Duchy Hospital

From the very first moment i met Mr Kumar at a Lasik presentation evening he was very knowledgeable, professional, approachable and keen to answer any questions you throw at him. My vision is normally so bad that without lenses or contacts i am unable to even see the optical chart, this is my reasoning for having laser surgery.

My appointment for surgery was 10.45 am on 28 February 2009. Two hours before surgery i had taken paracetamol to ease the pain (this is advised by Dr Kumar). On arrival i was lead into a pre-op room where personal details were taken and was prepared for surgery, this involved covering of both ears and hair. Valium was offered however i declined……..worst mistake ever!! Would advise anyone to accept valium as nerves got the better of me and made the whole procedure much more uncomfortable, requiring nursing staff to calm and reassure me throughout. Anesthetic eye drops were applied to my right eye prior to procedure, my eye was then clamped open and laser commenced, this took approx 15 mins and would describe pain as mild. Then i had to undergo the same procedure again for my left eye which was not a nice thought! Straight after laser treatment i was left to recover in a dark room for 30 mins, eyes very sore at this point. Nurse then led me into pre-op room where i enjoyed pre-ordered lunch, sunglasses required from this point due to light sensitivity. 20 mins later Mr Kumar re-examined my eyes and i was free to go, along with 3 sets of drops which required 4 times a day applying for the next week. When i got home i took more painkillers and went to bed for a few hours (eye shields in place), eyes really sore for the next few hours but decreased in time.

Follow up appointment next morning and my vision tested, even though less than 24 hours post surgery i was able to read down to line 4 on the optical chart…….wot an improvement! Both eyes felt strained due to haziness and light sensitive requiring sunglasses at all times. Luckily i took the following week off and would highly recommend this as work was not an option duet to eye strain and vision clarity.

Now i am 6 days post surgery and my vision is better than ever and is improving on a daily basis, however my eyes are still tender and occasional double-vision. At this point i am still needing to rest my eyes midday for up to an hour as eyes feel strained, this does subside after resting. Next appointment in 2 weeks.

On reading other peoples reviews of Lasik surgery i found that in my case the healing process took a lot longer and i appeared to have more side-effects than the average person which worried me and made me wonder if i had made the right decision. Now looking back i should have been more patient and realised that the healing time varies in each case and perhaps prescription strength affects healing process. I am still unsure how i will manage at work next week but overall i would highly recommend Mr Kumar and Lasik surgery 100%.

*REMEMBER – BE PATIENT TIME IS A GREAT HEALER*

I had my LASIK treatment on 14 October with Dr. Kalognomas. My prescription was -3 left eye with slight astigmatism and -2.75 in my right eye. I was told I had a mild prescription and the lasers would only last about 6 seconds for each eye. I was very nervous and was given a valium before hand although I don’t think it was given long enough to work fully. The treatment itself was over with quickly. I was worried about wanting to blink while my eyes were held open, but the doctor constantly puts drops in so it’s never an issue and I felt no pain at all, just pressure when the flap is made and luckily that happens when everything goes black – which lasts only about 3-4 seconds.

I got home at 11.30am and drifted in and out of sleep. At 3pm I woke because my eyes were quite painful so I took 2 painkillers and after 1 hour the pain went and never came back. The grittiness in my eyes felt like contact lenses were inside out and this only lasted just over a day. The next day checkup went OK but my vision was still blury. After 1.5 weeks at the next checkup my eyes are fine, but my right eye has been slightly blurry whereas the left eye is very clear. This surprised me as my left eye was more shortsighted. Anyway, I have 20/25 vision at the moment which is good enough to drive and I was told to come back in 6 weeks which is the maximum time for the eyes to settle. I’m reasonably happy but after reading others experiences with similar prescriptions was hoping for 20/20 by now. Hoping I won’t need any more surgery though!

I had a my eyes corrected at ICON The Eye Academy. Both my eyes were -275, I had been wearing contact lenses
for 6 years.
When I initially came in for a consultation after 2 weeks of not wearing contact lenses, I was told my left eye was not ready
for the procedure and was recommended to return after another 4 weeks, which seemed to be a bit excessive but never the less I came back after
the 4 week period on the 3rd Oct 02.
The procedure took half an hour for both eyes after which within 3 to 4 hours I was able to see and focus on distant objects such as my huge nose
which before the procedure I did not think I had. Never mind its a small price to pay for a 20/20 vision.
My month check-up will be at the end of Oct 02 were god willing everything should be fine.

Consultation early August. Said same as Ultralase and Maxivision, that my high prescription and astigmatism meant that results could not be guaranteed. The doctor spent ages examining my eyes so I was a lot more confident than with Ultralase. He did not understand why ultralase had said that I may not be able to pass the driving eyesight standard if I had surgery although the results might not be as good as I hoped. He found I have macular degeneration in my right eye. Maxivision and Ultralase never spotted this. He recommended getting my GP to book me a proper examination in an eye hospital which I have done. After that, and seeking their advice, I will go back to Icon to have the surgery. In the meantime I have decided on a third attempt at wearing contact lenses. I have to have specially made Toric ones because of my prescription. Damn these eyes of mine.

After 2 consultations,I decided to go ahead with the corrective surgery on both eyes, although the surgeon stated that they might not be able to achieve 100% correction due to the eye make up(stigmatism and my age 44).
The procedure itself, although uncomfotable was quick and painless.
I left the clinic after less than 1 hour with blurred vision.
The next day, when I returned for my check up, I was told we had achieved 20/20 vision .(perfect)
2 weeks later on a follow up check, the surgeon was delighted that my eyes were now 20/15 (eagle) vision.
The results were far greater than anything we could have previously hoped for.
I am writing this 2 months later , and can honestly report that I have not had a single moments discomfort or viewing problems.I do not yet require reading glasses and the only experience is that i have had to have my overhead light turned off as i work in a dealing room (4 screens in front of me) and my eyes are more sensitive to light.
Would definately recommend the procedure to anyone who like me has had to wear glasses/contact years for a number of years(20 in my case).