laser eye surgery

[Caribeing]

Has anyone had laser eye surgery to correct
severe short sightedness if so what were the
results also some optical centres offer free
consultations are these genuine no restrictions?

[Ethel]

I looked in to having this done early last year. I had three free consultations (at different places).

Two said I wasn't suitable and would have to wear glasses after laser treatment, which really disappointed me.

One said I was suitable - �3000 please. The disclaimer they wanted me to sign meant I would have had no comeback.
All they wanted was my money. That was Optical Express, so avoid them.


But the offers of free consultations are genuine.

[mrs_overall]

I asked my GP about laser surgery and his advice was to avoid it as it hasn't been around long enough to know the very long term effects.
In the next breath he told me about a procedure available on the NHS called PRK. It's virtually the same as laser treatment ony they cut the eye rather than use a laser.
I had both eyes done 10 years ago - for free.

[SRH]

I'd be very wary. Several of my friends have had it done and while half are happy with the results the other half are not. Two of them have had to have them redone (and pay again) because they started to go short sighted again within a year, another friend can't drive at night because he gets 'halos' round lights and another friend had it done and still has to wear glasses because the correction wasn't strong enough. There are also some case studies coming to light suggesting that the effects might not be long-term for everyone and that in many cases after around seven years the lenses starts to revert back to its old shape meaning having to go back to wearing lenses.

[Caribeing]

Thanks for replies all very useful info