Ultralase

I went to Ultralase Leeds for treatment on May 17 2003, Dr Gilbert Cohen.Since the age of 14 (now 39 ...Where did that go?) I have worn glasses or contact lenses and endured a pretty heavy prescription of -8.50 in both eyes. I felt from the start that the service in Leeds was both courtious and very professional - It's early days yet, on Friday gone I had my week check up and everything is settling down just fine and my eyesight is better than 20/20 - amazing!!!. I will be interested to find out how my night vision will improve over the next couple of months (Halo type effects when looking at car headlights) - I was told that because of my prescription strenth, I would be more prone to this issue but am reassured to read other comments from people on these type of sites who see an improvement with time. The operation is no big deal - for me,during the 1 to 4 hours after the operation I felt severe discomfort (stinging and running eyes) that settled down almost as quickly as it came. At the day after check up it seems that only one other person that I spoke to had experienced the same. Dr Cohen was calm, left time for questions and made me feel at ease. So far the results are fantastic - Go for It ! let me know if I can answer any specific questions if you have a similer prescription dave@dryan54.fsnet.co.uk Thanks for the great website!!!

I had a consultation with Ultralase approx 6 weeks ago @ Totenham crt rd. The consultant checked my eyes thoroughly (or so I thought), and proceeded to book me in for surgery the following week. I must add here that my prescription was -9 & -8.5 with slight astigmatism - being such a high prescription I asked a number of times during the consultation if my eyes fell within the safe parameters for surgery and was duely assured. Day of Surgery - I arrived at the Totenham crt road branch and was prepared for surgery - the surgeon, Mr Pererra ran through his pre-checks. I was at the point of just going into the theatre, iodine around the eyelids and first set of anesthetic drops administered, when the surgeon did a final check on pupil size - it turned out my pupils were dilating to 7mm and ultralase could only treat a maz area of 6mm - which would result in poor night vision. All credit to Mr Pererra for spotting this - and he was amazed that it hadn't been picked up in the pre-consultation - obviously the surgery was aborted! My experience with Ultralase leeds me to believe that because they are churning through so many patients, they are becoming careless at the consultation stage. I'm off to Accuvision - read my post there.

I have just had my 1st eye corrected on the 20 May 2003. I must admit I was quite nervous about the experience before. I was worried about healing problems, vision distortion. The comments on these sites and people I had spoken to in the surgery made me feel that this was something that I wanted to proceed with. The procedure was very short and all the staff and my surgeon William Jory were excellent and explained what was happening the whole way through. The proceedure is very short and it was soon over. I felt absolutely nothing through the operation although I did feel very tense. I was able to return home and after about 3 hours took the patch off and was able to see a difference automatically. This was even better the next morning. The eye was uncomfortable on the day of the operation and the next day but the pain killers given by the surgery were more than enough. At worst the discomfort was like wearing a gas permeable lense for the first time although I definitely think the gas lense far more difficult. I still have time for the eye to settle but I am very happy with the results so far and I can only hope that the next eye goes as smoothly. The vision is not quite as crisp as with my old lenses but very little difference and it has still only been 3 days so the eye still has time to settle. I have not experienced any distortion at night with lights. If my next operation goes as well I will be so happy to be finally rid of my glasses. I have found that I manage quite well without my glasses even with only one eye being corrected. My eyes were -4.5 and -3.75. I thought I would get double vision but it has been okay. For using the PC at work I have found that by removing 1 lense from my glasses I can focus with greater ease. However, for walking in the street I don't use any glasses and I am amazed how well I see. I had been thinking about having this done for about 2 years and I am really glad that I have now taken the time to do some research on this proceedure and the Laser operations and aslo to finally pluck u the courage to have it done. I found it really helpful on my consultation appointment to talk to a few people that had been through the proceedure. They were all very positive and were so pleased with the results. I will post again with once my other eye has been operated on.

Ultralase at Tottenham Court Road was one of the Centres I checked out for potential surgery. Whilst I was treated very professionally and cannot fault anybody for the level of service I received, I found it rather offputting that I would not see the surgeon until the actual day of surgery. Establishing a 'relationship' with a potential surgeon before the actual procedure has always been important to me, so why should it be different when it comes to one of the most important senses - my eyes? In addition, I was rather annoyed about the 'advertising campaign' that started after I had gone for the initial consultation. At least once a week, I would receive a letter in the post trying to 'entice' me to go ahead with the procedure. I felt that Ultralase was treating my eyes as a commodity and this was the reason why I decided against Ultralase. I decided to go to the Centre for Sight instead and had the procedure on 12 May 2003. I shall add my comments to their site in due course.

I was treated by Paul Cherry at Guildford in July 2002. He did not notice that I had a cold sore - Herpes simplex B in the corner of my eye and as someone who is not an expert I did not know the relevance. Now almost a year later I have about 10% vision in my right eye, am in constant pain and Ultralase washed their hands of me and referred me to Moorefields eye hospital - if it had not been for an extremely helpful surgeon called Mathew Starr at ultralase who finally identified my symptoms I feel I would have been blind - the rest of them mis-diagnosed me on many many occasions

I was treated (Lasik)at the Manchester clinic at the end of February. Some 2 1/2 months later I feel that my eyesight couldn't be any better than it is - its amazing being able to see clearly after wearing glasses for more than half my life. I don't really understand all the technicalities of eye surgery but my eye were both about -3.5 and I had astigmatism. The first 6 or so weeks after treatment I was badly affected by bright lights to the point where i felt unsafe driving. I went to Ultralase just before Easter and saw Dr. Koehler (very pleasant man) and he prescribed Pred Forte drops. This worked a treat and since then had no problems at all with bright lights or anything such as haloes My advice to anyone thinking about getting their eyes done would be a) not to worry because the procedure itself is nothing to be frightened of; b) take a few days off after the op to rest and relax - don't be tempted to do very much even though your eyes feel fine ; and c) get some sunglasses with polarized lenses - you can get them at Next for less than £20 - they really cut the glare down, especially when driving. Anyone want any more of my (humble) advice please e-mail me

I recently had LASEK treatment back on the 9th May 03 in my right eye. If there's anyone out there that has also had the same treatment, i would love to hear from them. I would like to know how long it took for the eye to heal.

It is nearly 3 years since I had my sight corrected at Ultralase after over thirty years of wearing glasses and contact lenses. The results were and still are fantastic. I would recommend the treatment and Ultralase to anyone

I have read and re-read this board many times and am very grateful to those that have taken the time to add their experiences. I am due to have my first consultation soon at the Chelmsford branch and am a little apprehensive as I have worn glasses/contacts for the last 24 years. I have a couple of questions that I would be very gratful to receive answers too. 1 I have read a lot about "Dry-eyes" is this a symptom that persists forever or does it get better over a period of time? it would be a little annoying to have to keep adding artificial tears for the rest of my life. 2 My prescription is fairly hefty -7 and -7.5 I think has anyone else with such a heavy prescription (or worse) had the surgery on this forum? if so how are you getting on? Thanks to all that have contributed to this sight (get it?). Many thanks in advance Andy

I am considering having my eye's 'done', but I have a problem. I am certain that I would pass out in the chair. I had a cyst removed from an eyelid a few years ago and as I saw the scalpel decend I feinted! They revivied me and tried again and I nearly threw up! In the end I had to come back and have it done under a general anasthetic. Can you tell me, when they are doing the procedure, can you see the scalpel coming? I guess if you are awake they can't 'switch off' your eye, so you must be able to see it. Also does anyone know if this can be done or is available under a general anasthetic? Feel free to email me direct on email@wayneburman.com Thanks Wayne