Optical Express

Very impressed with the result!

I had Lasek done on 24.03.05 at Manchester Optical Express on Minshall Street. The experience from start to finish was very professional, informative and all staff were very friendly and put my mind at ease. My Surgeon Mr K M Khan, can only be praised for his excellent ophthalmic abilities as can that off the entire staff. I now have 20/20 vision and could not recommend this procedure enough. If in doubt go and have a consultation!

Had Lasik surgery at Glasgow clinic and consultation/aftercare at Edinburgh clinic. The staff were friendly and very professional. The procedure was quick and painless, slight discomfort afterwards as my eyes felt very gritty and watery for a few hours. My vision is now better than 20:20. I would recommend optical express to anyone considering laser vision treatment. I would like to thank Dr Boytha and all the staff at Glasgow and Edinburgh laser clinics.

Prior to having the Bilateral Wavefront Lasik surgery in April 2004 I had worn glasses for about 8 years. Initially I had needed glasses for night driving and for definition in reading a screen at a presentation or movie, for example, but it developed to a point where I needed them all the time (albeit my prescription was relatively minor at -1.50/-1.75 (right) and -0.75/-1.50 (left). I am very physically active (golf, skiing, fitness) and found the hassle of glasses a major factor. I first became interested in eye surgery when I heard that Tiger Woods (Ranked No.1 professional golfer) had it done. I decided that for to him have the surgery, from a risk perspective involved hundreds of millions of dollars and being totally reliant on the quality of his eyesight, then the success rate must be pretty good. To be honest, the deciding factor for me in chosing LaserVision as opposed to a cheaper high street option was a combination of three factors (1) if they were good enough for Richard Branson then they must be damned good (2) they were more expensive than a lot of their competitors and (3) the surgery would be carried out by the same surgeon that is advertised on their website, Michael Jeffrey i.e. I was guaranteed a level of experience. Wrongly or rightly I made the assumption/linkage that price was a reflection of quality (you get what you pay for) and that their equipment would be as good as you could get. My thinking was "you can save £500 on your holiday, but don't mess with your eyes, you only have one pair!" I have nothing but good things to say about LaserVision. I have recommended them to friends, one of them has since had the surgery done and feels the same as I do. I have just had my final check up after 12 months and have to say other than a couple of minutes of mild discomfort during surgery, followed by a few hours during which your eyes sting a little, that is it. I tell my friends that on a scale of 1 to 10 in comparison to having a filling at the dentist, the process is about a 4. It is amazing that the surgery takes as little as 40 secs per eye (I understand that this increases slightly depending on your prescription). Over this last 12 month period I have been doing a full time MBA at Henley Management College. This has involved a huge amount of reading and work on the laptop and it has never been a problem. The first month or so I experienced dry eyes after long periods on the laptop but that was sorted out by the drops that I prescribed. This only lasted a month or so and now I never have to use the drops even after long intensive periods on the laptop or reading. The staff at LaserVision are all incredibly supportive and know what they are doing. A major reassurance was that everything that happened in surgery was exactly as they had explained to me the day before - nobody likes suprises! I believe that the quality of my vision is better now than when I wore glasses and the feeling of freedom is fantastic. No more lenses and cleaning glasses! Having been through the treatment I attribute a lot of the negative perception relating to laser eye surgery to two main issues: (1) ignorance - the technology has progressed massively over the last 10 years and this is reflected in the process. Somebody that had surgery 10 years ago would have a totally different perception of the process and recovery time. (2) After care and taking care of yourself. I was very careful about not touching my eyes and covering them overnight with the guards provided and followed the instruction regarding the anti-biotic drops and moisturizing drops religously. I hear stories about people that have taken short cuts in this respect and link the "horror stories" to perhaps an element of not following the post operative guidelines (which are explained in detail to you). There is obviously an element of risk in all these things, but in my case the risk has been far exceeded by the benefits.

I had lasik treatment in Manchester after the consultation in Leeds. I found the service alround to be very friendly and very profesional. The after care has been 100%I could'nt ask for more. The treatment was painless , although a little uncomfortable, this was soon forgotten after a mattter of days. I would highly recommend to anyone to have this done, after wearing glasses for two thirds of my life this has been a life changing expreience! Thanks to all involved at the Manchester and Leeds branches.

I had Wavefront surgery performed by Dr Eve on April 21. The surgery itself was superb and the aftercare excellent. Unfortunately the patient counsellor I had my consultation with gave some bad advice and on the day of the surgery the medical team advised against performing regular LASIK surgery due to the size of my pupils. I had to pay an extra £800 on the day to cover the cost of the more expensive Wavefront procedure. While I understand the reasons for this, my surgery was booked 3 months in advance.. surely I could've been contacted before then? Aside from this I have been very impressed with the team at Optical Express.

I had Wavefront guided lasik 1 week ago (21-4-2005) at Shaftsbury Ave, London. All the staff there were excellent, I had the proceedure performed at 12 midday and was able to leave at 2pm with all of my eye drops etc. The proceedure was painless, nothing more than some odd sensations followed by a gritty feeling for about 4 hours. 1 week on my vision is better than 20:20 I am absolutely thrilled by the transformation. If anyone is unsure about getting this done I would just say "Go for it" well worth the 1 day it takes. My night vision has some halos around lights but these are dissappearing by the day. All of my follow up takes place in the Southampton centre and again all the staff and care I have received has been great.

Outstanding clinic, thoroughly professional and extremely helpful. I have perfect vision and it took a 5 minute operation, and also thanks to the Nurse who held my hand! I would recommend them to anyone, indeed my sister is going for the operation next year! Thankyou LaserVision

My treatment took place at the Birmingham Clinic, but all my check-ups and main support has been undertaken at the Nottingham Branch. I feel that I have to say that this has been an amazing experience, not much short of a mini miracle for me. I have worn glass`s since my early teens, and now, with very little discomfort after the operation, I find that I can see far better than I could have hoped for, and currently dont even need the reading glass`s ( at 47 yrs old thats not bad going !). I have been well looked after, especially by Judith who put my mind at rest initially and has supported me throroughly through the procces, and most particularly, by Pretti, a lovely woman who has inspired great faith in me and who I trust entirley to put my well being first and foremost. She is meticulous in her work and lovely company to be in, what more could I ask for ? If I had to have the proceedure done again in a few years time I really wouldnt hesitate, Im so pleased that I had it done, and havnt "looked" back once. There was little discomfort, no real pain at all, and none of it lasted very long, well worth it for years of good sight, no glass`s, and feeling so much better about myself, if youve been told youre suitable then go fot it !!! Its worth every penny.

Further to my comments on 31/3/05 stating the bad service I had received when trying to use Optical Express. I would now like to add that since then I have received my full deposit back & additionally a very sincere apology from them.