I have not yet had laser eye surgery, but I've done a lot of research. You're fortunate to be in the UK, home of one of the best laser eye surgeons in the worl

I have not yet had laser eye surgery, but I've done a lot of research. You're fortunate to be in the UK, home of one of the best laser eye surgeons in the world, Dan Reinstein. He's known as a surgeon that fixes other surgeon's screwups, but his own first-time results are quite stellar; see the bottom of this page: http://www.londonvisionclinic.com/what-makes-us-different/results-stats http://www.londonvisionclinic.com/what-makes-us-different/re.... Almost zero surgeons publish their statistics. Rainstein does because his statistics are the best. He works closely with Zeiss, the world's premier optics company, in their development of new refractive surgery products. They are truly doing some amazing things with wavefront technology these days; some patients come out with a best-corrected Snellen score of 20/12! Unfortunately, his clinic is probably also the most expensive in the world. Expect to pay seven thousand pounds, but I, for one, would not trust my eyes to anyone else. Keep in mind that while serious complications are rare, there are some downsides to refractive surgery. LASIK, for example, frequently results in a loss of "contrast sensitivity"--a metric which isn't captured in the typical "20/20" Snellen score. Vision can be sharp but dynamic range can be lost. Furthermore, the flap interface creates a distortion in the eye's optics which, while normally hidden in during the day, becomes apparent when the iris is forced to widen at night (especially affected are those with blue eyes, which "leak" more light). Nerves are cut in the procedure, too. Also ask about other forms of error, such as cyclotorsional registration and nomograms. The field is evolving so quickly that I have chosen to wait. Femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEX) is on the horizon, but I'm most excited about intrastromal corneal reshaping (http://www.lasiksurgerynews.com/news/intrastromal-corneal-laser-surgery.shtml http://www.lasiksurgerynews.com/news/intrastromal-corneal-la...). The intrastromal proeedures promise to change the interior of the cornea via laser triangulation. No flaps or cuts of any kind are made. Incredible stuff.