Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is owned by LaserVision, and run by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

This eye hospital provides a full range of refractive surgical procedures and refractive errors, and treats them with laser eye or lens replacement surgery.

Patients choose the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital for its cutting-edge technology – the clinic specialises in the use of the Wavelight Allegretto laser with wavefront diagnostics and guided ablations, which is one of the most advanced lasers available.

In this review:

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital review
Laser eye surgery price list
Treatments available
Surgeons
The verdict
Independent patient reviews

1. Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Review

So what makes it different? The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is renowned for offering up-to-date laser eye surgery treatments for people of all ages. The hospital stands out for its:

Hospital based care: All consultations and treatments are performed in leading NHS and Private Hospitals.
Expertise: All the surgeons are experts in eye surgery, and all check-ups are Consultant-led.
Full range of treatment: As well as laser eye surgery, this hospital provides lens surgery, implantable contact lenses, corneal segments, and Wavefront technology.

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2. Laser Eye Surgery Cost

The cost of your laser eye or lens replacement surgery will be between £900 per eye and £1,950 per eye. The two-hour consultation costs £75, which is deducted from the cost of the surgery. Prices depend on your prescription, and the treatment you are suitable for.

Here are the eye surgery prices you can expect:

Treatment	Cost From (per eye)	Cost To (per eye)
LASIK / LASEK surgery	£900	£1,950
Lens replacement surgery	£1,250	£1,950
Consultation	Free	£75

How do these prices compare? The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is a mid-range clinic – it’s more expensive than leading high street clinics such as Optical Express, but cheaper than other eye hospitals like Moorfields Private.

Most clinics do not publish their price lists, so it can be hard to get a true price estimate for your eye surgery. However, based on the thousands of reviews real patients leave us, we can tell you the average cost of treatment at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital:

Average LASIK / LASEK surgery cost: £1,250 (per eye)
Average cost of surgery: £2,673 (in total, based on 28 reviews)

At your initial consultation at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, the eye expert will carry out tests to help you decide which procedure would be best for you. Laser consultations take place on a Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning, while surgery takes place on a Wednesday afternoon.

3. Treatments

The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital offers the following laser eye surgery treatments:

Blade free IntraLASIK is the most advanced laser eye surgery there is, and delivers excellent results and unmatched safety.
LASIK is the most popular form of laser vision correction – it’s quick, pain free, and promises almost instant vision correction.
LASEK is a quick and safe form of laser eye surgery that can treat people with thin eye surfaces and high prescriptions.
SupraLASE is a no touch laser for correcting astigmatism.
Wavefront technology is a personalised treatment that uses a smooth pane of light.

In addition, you have the choice of these lens surgery treatments:

Implantable contact lens surgery / Phakic IOL
Lens replacement surgery / Refractive lens exchange
Cataract surgery

4. Surgeons

Experienced Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons lead all consultations and post-operation visits, and have expertise in every aspect of refractive surgery (laser, corneal and intra-ocular implants). When choosing a surgeon, always check they are a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

5. The Verdict

The Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is one of the best laser eye clinics in the UK as well as a top place for laser eye surgery in Manchester, based on over 8,900 independent reviews left on Lasik Eyes since 2002. Patients rated it:

Good for: Wavefront technology
Poor for: Parking

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Our Testimonials

My surgery was just over a year ago at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital clinic and, having taken some time to reflect, I am very happy with the results. I take my new eyes for granted and cant remember what it was like not waking up and seeing clearly unaided.

Mr Brahma and his team were excellent and I have been well looked after.

LASEK is quite demanding in the first few days after and it was definitely unpleasant recovering in the intial stages. This was all to be expected and they provide, in the post-op documentation, a very accurate after-your-surgery-guide (and drugs!).

The only real after effects I suffer are slight dryness in the mornings which is due to de-hydration. Drinking water solves it relatively easily and its a very small price to pay for not messing around with contacts or glasses.

I underwent LASEK at the end of 2013 with the MREH in Guildford and I couldn’t be happier with my experience and results.

Excellent standard of care and a great team, who were so professional, friendly and reassuring. I really felt at ease throughout the whole process. And the most important thing for me was that I genuinely felt that Mr Tappin had my best interests at heart and really took the time to talk me through everything before, during and after the procedure.

Great aftercare and better than 20/20 vision- I couldn’t ask for more!

I would like to say a huge thank you to Dr Arun Brahma and the rest of the team at The LaserVision Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

Having worn glasses and contact lenses for most of my life (from the age of 6, now 46) the laser treatment has been life changing for me.

I did a lot of research and had a few consultations in different clinics and found I felt most confident, comfortable and at ease at Laser Vision even though the other clinics were cheaper.

The treatment I had was the LASIK, my eyesight prescription was +4 – longsighted and I have astigmatism.

I was told during the consultation what to expect and was fully explained the treatment. On the day of the treatment I was very anxious, nervous and was put at ease by Dr Brahma. After being prepped for surgery I was taken through to the theatre room where Dr Brahma and his team were there (radio on – relaxing atmosphere) Dr Brahma did the treatment and talked me through what he was doing. I did not experience any pain, slight discomfort; all in all the laser treatment took around 15-20 minutes. I was given eye drops, two nights worth of sleeping tablets and painkillers and aftercare instructions– what to do/not to do. After the anesthetic wore off, eyes felt gritty and uncomfortable and very sensitive to the light. I could definitely see the improvement of my eyesight that evening and the next morning it was amazing opening my eyes and being able to see clearly and not reaching for my glasses – Wow.

My sight has been fluctuating, this is to be expected – takes a few months for it to settle. I have been using eye drops for dryness. I will eventually need glasses for reading.

The aftercare check-ups have been regular –day, two day, week, month and now two months after, my vision is checked and I have chat with consultant.

In summary I am very pleased with the outcome of the LASIK – I no longer wear lenses or glasses – my eyesight is as good if not better than when I used to wear lenses though slightly less in the night time/when its dark but all in all great results and it’s all thanks to Dr Brahma and his team at The LaserVision Manchester Royal Eye Hospital – highly recommend it.

Friendly, helpful staff at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital who seemed very confident in their abilities. Got an excellent outcome with LASEK from moderate short sightedness and astigmatism to almost no detectable prescription.

I had Lasik eye surgery on both of my eyes in September 2016 with Laservision at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital under Mr Brahma and his team. I received excellent care and all the staff were extremely friendly. It was carried out on a private ward which was excellently maintained. My care both before, during and after surgery was faultless and extremely thorough. My vision has now settled down and is amazing. I wish I’d had it done years ago! I would highly recommend Laservision UK with Mr Brahma and his team.