Laser eye surgery

Laser eye surgery, like any surgery should be given due consideration. Research your options for vision correction, always use a reputable surgeon who is happy to share their past results and number of procedures carried out each year. Use a clinic that offers a broad range of vision correction options to ensure you’re receiving the treatment best for you rather than the treatment they can offer. Make sure you feel confident in the thoroughness of the diagnostic testing used to determine the best treatment for you. Always ask about aftercare, this should include access to your consultant and their team should you need them for any reason after surgery.

Laser eye surgery is carried out in a state of the art theatre. The whole procedure takes around ten minutes. Prior to entering the laser room you will have been given anaesthetic drops to numb your eye, once the eye is completely numb, you’ll be chaperoned to the laser room where you lie down on a bed. A small device is used to keep the eye open while the surgeon uses a laser to reshape the surface of the cornea. The use of the laser usually lasts between 5 and 20 seconds. Once surgery is complete, you will be given a protective contact lens to maintain better comfort of the eye while it recovers.

There are two types of laser eye surgery – LASIK and LASEK. LASIK involves creating a flap in the cornea, then moving it out of the way while the corrective laser treatment takes place. This flap is then replaced once the laser is complete. In LASEK, the cornea is reshaped without creating a flap. LASEK usually has a longer initial recovery time but it is the safer of the two procedures. Laser Vision Scotland surgeons usually opt to carry out LASEK as it is the safer of the two.

Before treatment, you will undergo an in-depth diagnostic consultation with an optometrist. These non-invasive tests will tell the consultant ophthalmologist whether laser eye surgery is the right treatment for you. It may be that implantable contact lenses or lens replacement surgery are better options..If this is the case, then these procedures can also be carried out. If laser eye surgery is the optimal procedure for your eyes and if you feel it is right for your lifestyle, then yes!

There are a number of factors that should be considered when choosing where to have laser eye surgery. We would always recommend choosing a reputable clinic with good reviews from previous patients. We recommend checking TrustPilot and taking a good look through the reviews.
Range of procedures is also an important consideration. Always select a clinic that offers a broad range of vision correction options. This makes it more likely that you will be offered the procedure best for you rather than the one on offer.

It is suitable for people with long or short sight and can also be used to treat people with astigmatism. It is best suited to people with a stable prescription who are between 21 and 45 years of age.

Yes. Laser eye surgery is very safe with over a 99% success rate. At Laser Vision Scotland, we achieve 20/20 vision or better in over 95% of patients.

Laser eye surgery is £1450 per eye. 0% finance options are available which allow you to pay monthly. Be wary of high street deals with low introductory prices. These usually apply for very low prescriptions, with final prices often being much higher.

Laser eye surgery is very safe. Approximately 15,000 procedures are carried out each year in the UK, most people choose to have laser eye surgery for short or long-sightedness but it is also effective in mild astigmatism. LASEK laser eye surgery is a safer procedure than LASIK surgery. Like any medical procedure, there are risks, but in comparison to other types of procedures the risks in laser eye surgery are relatively low. Alternatives such as wearing contact lenses also carry their own risks.

LASIK eye laser surgery at Laser Vision Scotland is £1450 per eye. This is a package price that covers your procedure, time in hospital and all of your aftercare.

LASIK eye laser surgery at Laser Vision Scotland is £1450 per eye. This is a package price that covers your procedure, time in hospital and all of your aftercare.

Not only does it give you freedom from glasses, it can also save you the on-going costs associated with glasses or contact lenses. We have a simple calculator that will show you the cost savings per month, as well as the cost savings over an entire lifetime when you make the move from contact lenses to eye laser surgery.

Not only does it give you freedom from glasses, it can also save you the on-going costs associated with glasses or contact lenses. We have a simple calculator that will show you the cost savings per month, as well as the cost savings over an entire lifetime when you make the move from contact lenses to eye laser surgery.

In most cases the improved vision laser surgery provides is permanent. But in a limited number of cases — usually due to changes that can occur in the lens inside the eye, with or without Laser surgery — some nearsightedness, farsightedness and/or astigmatism can return over time, causing blurry vision.

During laser eye surgery, we you see a series of flashing lights. See our video of laser eye surgery to experience the effect (without the vision correction unfortunately).

LASIK stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, it is a type of refractive surgery to correct myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.

No, laser eye surgery doesn’t hurt. It can feel a bit uncomfortable but there shouldn’t be any pain.

Yes.

Yes, you can have laser eye surgery more than once.

The time is the laser eye suite is around 20 minutes. The time when the eye is undergoing laser surgery is around five to twenty seconds.