Couldn't be happier with the process from start to finish — felt really looked after by Prof David Gartry and his team from the initial phone call, consultation, the surgery itself and the aftercare. I'd been weighing up getting laser eye surgery done for awhile and Prof Gartry's track record swayed me to go with him and I completed my laser eye surgery at Moorfields Private 3 months ago.
The surgery itself took only 15 minutes (only seconds of that literally under the laser) and was completely painless — it felt more like some pressure around the eye (e.g. if you had swimming googles on slightly tight or were looking into a microscope). As soon as the surgery was finished I could see though it was like looking through smudgy glasses (little blurred) and my eyes were sensitive to bright lights.
After going home I had about 1 hour discomfort once the painkillers wore off (as in, feeling like I had a need to blink/close my eyes.) though got through this with a quick nap! An hour again after that I was feeling fine.
It was incredible how quickly you're able to see well — my that evening my sight was better than I had wearing contact lens — and have now just been signed off 3 months later with better than 20/20 vision.
All of this is dependent on your starting point/prescription, but Prof. Gartry talks through all the likely outcomes beforehand so you know what you're getting and there's no hard sell.
I'd have no hesitation to recommend laser eye surgery to anyone — if you're on the fence about it, it's well worth it and I'd definitely do it again knowing what I know now. I'd also highly recommend Prof. Gartry and team. Couldn't be happier with how things went.