Eye Laser Surgery Testimonials
A representation of unedited comments from our patients over the years is shown here. This is what people actually say about us and our treatment and care. You will notice that our laser vision correction costs are more affordable as we provide great value for money to all our patients no matter what the prescription. Please review these comments to get a better understanding of how we work and the unique benefits we give to our patients. If you have a testimonial of your own that you would like to share, please post your testimonial here.
These documented experiences of other patients may not apply to your own if you choose to go ahead. For a more objective assessment of our treatment outcomes please refer to our Results and Risks of Laser Vision Correction pages.
Testimonials July 08 - Dec 08
Review by nicola davies
Posted on 20/11/2008
Rating: 5/5
Neurovision for Amblyopia (lazy eye)
I have two children who unfortunately have bilateral amblyopia. This was only made apparent to me when my eldest child failed his driving test as he could not read the number plate even with his glasses. Kieran the eldest had aided visual acuity of right eye 6/12 with myopia of -1.25 and his left eye was 6/18 also with myopia of -1.25. I researched amblyopia and thought that nothing could be done. Being unable to drive is a disadvantage for work and social reasons. I eventually read about Neurovision and honestly was a bit sceptical as my son had been referred to southend opthamology unit and again we were told that he had to make the best of what eyesight he had. Then I telephoned Accuvision and spoke to one of the optometrists there. No pressure was given to book an appointment, he just gave me an overview of the treatment. Having spoken to my husband about the treatment I decided to make an appointment which was in early September. Again all the staff were very welcoming and performed many tests on Kierans eyes and confirmed the above prescription. We started the treatment which is done every other day and lasts about 20 minutes. I have to say the treatment is very intense and did give my son headaches, but he kept going. We are just over halfway through treatment on his right eye and to our relief his aided visual acuity is now 6/7.5 and his presciption for myopia has decreased to -0.75. We are really pleased with the result. When he has completed his right eye we will certainly start on his left eye. We also took our youngest son there this month and treatment will hopefully start soon for his right eye.
There are no guarantees for this treatment but from our limited experience from this condition it is really worth investigating. I shall probably post again when we have further results from out two boys. I would just like to thank Mr Patel for all the help and support he has given to Kieran.
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Review by Alastair Cook
Posted on 15/11/2008
Rating: 5/5
I had my eyes corrected just over 3 years ago, having been rejected by other clinics due to my cornea being too irregular. It has been absolutely brilliant to live life and do sports without glasses or contact lenses.
Due to my age I had monovision done, which turned out to be a really important choice. So from the beginning I wore glasses at work to provide the best 2 eye corrected vision. Yet at the weekend or on holiday never needed glasses for anything.
A friend and his father have had Lasik on my recommendation and my sister is in the pipeline.
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Thank you Accuvision for potentially saving my life and vision...On a different topic I had an eye infection recently which I went to see Accuvision about for advice on 4th Nov 2008. This had no relation to the past surgery.
Vikash empatically stated that I had Orbital Cellulitis and that I should go to an eye A & E and be treated with intravenous antibiotics.
By this time I had already gone to one hospital. It took visits to 4 different hospitals to get correct treatment. Two different Moorfields Eye Units disagreed with the referral letter that Vikash had written for them and said I just had conjunctivitis / viral infection.
Without Vikash's diagnosis, I would not have persisted to find people who knew what they were doing with respect to eye infections.
Eventually I did get properly diagnosed and treated, and over 3 days had elapsed before I was connected up to be given IV Augmentin initially, then IV Vancomycine about every 12 hours for 3 days.
Search 'Orbital Cellulitis bsac' for a good summary of how serious this was.
This has resulted in a formal complaint to both Moorfields Eye Units who really should have better procedures for dealing with this emergency condition.
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Review by Emma Ruscoe
Posted on 15/11/2008
Rating: 5/5
I just wanted to thank all you staff at the Solihull clinic for the outstanding service that I have received at every single stage of my experience of laser eye surgery, from consultation to after care.
I had a further 2 consultations with Optical Express (who were appalling) and Optimax (who did not fare much better), and I wanted you to know that your company have got the whole package absolutely perfect. I never once felt rushed or under any pressure and the staff at Solihull made me feel that they were privileged to be able to treat me.I had to go for the treatment on my own yesterday and the staff really looked after me the whole time I was there. They even took the time to tell me that they were running a little behind, which in total was about 20 minutes but I didn't really notice.
I was very nervous when it came to the treatment, and one of the staff even held my hand the whole way through, which was wonderful. They were all calm and made me feel more at ease as the whole process took place. I did not find the experience of the surgery at all unpleasant, just totally surreal, and following the treatment I did everything they told me to and today I have been told my sight is good enough for me to drive - it is amazing !!!I want to congratulate you on having such a wonderful team at Solihull and clearly having the correct ethos when it comes to treating people using laser eye surgery. Our sight is a very precious gift and to put it in someone else's hands is a very difficult decision to make, I am so glad that I decided to put my faith in your company.
If you have any kind of team/staff recognition scheme I want to recommend everyone at Solihull from the receptionist to the surgeon - they were all outstanding and deserve to be recognised for this.
I will not hesitate in recommending your company to everyone I know who is considering treatment, I have also placed some feedback on the Lasik-eyes website.
Thank you so much for the world class treatment I have received, your company is a shining example of how customer service can make a real difference.
Emma Ruscoe
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Review by andrew croft
Posted on 15/11/2008
Rating: 5/5
i had my surgery yesterday fri 14th it is now sat and i am sat here typing on my laptaop without glasses or cotacts my eyes where +4.50 and +4.75 i went back on sat after 20hrs ov surgery and was told i am fit to drive the 245 miles home i am back on monday to have the bandage lenses removed whcih will improve my sight even more having been turned down by optical express before i never thought this would be possible thank to all the team u where all great would recommend to any one andy croft
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Review by John Thomas
Posted on 06/11/2008
Rating: 5/5
If you want confidence you're in good hands - you've arrived at the right place. Being told by Optical Express I was unsuitable for laser eye surgery due to my high 4+ prescription coupled with astigmatisms I was advised to seek intraocular lenses from their Harley St consultant costing around £4.5k!
Thank goodness a mutual friend put me in touch with the AccuVision web site which restored hope I may be suitable for laser treatment after all. A detailed consultation with Joan followed where she spent the time I needed to understand my prescription and clearly explained the laser procedures. The risks of any eye surgery obviously need to be considered carefully after some informed explanation. The operation itself was over in minutes thanks to the expertise of Chad, Anthony, Vic and not forgetting Matron! The results initially encouraged me but after 4 days my sight varied from reading to distance and I wondered if I'd made a mistake. However after some reassurance from Vic that fluctuations in each eye were only to be expected and quite normal I'm pleased to report my sight is now settled down nicely to 20/20
Thank you all - John