Laser eye surgery is certainly suitable if you play rugby. There are two main procedure types in refractive surgery; LASIK and LASEK. LASIK involves creating a flap on the cornea and LASEK is a surface treatment. Read More...
The minimum age we would consider performing laser eye surgery on someone would be 18 years of age. Read More...
A lot of people experience dry eye symptoms. Most of these symptoms are due to the environment we are in, for example; air conditioned rooms, centrally heated rooms, dry atmosphere on an airplane etc. Read More...
The actual procedure itself is painless. It feels a little odd, and a bit uncomfortable but there is no pain. Your eyes are completely anaesthetised and the vast majority of patients say the thought of the treatment beforehand was far worse the reality of it. Some have even said that they would rather have their eyes lasered than go to the dentist !! Read More...
On the day of your laser eye correction, we recommend that you have someone with you. Read More...
Unfortunately, not everyone is suitable for laser eye correction, and one of the reasons can be that your prescription is simply outside the treatable range. Read More...
At 61, you are NOT too old for laser eye surgery. However, one thing to consider is that, the older you are, the higher the chances are of you developing cataract. Read More...
It is very important to accurately measure the size of a patients pupils, especially at night when they naturally dilate and become larger. Read More...
The vast majority of patients are at driving standard or better when we examine them at their day one post op appointment. Read More...
If you are having laser eye surgery to correct your distance vision, as long as you had a stable prescription, it is highly unlikely that you would ever require distance glasses again. Read More...
This is a question we get asked a lot. The most popular treatment is LASIK as it affords the patient the quickest visual recovery and the least amount of "down time". Read More...
It's not recommended that you have laser treatment whilst you are pregnant, or in the first few months post natal. Read More...
You can wear make up after laser eye surgery, but you do need to avoid eye make up for at least the first week, so no eye shadow, eyeliner or mascara for that length of time. Read More...
We do recommend that you wear a pair good quality UV protection sun glasses after laser eye surgery. Read More...
Your eyes may be slightly bloodshot after undergoing laser eye correction. This can vary from patient to patient as we are all individual. Read More...
We would generally recommend refraining from such an activity for four weeks after your treatment. Read More...
It is not uncommon for someone to have a corneal scar from a contact lens infection. It is still potentially possible to have laser eye surgery if this is the case, but you must seek expert from advice from your treating ophthalmologist. Read More...
You do need to refrain from wearing contact lenses prior to having laser eye surgery. In fact, you need to refrain from wearing them to have your suitability determined at your consultation. Read More...
Can I go diving after laser eye surgery? is question which we have seen on one of the leading diving forums. Read More...
We recently saw this discussion on a forum about could laser eye surgery help if they wanted to join the navy Read More...