Duchy Hospital

I had the LASIK treatment on 7 March. I returned on the following day as planned and also today, Friday 15 March. From today’s examination I have discovered that I now have 20/20 vision. I am very pleased with the results.

My original prescription was right eye -1.75 and left -2.25. Also I can confirm that there was no pain. Only eye drops are used for the surgery which was all over in about 25 minutes from when I left the waiting room. When I first got up from the surgery, the nurse was talking to me and asked about my vision. This was a rather strange experience in that I could see well but it was like looking through clear jelly which led to a feeling of being within myself.

I was then taken to the recovery room where I rested for about 20 minutes and the vision started to improve. I had some discomfort for a few hours that afternoon when I returned home when I found it difficult to open my eyes. Probably best described by the feeling you get when you get a poke in the eye and when to try to open it you just want to close the eye again. The vision improved that evening but it is the next day when I woke up I found the biggest change. Whilst my vision was not perfect at this stage it was obvious that the surgery had been successful. To prove it I put my glasses that I used to wear back on and everything was a blur.

I returned to work on Monday 11 March. I work in IT and owing to the nature of my work I spend most of my day at a PC screen. Due to my eyes feeling sensitive I found the office lighting and the screen uncomfortable and found myself wearing sunglasses in the office for the first two days. I found work was a little more of a struggle that usual. With the benefits on hindsight I would have probably taken I couple more days off of work to recover. However, if you do not work in this situation this would not be necessary.

I was aware that I would need to wear reading glasses after the surgery. This was something that I was OK with as I knew I would require bifocals for my next pair of glasses. However, whilst no doubt I should of been aware, I did not realize that the good close vision sight that I did have would disapear following the surgery.

I hope that these comments will help others who are considering having this treatment as I found this site very useful. Reading the advertising material was one thing but I felt much happier reading about the experiences of people who had undergone the surgery. Good luck with whatever decision you decide to make.

I had both my eyes lasered twice by Kalagnomas at the Eye Academy Harley Street as both were under corrected the first time. I am now finding my far away vision is deteriorating only 9 months after the 2nd LASIK on the 2nd eye and I intend to go back for confirmation of my current prescription this month, but am certain they will say my eyes are not as good as they were. This makes me feel sad, as I do not want to have to go through the process for a 3rd time as the enhancement was far more painful afterwards (for about 5 hours) than the 1st LASIK was.

I had LASIK eye surgery performed at the Icon Eye Academy in London in April 2003. I was quite worried in the first 2/3 weeks as the improvement didn’t seem 100% which is what I expected. However 4 months on my eye sight is perfect and I am really pleased. I think it has been excellent value for money. I think it is a scary thing to have done as you always think – what if it goes wrong with me. But I’m really really glad I went through with it.

I had my lasik surgery done in January, and I was very perturbed for the first three weeks when reading was a struggle. However, I was told to be patient and things would improve. I was told that it is about 1 month per dioptic before you get your final result. I would say this was about right for me (-2.5), as now the reading has improved dramatically.

Also to begin with I suffered a lot with dry eye (recommend Blink eyedrops), but even this has disappeared.

I can not believe that things have gone so well and my eyesight is so good. It has increased my self confidence so much, even I am surprised. It makes such a difference for me for swimming, playing golf and driving.

I would definitely recommend my surgeon Mr Kalagnomas.

I had my six month check up on Friday. I am very pleased with the results and feel it is the best money I ever spent! I can read to the last line of the wall chart and the second smallest typeface of the reading chart.

As I will be 50 next year and can still read really small print without reading glasses, I am delighted!

My eyes do get a bit dry sometimes, but this is a small problem that I used to get with contacts anyway. I have no problems with night driving, in fact it has improved since the treatment.

My sons are still wanting the treatment as soon as they are able and I would give them my full recommendation.

It is nearly a year since I had the lasik surgery in both eyes now and I am delighted.
I had -2.75 in both eyes and I now have 20-20 vision.
The procedure itself was not something I would want to go through again, and hopefully will not have to !! It was more uncomfortable than painful and I suppose I was frightened because you are imagining the worse. It was particulrly frightening when the machine would not work for my second eye and the surgeon was not forthcoming with what was going on. It did go eventually however and the operation was a success.
Some people criticise the lack of commentary you get from the surgeon, I actually prefrerred that to knowing exactly what was going on.
The after care was a litlle lacking. I could have done with a little more explanation as to what levels of pain to expect., and a stiff drink or at the very least a coffee would not have gone amiss!!! My advise to everyone is TAKE THE PAINKILLERS straight away, don’t wait until the pain starts!!
and my second bit of advise is to try and avoid a day when the tubes are on strike !!! No taxis to be had and I had to walk the couple of miles to the hotel, with just sunglasses and a very blurred A-Z !!
A year on and all I can say is that it worries me how quickly I have taken my 20-20 vision for granted. The leaves on the trees are beautiful, and I am about to go on my first holiday without a suitcase of contact lenses and solutions!!!! Watch out for peeling onions and strong hair shampoo though, boy do your eyes water !!!
No regrets, thankyou Icon Eye Acadamey !!!

I am going for the treatment on 27/2/03.
Hoping for things to go ok. My rating is based on the first consultation. The staff and surgeon were very professional. They explained all the necessary stuff and answer all my concerns. I will add on my feelings when I am back from the treatment.

I had Lasik eye surgery yesterday in both eyes. It was performed by Mr Takis Kalognomas, who explained everything before and during the surgery. It was a bit uncomfortable because of the pressure, but not painful due to the anasthetic applied before the surgery. Last night my eyes were painful and watery as though there was something in them, but I had been provided with painkillers and sleeping tablets which I used and got through the night quite easily. When I woke this morning, the pain was gone and I could see. My check up today confirms that my eyesight is as good as it was when I was wearing glasses. My prescription had been -4.5 in one eye and -4 in the other with 1.25 astygmatism in both. Due to my age (48) I will be needing reading glasses in the future, but that would have happened anyway. I have been given anti-biotic and anti-inflammatory eye drops to use for the next week, along with eye shields to wear at night.
After my check up next Wednesday I will post any more relevant comments. Overall, I am delighted with the treatment and my twin sons, who are 18 and both short-sighted, are planning to visit Icon as soon as they can!

I had my surgery 10 days ago with Icon Eye Academy. I was only having my left eye done. It had a rating of -4. I had my second check up today.

On the day of the surgery they we’re very professional. They perhaps could have explained things more. But maybe they just sensed I wasn’t nervous so let me be. The operation took around 15 minutes or so and was relatively painless. Only the part that sucks your eye up really hurts and that is a sort of build up of annoyance as when they first put it on it wasn’t bad at all.

I had a 30 minutes in the rest room after the op and then I was off home. One thing they could have done better is gone through the form that tells you what to do after the operation before the op. The last thing you want to do is read a form after you have just had your eyes done.

That night my eye was quite sore and dry. However the pain killers and sleeping tablet get you through it. From the next morning onwards there has been no pain.

I found out today that my eye had improved to -1 (or 20/30) which is not exactly spectacular results. For me it may be enough as it was the difference between my bad left eye and perfect right eye which was causing the problems.

However the Doctor said today that the eye is still not stable and that it may still improve. It takes 3 or 4 weeks before it finally settles down. My cornea is also very dry apparently and that doesn’t help. So I have been given artificial tears.

I have based the rating purely on the improvement in my sight which is what I think most people will really care about. I expected much better improvement in the sight than -1. I will write again after my 4 week check up and if there is any change I will alter the rating accordingly.

After enhancement of my right eye last week, it is now perfect. It is a shame they didn’t get it right first time, but I am glad it has worked. The enhancement treatment was easier than 1st time as there is no cutting, he just lifts up the flap which will always be there (this can be done up to 24 months, but it never actually heals 100%) Unfortunately, my left eye has been deteriorating since 1st treatment [went up -5.00 to – 0.50 and is now down to -1.00] but I can get it done a 2nd time as well, for no more money. This will be next year as I want to wait, and the surgeon said after Christmas would be better.