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If you go for eye surgery and the Doctor is wear glasses walk out ..

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The guy that we saw for the consultation did not have glasses he told us that he had it done 7 years ago and 99.9% of people have no problems.

If my wife's goes okay I will consider it, but I will let her be the guinea pig :lol:

I will look at Spain though first to compare prices.

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At the time you´re talking about, Boots had invested approx 1.5 million for each laser. The lasers they used would work away at lasering your eye whilst tracking eye movement.
They were also one of the few places ethical enough to put a prescription limit on what they would do.
I believe they got rid of the service as they couldn´t afford the bad press that followed from the unhappy customers!

As for the guy that had laser 7 yrs ago, that also quoted 99.9% of people are fine, I´d be inclined to not trust another single word the man said.
Pay your cash, sign your disclaimer and why not? After all, there´s no going back!

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Thank you Fred:thumbsup:

Iv'e now had a look at those two places and have saved their details for future use.

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Poppy girl had laser surgery a while ago...don't know how it eventually turned out...but she wasn't a happy camper.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/loung...ourage-803945/

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Let us see where this comment takes us . I have had experience of the NHS in the UK and as a lawyer worked on lots of negligence cases but for one bad example the law of statistics indicates 1000's that go like a dream. If a plumber gets it wrong you could have a leak - a Medical guy then totally different story.

Then living in France for years and the French Health system.

Some eight months only in Javea and the Salud - never again

Now back short term in the UK.

In my considered opinion the best health system is undoubtedly France but of course the OP should remember that the market is the market and if the private sector price at whatever level then please take it or leave it.

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What is the surgery you are looking for Lasik Surgery or Laser Surgery?

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Hi and a warm welcome to the Spanish forum on BE. Myself and Fred James are the moderators for the Spanish forums whilst BEVS moderates Europe. Moderators are there to ensure that the site runs smoothly within the rules of BE. This is so that members gain the information that they are looking for and find their experiences on the forums to be friendly and worthwhile.

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I went to a clinic in England about 6 years ago, asking about laser treatment so as to do away with my glasses. What I was advised seemed very sensible; I was 62 at the time. He said it really wasn't worth it, because although it would correct my sight, I'd almost immediately need glasses for reading/close work. He said laser treatment worked better on young people since they have many years ahead of them without the need for reading glasses.
So I carry on with glasses/ sometimes contact lenses when I can be bothered to put them in and for which I need reading glasses always.

PS: for what it's worth, we took our handicapped son to a very good eye clinic in Oviedo; it was private, but excellent and with a very good reputation.