Ultralase

I had treatment with Ultralase on the 18th August 2004 at Bristol with Mr Paul Cherry. I had Ultralasik on my right eye and Ultralasek on my left eye (I'm always the one who has to be "different")! I am so unbelievably happy with the results - my vision is now better than 20/20(I never thought it would improve to that standard from what it was), before, I couldn't even see the board at the opticians - let alone anything on it, and now I can see the 6/5 line - to anybody who is thinking of having it done - go for it(my right eye before was -5.50 and my left was -7.50). Good luck to everyone. Take care Kate

I had treatment with Ultralase on the 18th August 2004 at Bristol with Mr Paul Cherry. I had Ultralasik on my right eye and Ultralasek on my left eye (I'm always the one who has to be "different")! I am so unbelievably happy with the results - my vision is now better than 20/20(I never thought it would improve to that standard from what it was), before, I couldn't even see the board at the opticians - let alone anything on it, and now I can see the 6/5 line - to anybody who is thinking of having it done - go for it(my right eye before was -5.50 and my left was -7.50). Good luck to everyone. Take care Kate

My vision is now better than 20/20! I only wish I had done it sooner. The Ultralase service has been professional, friendly and genuinely caring. I recommend eye laser surgery to anyone who wants great vision without the inconvenience of wearing glasses.

I am in my sixties, and have worn monovision soft contact lenses very successfully for 12 years. I had considered laser eye surgery, but was deterred when my internet researches indicated that corrective surgery for short sight would leave me needing reading glasses, which I had been keen to avoid. Fortunately, I revisited the topic this year, and obtained very clear and informative literature from Ultralase, which made me aware that I could actually maintain my monovision strategy by opting to have one eye under-treated. However, having carefully considered all the factors, amongst which was increasing difficulty with night driving, I elected to have Ultra Lasik-plus (wavefront) for optimum distance vision on both eyes, with the option of wearing a + 1.5 dioptre soft lens in my non-dominant eye for reading. The staff at Ultralase were brilliant, and the results have been a revelation. Night driving is no longer a chore, and I still get a childish thrill when I get up in the morning and enjoy an unaided crystal-clear view of the distant hills. My contact lens practitioner is highly impressed by the results. He had great difficulty seeing the evidence of surgery, and tells me that my astigmatism (which I didn’t even know I had) has completely vanished. This supports my belief that Ultralase applies very searching standards in its selection of surgeons. As the years go by, vision becomes a compromise for all but a very fortunate few, but I now enjoy a utopian situation. If I’m intending to spend much of the day reading or on the computer, then I pop a reading lens into my left eye and revert to monovision, but if I’m going out for the day or going to watch sport or go to the cinema, then I leave the lens out and put a pair of reading glasses in my pocket. No ‘dry-eye’, no 'halo', no ‘star burst’, no misty vision. Just brilliant!

It had considered laser eye treatment for some time, and now I’ve had it done, my only regret is not going ahead sooner. I had worn glasses for years, so having perfect vision now is an incredible feeling. Having said that, it is very important if you are considering treatment, to do your research and make sure you’re happy with the company you choose. I spent a lot of time looking into it, and found Ultralase’s website a great help. This convinced me to have a consultation, at which my expectations were consistantly exceeded. From the minute I walked in the door, I was treated kindly and considerately by all of the staff at the Leeds clinic. I was particularly impressed with the detail of examination, which gave me great confidence, and all of my (many) questions were answered honestly and concisely. At no point did I feel as thought I was being pressured into anything. They went to great lengths to give me all the facts, then let ME decide whether to go ahead. As it happened, it was an easy decision as the benefits massively outweighed any potential risk. On the treatment day itself I was naturally a little nervous, but everyone involved was very reassuring, and the personal service that I received went way beyond my expectations once again. The treatment was a bit of a non-event. It was over in no time, and I could tell the difference immediately. I can’t put into words what a difference this has all made to my day to day life. My greatest thanks go to Ultralase. I was constantly impressed with their level of expertise, and the caring, dedicated nature of the staff – nothing was ever too much trouble. I recommend them wholeheartedly.

I have worn glasses and latterly extended wear lenses for the last 55 years and am nowfree with the exception of reading glasses. I feel 10 years younger! I had my treatment at Ultralase in Bristol and I could not have hoped for a better result. I have gone from +4.50 to virtually zero in the time I have sometimes spent looking for my glasses. I am still expecting to wake up and find that it was all a dream. All the staff at the Bristol Clinic were brilliant from the consultation phase to the surgery and finally the aftercare. Totally brilliant!

This is my account of what happened on my treatment day on the 25th September in the Leeds clinic in case anyone is deciding whether to go ahead with treatment and wants to know more about what will happen. I arrived at the clinic and was given a copy of the consent form to look at whilst helping myself to a drink. (I was booked in for ultralasik plus treatment). I surprised myself that I wasn’t more nervous but it did help that there were other people in the waiting room that had their surgery the previous day and seemed perfectly alright! I was then led through to the pre-treatment room where hubby and I read some magazines for about 20 mins. Then it was time to get my eyes checked by the surgeon to see if everything was OK and answer any questions I had. The surgeon (Eduardo Fiaschetti) seemed really nice and even though he was relatively new to Ultralase, he put me at ease and was confident everything would be alright. After about another 20 minute wait the nurse came to get me and went through when to use my eye drops, and showed me what to do with the eye guards to wear at night. She cleaned my eyes with this brown stuff (I think it was iodine) then administered the first of the anaesthetic eye drops. Then there was the ominous buzzing noise in the room which meant it was time for me to go through. This was the first point I began to feel really nervous and even asked the nurse about what would happen if the eye drops didn’t work! Once in the treatment room everything seemed to go really quickly. I was told to lie on the bed with my head in the moulded headrest, then the surgeon put little white strips on my eyelashes to keep them out of the way – this was a little uncomfortable at first but ok once they were in place, and I was slid under the laser machine. The next thing was the thing I was most dreading – the eye clamp. For some reason this was different to what I was expecting and turned out to be (from what I could see) a metal ring which was put against my eyelids and he twisted the handle and it gently opened them up. Again this was uncomfortable but after a minute I couldn’t really feel it. The nurse then explained I was going to feel some pressure on my eye and I braced myself for the suction ring thing. Again it was good to have done some reading on this site as it prepared me for what it might feel like, although I had visualised a ring coming down from the machine above me but it was actually something the surgeon held in his hand. I was also warned beforehand that my vision would go black for a while, but it was just like someone had pressed the ‘fade out’ button on a camcorder and everything slowly disappeared – a very weird feeling! Then the ‘flap cutter’ was put on my eye and I could feel this little contraption going round on my eye in a circular motion – again very strange but not painful at all. After that the surgeon moved the flap back and everything went very blurry. The nurse advised me how many laser phases there were going to be and counted as they went through the programme. I was expecting to be able to feel something but there was no sensation of this at all and only lasted about a minute in total. There was a slight smell but not that bad. Then the surgeon replaced the flap and pushed it back in place – a very strange thing to see someone moving your eye back in place with a little plastic implement! The strips and clamp were removed and a contact lens put in and an eye guard put over my eye to cover it. Then it was off the bed to wait for them to prepare the laser for my left eye. This was fine but more sensitive as some people have said previously. And that was it! I put my sunglasses on and went to greet hubby in the post-treatment room but my eyes weren’t as light sensitive as I thought they would be and my vision was already pretty clear! I rested for the rest of the day but was amazed when I woke up only a few hours later and my vision was just about as clear as with my glasses. It's now just a week since the op and my vision is as clear (if not clearer) as it was with my contacts/glasses and I’ve no pain or discomfort. It’s almost an anticlimax as I’d booked the week off work and was ready to be pampered but I feel fine apart from a slight dryness now as I’m working on the computer or watching TV for too long. I had my check-up the day after my treatment and even though they weren’t really concerned with my vision at this stage, was surprised when I could read the 3rd line up which is 20/20 vision. (I was previously –3.75 with astigmatism in both eyes). Finally I'd just like to say that all the staff at Ultralase were excellent, I couldn't fault them. If anyone has any queries, feel free to email me (elizabethmarles@hotmail.com). The procedure isn’t as bad as you build it up to be and the results are immediate and fantastic. I’d advise anyone wondering to go for it!

Great. One of the best things I've ever done. I would recommend, and have recommended, to anyone.

Amazing how easy it was. So fiew side effects and very little discomfort, specially when compared to the results. My eyesight is now better than with glasses or lenses. A lot of money (to me) but really worth every penny. Staff and the service were excellent. I am over the moon with the result, for very little inconvenience. I would recommend it to anyone, as I said - the best money every spent!

I was treated at Ultralase's Chelmsford clinic at the beginning of August, and I can honestly say that everything about my experience was first-class. From the minute that I first stepped in to the clinic, to my recent checkup, at which it was announced that I had better than 20/20 vision, I knew that I was in safe hands. Naturally, before making the decision to have treatment, I did a lot of research, which showed me that Ultralase were head and shoulders above the competition. As a local politician myself, I noted that Ultralase got a mention in the House of Commons as being the best. Everybody in the clinic really lived up to this, and the treatment itself has been nothing short of life-changing. So much so that I have recommended Ultralase treatment to my wife, who has already arranged a consultation. I have read up on all of the laser eye treatment providers, and I would advise anybody considering treatment that you can trust Ultralase.