Laser Eye Surgery Review by Gareth Murray
Gareth Murray, Professional Golfer, had IntraLase
Wavefront LASIK laser eye
treatment in April 2010. Treated by Dr Samuel at Optimax Leeds Laser Eye
Surgery Clinic.
"Hello. My name is Gareth Murray and I'm a PGA golf
professional. I'm considering having Laser Eye
Surgery as I am beginning to struggle with my distance vision.
I find it hard to pick up the flag stick on the green when hitting
my approach shots and also struggle to follow the ball flight in
the air, after I've hit the shot.
I'm hoping by having Laser Eye
Surgery, it's going to give me a sharper clarity of vision and
I hope to instil confidence back in every aspect of my game.
I'm aware of different options available to me to combat my
distance vision when playing golf such as glasses or contact
lenses. The only issue with glasses is that due to the rims, there
is a possibility of loss of peripheral vision and, also they are
susceptible to bad weather conditions such as the rain where the
lens will constantly need wiping and sometimes can steam up. In the
case of contact lenses, I just struggle to put them in my eyes and
end up making my eyes red and sore.
I'm a little apprehensive about having Laser Eye
Surgery done, as golf is my profession and my eyes are a key
component. But having spoken to a few friends, both in golf and
other fields of business who've had the procedure have assured that
everything is fine and the results are excellent.
Today I've been to my local Optimax
in Leeds for my
consultation, and I found that the staff were very kind and
accommodating. Every aspect of the tests that were carried out
today was well explained and, every one of my questions were
answered very comprehensively.
The treatments are not sold to you; however the consultant will
make a recommendation as to which treatment would suit you
best.
Overall, I was very happy with my consultation today, and I am
going to go ahead and book my Laser Eye
Surgery tomorrow.
It's been a few days since my Laser Eye
Surgery and already my eyes are to driving standard or better,
without glasses. During the procedure, I felt a bit nervous but the
staff were excellent and talked me through everything as it was
happening. The initial laser cutting of the corneal flap caused
some discomfort as the eye is put under suction, but other than
that is was fine.
After each eye had been lasered the surgeon replaced the corneal
flap, making sure it was in place correctly, and then covered it
with a protective contact lens. After the procedure was done I was
taken to a darkened room and allowed to sit there and relax whilst
I waited to be picked up from the surgery.
My vision was slightly blurred after the procedure but this was
due to the protective contact lenses. After about an hour my eyes
started to feel a bit gritty and watering a lot so I went to bed.
Waking up the next morning, the grittiness had gone and my eyes
felt perfectly fine.
I then attended my follow up appointment, had the protective
contact lenses taken out and this was my first realisation of how
good my sight had become and, I was able to read all the letters on
the sight test.
It has been over a week now, since my Laser Eye
Surgery and my vision is better then 20:20. It has definitely
helped to improve my game and instil new confidence in my ability.
It's all thanks to Optimax."
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