Frickin "lasers"

[Will]

Well after researching it extensively and speaking to one of the UK's leading professors of Visual Sciences who happens to be a friend of the family I decided to book myself in for a free consultation for laser eye surgery.

After my consultation which was great, bar the fact that they put eye drops that dilate your pupils which makes them look like you've had one too many "special brownies"... as well as adding a dye to to them for their scans, it seems that my eyes were perfectly suited for laser eye surgery. Yay!

Off on holiday I go and 2 months later I'm sat in the waiting room in Haley street waiting for my surgery at 930am... Probably the cleanest, neatest and most agreeable waiting room I've been in (but I haven't been in many for any sort of medical things).

Surprisingly I wasn't nervous, but the double espresso I had with breakfast was probably not wise as I was somewhat more excitable than I usually am. I definitely felt quite excited... but now looking back I remember my heart racing a little when lying down on the operating chair.

I had the Intralase with Waverfront treatment - which is the "creme de la creme" of treatment, ergo the most expensive. Hopwever as a result they were able to correct my astigmatism and also my myopia (short sightedness).

I was literally done in 10 mins - it was painless, and they gave you a running commentary, and explained everything, I felt really well look after and in good hands. The op room was clean, tidy, it was so so professional, v.impressed.

I was then taken to the recovery room, you're eyes are a bit blurry, and of course under a little bit of trauma but really even once the anaesthetic wore off I felt fine.

I've just had my post op checkup, and bar my left eye being every so slightly dry I have no swelling, bruising or trauma to the eye and it's already almost healed completely ( which is normal for the eye). However having had my eye tests I am better than 20/20 now which is just incredible. 15 years I've been wearing glasses, and now I don't have to. My eye sight is actually better than when I was wearing glasses. I have no pain, no "grittiness" and absolutely no discomfort at all.

I have to put antiseptic and anti inflammatory eye drops in every few hours, but really this is really hassle free. I can drive, I can see.. and I don't need glasses. Just wondering round the house is just so much easier and more comfortable, I don't need glasses any more to be able to see the tv for more than 2 meters away... I can see as far as the eye can see. This is just amazing. I'm in shock, but grinning from ear to ear as well!

Anybody thinking of doing it, do it. End of. Best money I've spent. Sure, it's cose me more than 2.5k which is a lot of money, but frankly since I've stepped away from the operation I've not had a moment's doubt.

It does mean I have to take it easy for a week, no sports, or showers, can't scrub my face or touch my eyes (not that I'd need to) - and you have to wear goggles for bed (again for a week) but they're perfectly comfortable. You eyes slowly stabilise over the next week to a month it just depends on the individual - I may even get better... but still better than 20/20 is more than good enough for me!

My astigmatism is no longer present, I have no halos or haziness in my vision, no grittiness or discomfort. I feel fan-bloody-tastic. Why didn't I do this sooner?! Well, a) because I couldn't afford it but also b) the technology now is so good and they were able to remove the imperfections in the eye. It's just incredible.