Optimax Success
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Nargis Ara
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Pharmacist, London
Intralase LASIK
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Nargis Ara - Intralase LASIK
I’ve had the same morning routine
for years. Wake up, dawdle into the kitchen, switch the kettle on,
amble into the bathroom, shower star brushing teeth, glance over at
the clock, Doh! Can’t see! Go pick up glasses from the bedside
table, then s@** look at the time….
On Saturday 31st March
I woke up feeling a bit weary and apprehensive with alien plastic
covers taped over my eyes. Very slowly and cautiously I removed the
blinkers and headed straight for the bathroom. I had a long,
thorough look at the blood-shot whites of my eyes in the mirror,
reflecting on how sore they looked and surprised that there was no
pain, swelling or bruising on the outside. Started brushing my
teeth and automatically glanced over at the clock. Oh-my-god, oh
wow, I could see…, I could see the clock! It was one of the most
exhilarating moments of my life. I suddenly wanted to jump around,
find the phone and tell someone.
A week later the whites were
white again a few more weeks my vision was stable and perfect. I
had been thinking about getting laser sight correction for more
than 15 years but was too much of a coward. After all it “Is My Eye
Sight”. What if something went wrong? What were the long term
effects? “Let the doctors get more practice on other people and
wait and see if there are any disasters reported in the long term”.
I had decided.
Gradually I would hear of more
and more people having it done. Most had only positive things to
say about it but I was only concerned about the negatives, the
risk, the side effects.
Following thorough investigation,
the main complaints I heard were… “it didn’t work fully on me – my
eyesight is better but I still have to wear glasses for driving” or
“it worked better on one than the other” and “my night vision is
now worse than it was when I had it done”.
I knew that it wouldn’t work for
everyone but what I really wanted to make sure of was whether there
would be any severe, long term, detrimental side effects and to
ensure that my vision would not get worse rather than better.
I had three consultations to
compare and contrast on the procedures. Two of these were
advertising on TV and the prices seemed very reasonable. The third
was one which I had heard of a long time ago and knew some people
that had theirs done there called Optimax.
I found that the prices in all
three clinics were very similar. Beware that the acutual cost of
treatment will always be much higher than the “starting from”
prices that are advertised. These prices usually refer to a
prescription which is so small that it does not need laser
correction.
I made my decision to go with
Optimax because I did not feel like I was being sold to. The
company seemed to have more of a clinical approach to my treatment
and had also been established for the longest time. They gave me
all the information, explained the procedure including risks and
side effects so I could make an informed decision which instead of
putting me off, this actually increased my confidence.
I am genuinely overjoyed with my
eyesight now, and love the fact that my eyes no longer feel tired
in the evenings from over-wearing contact lenses. I certainly don’t
miss the grooves between my eyes ingrained by my glasses, and feel
I’ve been liberated from the chore of packing contact lenses,
contact lens solutions, and glasses every time I want to spend a
night away from home.
Although this does now mean that
I’ve lost the ability to make the excuse “sorry, I can’t stay over
I don’t have my contact lens replacement/solution with me.
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