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  • Jo

Replied by Jo on topic Third time lucky :(

Posted 21 Oct 2014 16:46 #121
I originally had Lasik in December which wasn't very successful and had an 'enhancement' in July, which didn't work either.

This has also left me with a 'haze' in my left eye. I went for (yet another) check up today and left with a pair of glasses!!!!

They told me to come back in a couple of months when they would see if I was suitable for yet another 'enhancement'!

Do I take a chance on having surgery again our just count my losses (£3,000) and stick with glasses??

Or can I get my money back if it didn't work? Don't know where I stand on this one. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Last Edit:21 Oct 2014 17:21 by Jo

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  • Ursula

Replied by Ursula on topic Seeing dots, Astigmatisms and misery

Posted 11 Oct 2014 09:19 #122
I've had surgery twice with OE and still need glasses , I was pressured into the surgery with explaining the risks to me.
I have spent £3500 with them and still I will have to pay for glasses for the rest of my life.
My eye sight is bad, I suffer from headaches due to my eyes and the stress of having to go in store constantly. Where do I stand? Can I take them to court for compensation for misleading and mis selling the surgery?
Last Edit:11 Oct 2014 09:26 by Ursula

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  • ex-employee

Replied by ex-employee on topic Thousands of patients suffer surgery failure.

Posted 07 Oct 2014 20:51 #123
Dear Sarah, I do not know where you are going for surgery but I beg you not to do it wherever it is.
i worked at Optical Express and Optimax and wish I could show you the so many terrible things people had to live with because of this operation. Many mistakes by surgeons and nobody cares! They say you signed so you can not complain.
It is not worth damageing your eyes just not to wear glasses and you will need to wear them anyway later. PLEASE DO NOT DO IT!
Last Edit:07 Oct 2014 20:56 by ex-employee

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Replied by Mr Starburst on topic Thousands of patients suffer surgery failure.

Posted 07 Oct 2014 13:59 #124
Too right you should be worried Sarah ! Cancel your surgery, save your eyes from being utterly ruined, and ask for help from this site to get any money you've already paid out refunded. Most damaged patients had no idea of the very real horrors that these surgeries can inflict on your eyes and life, but thanks to this site, you do, so make the right decision. Once you get problems post surgery, there is NO CURE !
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  • sarah

Replied by sarah on topic Thousands of patients suffer surgery failure.

Posted 07 Oct 2014 12:34 #125
ok now im scared after reading all these complications. My appointment for Lasik is the end of November this year. I have paid my deposit. Do I go through with it. Very worried now :( x
Last Edit:07 Oct 2014 13:04 by sarah

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Replied by nannypat on topic Post iLasik Floaters and Cataracts

Posted 28 Sep 2014 07:18 #126
Julie we need to talk please (re your post 18th July)
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  • Stu

Replied by Stu on topic Thousands of patients suffer surgery failure.

Posted 14 Sep 2014 21:15 #127
I just found this site and I'm not surprised I'm not alone but I am shocked at the number of people with problems. The main motivation for myself other than not having to bother with glasses or contacts was the 99% plus success rate. I'm shoked that it is legal for them to claim this and out right con people when it clearly is not the case.
I had Lasik Wavefront treatment carried out last May at the Cardiff Optical Express branch. I was due to have surgery that morning with Mr Luca at the Bristol branch but when I arrived they told me that the machine was faulty and that I could have the procedure done at Cardiff by the same surgeon.
At the time of the surgery I remember the waiting room being very busy, it appeared that other patients had also made the trip from Bristol to Cardiff. I was in and out in a short time and told that everything had gone well and I booked a 24hr appointment at Bristol. Thats when I entered into Optical expresses hideous aftercare program. I turned up the next morning to find the branch closed. I waited across the road at a Costa for over an hour until a girl came to open the store and then waited further until an optometrist was ready. My sight was nowhere near perfect and I was told that my eyes were healthy and were suffering from the trauma of surgery, they would just need a few days to settle. I booked another appointment, this time I was told that the surgery was fine but the muscles in my eyes were tight and needed time to relax in which my vision would improve. I went back countless times in which they informed me my vision had improved slightly and everything was going in the right direction but whilst it was still improving I couldn't have an enhancement until my vision was stable. In the meantime I was given contact lenses and was happy that the numbers were reducing. In December I was told that my prescription had settled and I was ready for the enhancement. Due to work I could not take this and had to wait until May when my circumstances allowed. I booked a pre op appointment, carried out all of the scans and was told that a member of the surgery team would call advising of a date for surgery. After several weeks and no call I rang them to find that I needed to book in to see an optometrist. On arrival the Optometrist clearly had no idea why I was there ran me through the same tests. I was not happy and he told me that he would email the surgeon and would call me the next day. To his credit he is the only person in this organisation that actually did what he said, he called the next day to inform me that when they had put in the drops my prescription had reduced and that they wanted to give me glasses with a reduced prescription, I was back were I started. When I went in to collect the glasses they were not ready and they informed me I had to pick a frame, at this point I asked to see the prescription. It was higher than what I was over 6 months ago. I was told I couldn't see an optometrist but they could book an appointment. I went home and spoke to they're customer services, they told me that they would get someone to call, I have started asking questions that clearly make them uncomfortable and they are blatantly lying and fobbing me off. I have spoken to them 4 times and accepted several profuse apologies and yet had no answers. I have calculated that I have been to the Bristol branch over 10 times recently (100 mile round trip). I found this site and I am not surprised that I'm not alone in my circumstances with this company.
My vision feels worse than before I struggle to read the big letters, I am currently short sighted and require contact lenses or glasses for daily use and my vision fades in and out. I have looked through your forum and the sheer size of people with complaints worse than mine is daunting. I fear an enhancement from these guys could leave me far worse than my current misfortune. I am unsure were I stand legally, is there any way I can be refunded at this stage I was under the impression if they didn't achieve 20/20 you were refunded, I would like to cut my losses?
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Last Edit:14 Sep 2014 22:18 by Stu

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  • Shell84
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Replied by Shell84 on topic YAG laser treatment - Jan Venter

Posted 21 Aug 2014 08:42 #128
LASIK eye surgery as I have mentioned extensively has left me with eye floaters that really have reduced my overall quality of life, it has sucked the joy out of many things.

On several occasions I have mentioned this to Jan Venter who spoke very highly of YAG laser and insisted that they would easily evaporate with this procedure. His assistant, a young twenty something would rave about how she had YAG laser for her floaters and it worked wonders and she can't see any problems with it.

Unsurprisingly Jan Venter could not perform this YAG as didn't have a strong enough laser apparently to attack my specific floaters so he referred me to Miss Louisa Wickham at Moorfields.

Before even assessing my eye floaters Miss Wickham expressed her concerns over YAG laser and how she would not perform it on floaters as felt the risks were not worth it and success rate was small. She would however perform a vitrectomy if I wished but stressed how risky it was so obviously I am staying away from it.

My point here however is that Jan Venter if he had the right technology would have happily performed YAG laser on me which came with side effects and risks that he NEVER mentioned. He spoke of YAG laser as though it was an easy non intrusive procedure when truth is it is another laser beaming into my already damaged eyes.

This is proof that no matter how sympathetic they seem and how much they says they want to help, do your research, do not trust them and take what they say at face value, get independent opinions!!!
Last Edit:21 Aug 2014 09:15 by Shell84

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  • Robert Webb

Replied by Robert Webb on topic LASER EYE SURGERY CON!!

Posted 29 Jul 2014 17:19 #129
After wearing glasses for many years, in April 2011 I decided to have my eyes lasered.

Optical Express advised I only needed my left eye treating as my right eye apparently had clear vision. They quoted over £1400, which I thought expensive, but nevertheless it was my eyesight.

I decided to go ahead and pay through Hitachi interest free credit agreement otherwise i couldn’t afford it.

After surgery and numerous post op appts I realised my vision was still not right, and if anything, after 6 months it was deteriorating

Disappointed at the results I complained and was given the option, as “a gesture of goodwill” to have more surgery “free of charge”.

My second surgery was Lasek, far more painful with a longer time to recover. After a week or so my eyesight seemed to be improving, but by three or four weeks later the results were just the same!

To have spent over £1400 and be told by so called eye surgery specialists that my eyesight was improving after two surgeries was total rubbish!

Has anyone else had this treatment with the same outcome?

I would not recommend anyone use Optical Express! I feel I have been totally conned out of my hard earned money!
Last Edit:30 Jul 2014 13:58 by Robert Webb

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  • Ann Allen
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Replied by Ann Allen on topic Short synopsis of two and a half years of hell!

Posted 28 Jul 2014 21:15 #130
I had Lasik surgery on both eyes in February 2012, to correct my distance prescription. The ophthalmic surgeon was Dr Luca Antico.

After surgery I was told everything was fine. It is not.

My eyes have been very dry ever since surgery, and now they are blurry after doing any close work for up to 20 minutes. The optometrist told me this was normal and would get better with time. They have not.

In February 2013 the flap on my left eye was lifted and creases smoothed out. Since then I've asked to see the surgeon a number of times but this hasn't happened and I have just been passed 'messages' from the optometrist.

My next appointment is now overdue but I'm very concerned about going back. The optometrist advised me to wear 'off the shelf' ready readers (+2.00) whilst my eyes recover. Does it really take two and half years?

Dictated to my son, as I can't see a thing!!
Last Edit:28 Jul 2014 22:41 by Ann Allen

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