Centre For Sight

Further to my update of a month ago, and things seem to be progressing nicely. I had another check with Mr Daya on Monday and all previous problems are now well and truly gone. There has even been an improvement to the left eye, bringing it up to more or less 20/20. Although this comes and goes a little bit it is great news after all the previous concerns with the infection. I don't even have to wear the gogles at night any more - hooray!! Excellent and speedy work by Mr Daya and his team has prevented a serious problem and given a pretty excellent result so far. Only another month of drops and hopefully all will be well. It just goes to show that in the rare event that there is a problem, it pays to go where the skill and commitment is. Mr Daya has worked extremely hard for me and it shows. I'm well on the road to recovery and could even be restored to what I had two days after the initial operation. I will hopefully give a final update and result in a couple of months.

Having contemplated having surgery for about 8 years, I finally took the plunge on Monday. It's amazing! I decided on the Centre for Sight after being recommened not only by a friend but also from my GP. I was advised to avoid the High Street outfits and that you get what you pay for! I visited the centre in East Grinstead and found all of the staff the be very friendly, helpful and professional. After going through the series of tests, I then saw Mr Daya. He explained that he was sure that he was be able to significantly improve my vision, although it was very likely that I may still need glasses for driving etc. This was fine by me. I feel that I had realistic expectations. My intention was to be able to see my children without glasses. I was fed up with being the nerd in the swimming pool with glasses on! Mr Daya explained that I had pretty thin cornea's and this too, could affect the outcome of the surgery. I was still happy to go ahead. On Monday, 9/6, I had the surgery. I have to admit, I was quite nervous once laying on the bed, looking at that light. The right eye was worse as I wasn't really sure what to expect, the left was better. I can't say that it was painfull because it wasn't , but it was uncomfortable. It was also a really wierd feeling, seeing all that it going on. After the surgery, I sat with eyes shut and black goggles on for some time. My eye's were stinging a bit, but not as bad as if you had soap in them! When it was time for the sight test, more drops were put in and the stinging went. My vision was good enough for driving. I was so pleased. At the follow up on Tuesday, it had improved even more and is now better than 20/20. This is fantastic. I really am thrilled. My eyes are not remotly sore or tender, they are not gritty. it really doesn't fell like I have had anything done. I am being very religious about the antibiotic and anti-inflammitory drops. I have found the Centre for Sight, Mr Daya and his staff to be friendly, professional and helpfull. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone considering this surgery. I believe that the best advertisment is personal recommendation. You only have one pair of eyes and it is so important to choose wisely. I believe after looking into this for quite some time that I chose the best.

I received first-class treatment from Centre for Sight, who were able to correct my severe short-sight and astigmatism with near-perfect results (I had been turned down by Ultralase who told me, incorrectly, that because they would not be able to do a perfect job I would be left with vision that was not correctable with glasses). I was realistic that perfection was not possible, due to insufficient corneal thickness, and the surgeon (Mr Daya) was completely honest and up-front about what could/could not be achieved. In fact he said he would not have been prepared to do the surgery if I had expected perfection, because that would not be possible. In fact my result is better than he predicted - 20/20 in one eye and just about -1 remaining in the non-dominant eye so I can live my life without glasses or lenses now. I have had no complications - the clinic stressed throughout the importance of following their aftercare instructions to the letter, which I have done, and now three months later my spec-wearing days are becoming a distant memory. If you are thinking of LASIK, I would recommend you use Centre for Sight.

As a doctor I was very careful to select where I had my procedure performed. I reckoned that a hospital that treats diseases of the cornea must have a healthy respect for it. I wanted to know success rate/complication rates etc. I asked how many ophthalmologists had been operated on. These are the important questions! I could see about 6/60 6/36 prior to the procedure and now have 6/3 6/4 vision! Amazing! With the Zywave I have no distortion or haze and great night vision. I was able to go in to work the day after the procedure and drove to my check up that evening. I have just completed my last check up and apart from mild dryness which is improving monthly I have been impressed and amazed by the results.

I had been planning on laser surgery for ages, but my family were concerned about the horror stories and were convinced I would end up blind! I knew that I would have to find the best to ensure that we all had peace of mind. I research the net, got brochures from the “high street” clinics and talked to people who had been treated. I knew when I had found the best! The very high standards at the Centre for Sight were obvious, and it is also located within a specialist eye centre, The Corneo Plastics Unit at the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, which has a great reputation nationally. I received a very thorough examination, using the latest equipment. My left eyeball has had a horrible rhythmic “twist” over the last twenty years and I was afraid it would not be a suitable candidate for surgery. Mr Daya was very clear in explaining the key points about my eyes to me, very large and odd sized pupils, thin cornea etc. He was confident that my right eye would correct well, but thought perhaps the left may need an extra treatment later to get it to the standard he looks for. He said that although there were a couple of options for treatment, he thought LASIK would be best. I liked his honesty and I had no doubts. The day of treatment dawned – it was hardly any different to a visit to the dentists! I was amazed at how quick and painless the surgery itself was, Mr Daya treated the right eye and was content with the job, then he looked at the troublesome left one – “I am going to fix this” he said as he carried out the treatment. Ten minutes later the discomfort was no more than the stinging from peeling onions. Within half an hour I could read all the letters on the chart, both eyes performing a fantastic job – unbelievable for someone as myopic as me! A wonderful gift, and I am recommending it to my friends.

Could you write down how was the prescription before and after the operation, please.

I am a practising Consultant Eye Surgeon in Karachi Pakistan for the last 12 years.Though I was trained as an Eye Surgeon in England and also practised few years in England. I now practise Lasik and Phaco Surgery in Karachi. I travel extensively to keep myself updated, I was in England in July 2003 and in Munich for the Lasik Conference and would be in Los Angeles in Nov.2003, I have watched almost all the well known Lasik Surgeons in the world including Mr Daya. I am very much impressed with his competence, professionalism and honest opinions to his patient and above all "mending corneas" where surgery has gone wrong at other centres. Mr Daya is now a world known eye surgeon. May God bless him.

It’s been six months since my corrective surgery at the Centre for Sight after the original problem with my surgery at another clinic. Things have settled down extremely well. I still have to keep ahead of a small amount of Dry Eye but overall the result that have been achieved are more than satisfactory. A big thanks to Mr Daya and the team for all their support during this period.

I have just discovered this site. I had my eyes treated by Mr Daya over two years ago. I had -2.75 astigmatism in both eyes. Although there is still a tiny amount of residual astigmatism I had 6/4 ( 20/15) vision in both eyes one month after the surgey. I cannot recommend the Zyoptix wavefront treatment enough. Before the treatment i could hardly drive at night because oncoming headlights used to flare so much i had to brake. Since having the Zyoptix treatment I could see far better at night. also I have noticed that more people achieve 20/15 6/4 after Zyoptix treatment.

Fantastic - from the moment of sitting up from the operating couch and realising the room around me was in sharp focus I realised my glasses days were over! Recovery was remarkably good - I slept for 5-6 hours after the procedure, and have had very little disturbance from my eyes - in fact I have to remind myself that they have been operated on! It feels totally natural without glasses and I don't miss them a bit. I would be very careful about who operated on my eyes, as a former local GP I knew that East Grinstead Eye Centre had an excellent reputation as a specialist referral centre (the place other eye specialists refer their patients) particularly corneal surgery, and that Mr Daya was the man for the job. I went in with complete confidence and wasn't dissapointed. I drove at night the next day - the slight glare around signposts noted but not troublesome, and disappeared witin the first week. I work for the ambulance service, which involves high speed driving under emergency conditions, and looking for street signs - this now is no problem. The flap integrity is great - I am looking foward to going back on our helicopter air ambulance soon...I cannot recommend it highly enough! Jeremy Mayhew - Medical Director, Kent Ambulance Service