Hi - I had my surgery in March 2012 at the Birmingham clinic, the time of my surgery was approximately 11:00 am. I saw 3 people come out of surgery before it was my turn and they all looked very happy. The staff were SO friendly and even wrapped me up in one of their surgical gowns when they saw me dithering while lying on the bed ready for surgery(although it was probably my nerves)! Whilst undergoing treatment, I remember counting the seconds and thinking to myself "it's okay it's okay" even though the actual process was very unconfortabe, i'd say the pressure on your eye is the worst but you just have to think that this process goes on hundreds and hundreds of times a week and it realy is over in no time. For me, the pain after surgery (about 10 mins after) was horrific! I know this is not the same for everyone as a few of my family and friends have also had this surgery and it wasnt as painful for them although my eyesight was worse than theirs. I managed to get home and fall into bed and once I had a few hours sleep the pain had eased and I could already start to see the benefits! I was so happy....but I still couldnt keep my eyes open for more than a cople of seconds untill the next day. The following day I was amazed, my sight was the same, if not better than it had been with my glasses on! I went back for my check-up at 9am and all was okay - they passed me fit to drive. It's now August and im going back next week so they can assess my left eye ready for enhancement sugery. As my left eye was so poor, the surgeon pre-warned me that there would be a 15% chance that I would require some enhancment. Im looking forward to my second surgery as I know the sight I will get afterwards will be amazing! I hope my story was useful - thank you for reading :-)
13 years ago
Optical Express has a
4.7
average rating
from
4,218
reviews