Andres Chacon Manrique

I have been wearing corrective lenses since I was 10 years old. On November 2014 I started working for the Refractive Laser team at Moorfields Private. I have been observing patients that are having Refractive surgery every day for the last two years. They all look a bit nervous, scared and often quite anxious. When the surgery is finished and they are able to see the clock that we have hanging on the wall and tell us the time, every patient looks smiley, happy and some even cry! That’s the beauty of the Refractive laser correction. That is what made me take the decision to have my eyes done.

I chose Proff. David Gartry. I have known him for two years, he is not only one of the most knowledgeable, professional and skilful eye surgeons I have met but also his outcomes are excellent. I felt very safe with him.

After the consultation and all of the tests performed by his wonderful staff we decided to go ahead with LASEK. Many people are afraid of Lasek. However, it is easier to do and safer than Lasik. The only bad point is that I had to put lots of drops during the first few days and it is blurry during the first stage but don’t be afraid it only takes 4 days to start enjoying your new vision.

The surgery went fantastically well, the refractive team is superb, they will teach you how to administer the drops and are with you throughout the journey.

It has been 6 months since then. My vision outcomes couldn’t be better and I can see 6/5 on the Vision acuity chart. It is wonderful to say how much my life has changed since then. I am very grateful to Proff. David Gartry, his staff and all the Moorfields Private team.