A friend and his father have had Lasik on my recommendation and my sister is in the pipeline.
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Thank you Accuvision for potentially saving my life and vision…

On a different topic I had an eye infection recently which I went to see Accuvision about for advice on 4th Nov 2008. This had no relation to the past surgery.

Vikash empatically stated that I had Orbital Cellulitis and that I should go to an eye A & E and be treated with intravenous antibiotics.

By this time I had already gone to one hospital. It took visits to 4 different hospitals to get correct treatment. Two different Moorfields Eye Units disagreed with the referral letter that Vikash had written for them and said I just had conjunctivitis / viral infection.

Without Vikash’s diagnosis, I would not have persisted to find people who knew what they were doing with respect to eye infections.

Eventually I did get properly diagnosed and treated, and over 3 days had elapsed before I was connected up to be given IV Augmentin initially, then IV Vancomycine about every 12 hours for 3 days.

Search “Orbital Cellulitis bsac” for a good summary of how serious this was.

This has resulted in a formal complaint to both Moorfields Eye Units who really should have better procedures for dealing with this emergency condition.

I had treatment about 3 years ago. I was about -2.5 in each eye. The clinic is very modern and looks very smart. The staff are very professional and polite. The after-care was also very good. My eyes were very dry for the first few days and I used eye drops. The need for drops reduced and after a month or so I didn’t need to use anything. My eye sight is perfect 20/15 I think which I believe is better than 20/20. I would more than recommend this to people who have a similar prescription to what I used to have and I would recommend Accuvision.

If you want confidence you’re in good hands – you’ve arrived at the right place. Being told by Optical Express I was unsuitable for laser eye surgery due to my high 4+ prescription coupled with astigmatisms I was advised to seek intraocular lenses from their Harley St consultant costing around £4.5k!

Thank goodness a mutual friend put me in touch with the AccuVision web site which restored hope I may be suitable for laser treatment after all. A detailed consultation with Joan followed where she spent the time I needed to understand my prescription and clearly explained the laser procedures. The risks of any eye surgery obviously need to be considered carefully after some informed explanation. The operation itself was over in minutes thanks to the expertise of Chad, Anthony, Vic and not forgetting Matron! The results initially encouraged me but after 4 days my sight varied from reading to distance and I wondered if I’d made a mistake. However after some reassurance from Vic that fluctuations in each eye were only to be expected and quite normal I’m pleased to report my sight is now settled down nicely to 20/20

Thank you all – John