Contact lenses are one of the top motivating factors that cause people to consider LASIK. Contacts are at times uncomfortable and consistently high maintenance. Anyone who has had to wear contacts can empathize with this. Most people have had one of those late nights where you forget to take them out and wake up to agitated eyes or only to realize that you have rubbed one out in your sleep. The amount of hassle and preparation that are required of contacts is hassle enough to reconsider how you see the world.
Perhaps the most discussed, and discouraging, of the laser eye surgery myths is that it’s painful. It can cause people to grapple for years with the idea of even coming in for a consultation. In some cases, people hear a horror story so terrifying, that they refuse to even consider it as an option and resign themselves to a life behind glass (or lenses).
London Vision Clinic strives to be transparent regarding costs and make their patients as comfortable as possible from their first consultation to their final post-surgery follow up appointment. While many patients may feel intimidated by the procedure itself, they are often erroneously under the impression that the recovery and the aftercare are complicated, painful, and full of risks. Laser eye surgery is not supposed to be painful and in fact, any discomfort at all will seldom extend beyond the first day.
Although our results speak for itself, we understand that laser eye surgery can be intimidating and sometimes scary for most. Our goal is to provide our patients with quality results along with a happy and comfortable experience. Sometimes we just need a little boost in confidence in order to make up our minds.