Seven years ago, when I became one the first patients to have their short sight corrected at a Lasik eye clinic run by Boots, I was thrilled at the result and wrote about it in The Daily Telegraph. Like anyone who has grown up short-sighted and run the gamut of National Health specs, hard and soft contact lenses, the novelty of waking up and seeing the world pin-sharp was fantastic. I adored my new eyesight and consigned my glasses and lenses to the bin for good, or so i thought.
At the time of treatment, laser eye surgery seemd like the future - surely everyone would be paying the average £1000 per eye and getting perfect sight in return? |