Kam L

“As far as I’m concerned, Prof. Gartry isn’t just a great surgeon and pioneer but he’s THE top dawg in the field! Do yourself a favour and do an amount of pre-emptive background reading. That way you’ll get the best out of the whole process – with any surgeon. I’m on a sabbatical so was very flexible on timing and could move with little notice and took advantage of a cancellation. However, the regular appointment list is a good couple of weeks as you’d expect with any good doctor, builder etc…

During the consultation, we briefly discussed procedure and I had no proper questions. I was glad that the good prof was happy to take me as a patient (circa -4.75, and 1.5 astigmatic). This is actually an important point which many people don’t even consider. Using the analogy of looking for a good builder – just because you’ve found a good builder it doesn’t mean he (or she) is obliged to take your job! It cuts both ways – you choose a surgeon but he or she chooses or not to take you as a patient.

Anyway, two and a half days later, I was in for the procedure. Again, most people take a bit longer but I was simply lucky and ready to move so I was all done from first consultation to zapped eyes in less than 96 hours – call me an impatient patient!

The staff at the clinic are professional and considerate – that’s good coming from me, who is extremely particular about people doing their jobs well! Prof Gartry is an extremely nice bloke. I can only speak about my experience of the whole process and bear in mind that I’m a straightforward, down to earth guy, technically minded and was primarily interested in “improving” my vision (remember that everything is relative – “expecting” perfect vision just because you’re paying for it is not a good starting point). If you’re of a similar mind-set and thinking of refractive laser treatment then go see him. For the record, I was able to demonstrate better than 20/20 vision at my 72hr post-op appointment. How well the process goes isn’t just down to the skill of surgeon or how good or expensive the technology but also how well your eyes are able to heal.

Just a one word summary to finish off. Recommended.”