Eye surgery

My son in law Nick had his eyes 'done' last weekend. He paid £6,000 through Optical Express and the operation has been 100% successful. He can now throw away his glasses - he can see the smallest print.

This wasn't the usual zap with a laser - it was total lens replacement.

All done in a few hours and he went for a beer afterwards.

I just think it's so fantastic what they can do nowadays. I'm even tempted to see about it myself.

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Sounds great Carol

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Im glad of the outcome Carol, i would never be that brave, just could not let another touch my eyes.

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That is good to hear Carol
I have heard about mixed results from Optical Express and am not sure I would be brave enough to have that particular kind of procedure.

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That is really good news Carol, I can't remember when I didn't have to wear glasses. Does he have to go back anytime for checkups?

Wish they could do something about my eyes but they can't

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Doesn't it take some time before you can be certain it's been 100% successful? There have been a lot of problems with certain type of lenses such as the M Plus X lens, Do you know if he got the chance to choose a specific lens or do you just get what you are given?

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That's great news carol, I have heard some bad stories so it's nice to hear about a success.

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That's great news Carol.

I had cataracts removed from both eyes a few months ago and now I can also see without my glasses. I am even driving the car without them and have had no problems.

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He's been going every day for a check up and has a final one on Friday. I don't know if he will have to go for any more after that.


I don't know about the lenses but I do know it was successful because he can read small print - he isn't in any discomfort and his eyes look perfectly normal.