What our Patients say

After 30 years of wearing contact lenses, with a prescription of -8 in one eye and -7 in the other, I can’t believe that every morning when I wake up I can now see perfectly clearly without having to reach for those hideously thick glasses! I did my research for a clinic on the internet and decided on Accuvision at Solihull in Birmingham. I’d have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them – the professional care, reassurence and friendliness of all the team was outstanding. I had monovision (my dominant eye treated to full power and the other eye under-powered), so, no need for reading glasses. It’s five weeks since I had my surgery and at my check-up this week was told I’ve now got 20/20 vision – don’t think I’ve ever had that!!

I had Wavefront lasik surgery in the Solihull clinic 17 months ago. my eyes were -3.25 in each with slight astigmatism in one. The accuvision team were very professional, there was no pressure to have surgery and encouraged me to go away and think about it. On the day of surgery everything went well, each eye took less than 1 minute and i couldnt say it was painfull only the eye clamps were uncomfortable. Immediately after surgery i could see much better but through a haziness. Next day i returned to be told i had 20/20 vision, fantastic. Within 6 months my right eye had 20/10 left eye 20/20. I cant really complain can I. The haziness lessened to an extent that i dont know whether it has completely disappeared or that ive just adjusted to seeing through it. My eyes fluctuate sometimes, but its a small price to pay for excellent vision and now take for granted that i can see so well. Its was the best £1600 i ever spent and would strongly recommend it to all the fearful of you out there!!
Thank you Accuvision.

Ops on 15Mar07, -5 on both sides with tiny ast. in right. Had checked lots of websites (incl this one, invaluable!!) and decided to check out Accuvision, Optimax and Optical Express. Narrowed it down to Accuvision and Optical Express and made appointments for the consultation. Got the paperwork from Accuvision the next day, Optical Express didn’t even manage to send the promised material within a week (and subsequently I cancelled the appointment).
Consultation went well, thicker than average cornea and small pupils, both things apparently very promising. Took a couple of days to decide (no hard sell whatsoever, no chasing or anything) then booked the op. Surgeon was B. Halliday with excellent reputation. Got a nurse to hold my hand during the op, no pain whatsover (still nerve-wracking though)just a bit uncomfortable. Then a few hours of pain, I think the protective lenses they put in seriously irritated my eyes – tears streaming down my face, didn’t want to open them and had to take really strong pain killers. But vision was good (took the odd peek, couldn’t help it) and the pain subsided towards night time. Went to bed with the funny eye covers on (small minus point: no reference made how best to fit them) and woke up the next morning pain free and seeing pretty well. Checkup was bril, already 20:20, and then the lenses came out (talk about pain then!). Since then quite sensitive to sun and wind (sun glasses are essential) but very good vision. I returned to work after 4 days, apart from slightly dry eyes no problems.
Happy about the whole thing, was well worth it.

Well, I had my eyes done in October. The first week, everything was quite misty and my eyes felt gritty. Once the mist cleared my vision was really good, apart from first thing in the morning. I did suffer with my eyes being very dry though and was quite reliant on drops for the first couple of months. I have left it this long as I wanted to write a fair report. It is now almost six months and my eyesight is fantastic, I never allowed myself to hope that I would see this well. The dryness has now gone, and the only slightly negative thing is that I get starburst effect at night. However, this is not uncomfortable and doesn’t bother me much, since I used to get it with contact lens and to a certain extent with glasses anyway.

I felt that Chad Rostrom did a great job. The only criticism of the service I can give is that I felt that I was rushed out into the waiting room whilst still feeling faint. The aftercare was great though, I was worried about the itchiness in my eyes and was advised to come straight away to see someone, and they even posted me eye drops when I couldn’t come to the clinic. All in all, it was the best thing I have done and I am so glad that I took the risk

i am very pleased with my experience at accuvision, the staff are friendly and explain everything clearly and make you feel relaxed. i had my eyes done a week ago and it has been a life changing experience, i have to pinch myself each day! the surgery did not hurt at all and the surgery took a few minutes for each eye with no discomfort at all, i was even driving the next day!!! i just wish i had known about accuvision years ago!! three of my friends have had the surgery in the last month and my husband is planning his appointment soon. excellent.

The staff were helpful and it was very easy to get appointments. The only glitch was that apparently despite several attempts, the pre-operation pack did not get to me and the staff got a bit ratty with me for not having received it. The surgery was well explained and the people attending were reassuring. I had 20:20 vision walking out and 20:15 within a week. Very happy!

I had lasik (monovision)last July at Accuvision in Fulham.Today I had my 6 month check up and have been signed off. Everything was excellent as I had expected as I have had a very smooth recovery.My eye sight is fantastic,better than I could have hoped for and I don’t wear specs at all even when driving at night. Close vision is also excellent so I have the best of both worlds. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone at Accuvision especially Vik, Chad Rostron and the whole team for thier excellent care throughout.

I never imagined that I would see with my eyes (without my glasses and contact lens). I consulted many other laser eye specialists, but I was told that laser will not help. However, thanks to Accuvision I have managed to get near perfect sight, which is something that I never expected. It has been 3 months since my operation. I had -4.5 and -5 with an astigmatism and thin cornea. I was told by Accuvision that my sight may not be perfect, but I should be independent of glasses and contacts. I thought that the risk was worth it in the end. I have been to the Fulham clinic today and the verdict was that I have 20/20 in my right eye and a very slight prism in my left eye. My eyes are healing well and generally, they and I are really heppy. of course, it could also be that my eyes will be completely perfect, so there is another visit yet. However, Accuvision in Fulham saved me as I was told that laser eye surgery was out of the question for me. I had epi-lasik and the operation itself was for 5 to 10 minutes. The surgery was such that I did not feel any pain. The team was excellent and even now when I go back they are really welcoming. I would highly recommend Accuvision and laser eye treatment.

Wow! I was so lucky to find accuvision as no one else would treat my prescription. They were so professional and friendly. The results were far greater than I ever expected. I would recomment accuvision to anyone, it’s changed my life completely.