Alex B from East Sussex
Alex was keen to have Laser eye surgery after struggling with vision at school and his day-to-day leisure activities. After his LASIK procedure at Centre for Sight, he was thrilled with the results and the fast turnaround from his initial phone enquiry to treatment and was delighted to share his thoughts.
What was your vision like before LASIK surgery?
I’ve had glasses for about 15 years now and first got them when I was in secondary school. I remember sitting in class and the pen on the whiteboard just looked like it was running out all the time. It was all very blurry till I had glasses. That’s when I realised it was just my eye sight and it just got worse and worse from then on.
Only in the last 2-3 years I had contact lenses because my vision was getting extremely bad. I was not able to do any normal activity without wearing my glasses or contact lenses. Everything was blurry and I did not have a great sense of depth perception.
What is your vision like now?
My vision has improved dramatically, and I no longer wear any glasses. My experience at Centre for Sight was all so quick and easy from my first contact, to the appointment, and then through to the procedure itself.
My glasses always used to steam up, so I had to continually clean them…and in the current environment with COVID-19, I don’t have to worry about glasses steaming up with my mask on either!
I was extremely fortunate to have won the lottery and feel the investment into the health of my eyes was such an important one. It’s helped change my life and has boosted my confidence.
“My near, intermediate and far vision drastically improved just the day after LASIK treatment”
Whereas before that was never an option, I was always having to put my glasses on. I can now see everyone’s faces and facial expressions which is very satisfying.
I thought to myself “This is what it is like to have normal vision” that is so cool.
How was your Centre for Sight experience?
During my initial call to Centre for Sight, I was told I could come for my consultation next Tuesday. If I was found suitable, I could have my laser eye surgery on Wednesday following week, which for me was perfect!
I needed a quick turnaround time, but I knew it was not going to be rushed. The checks were very thorough as necessary too.
So essentially it was exactly 3 weeks from when I first enquired about having Laser eye surgery and 3 weeks later I had it done! A very quick turnaround time and obviously the day after, the results are better than I could have imagined, it’s been amazing!!!
A big thank you to Ms Marcela Espinosa and all staff at Centre for Sight for taking care of me.