The patients who chose to see differently.
Their stories.

I’m a project manager. I spent a lot of time behind the computer screen. I had two pairs of glasses on my desk at all times: one for the monitor, one for reading, and I was swapping them every twenty minutes. A colleague mentioned she’d had a premium lens implant that solved both problems at once. I hadn’t known that was possible. The procedure went smoothly. Now I sit at my desk, move between screen and paper without thinking, and both pairs of glasses are in a drawer I haven’t opened since.

I’m a physiotherapist. I lean over patients all day and my glasses fell off at least twice every shift. I’d been -6 since I was fifteen and told myself laser correction wasn’t for prescriptions that high. The specialist showed me otherwise at the first appointment and walked me through the data without rushing. A week after surgery I was back at work with perfect vision.

I’m a retired geography teacher. I spent thirty years pointing at maps and asking students what they could see. When I started struggling to see them myself, the irony wasn’t lost on me. I’d been explaining away the blur and the glare at night for two years. I chose a standard lens because I’ve worn reading glasses since my forties and don’t mind them. The distance clarity I have now is so sharp I couldn’t believe it.

Three clinics turned me away before I came here. Thin corneas, -5 prescription – a difficult combination for laser, apparently. I’d started to accept that thick glasses were permanent. The team mapped my corneas carefully and explained why PRK was a safe option. The first few days of recovery were uncomfortable, exactly as they’d said. After six weeks, my vision was 10/10.

The moment that pushed me was losing my reading glasses during a work trip and spending three days squinting at my laptop in a foreign city. I’d been putting off doing anything about my eyes for years. The consultation was thorough – they explained how the procedure works with the brain’s natural ability to blend two images. My distance vision is sharp and I can read without glasses for the first time since my mid-forties. I wish I hadn’t waited.

My first clear memory is failing the eye chart at school, aged six. I wore glasses every single day for the next twenty years. The morning after iLASIK I lay in bed and just looked at the clock on the wall. I could actually tell the time. I hadn’t expected that to feel so strange, but so good.

My glasses are the kind people make comments about. -11, thick lenses, heavy frames, marks on my nose by midday. I assumed surgery simply wasn’t for prescriptions like mine. A colleague mentioned ICL and I came in knowing almost nothing. The team explained it carefully: not laser, a small lens placed inside the eye, results visible the same day. I walked out of the clinic and stood on the pavement reading the pharmacy sign across the street. I stood there longer than necessary.

My daughter is three. First thing in the morning, at the pool, at the beach – I was squinting at the person I love most because I couldn’t find my glasses fast enough. My husband had SMILE two years earlier and kept telling me to book. I finally did after I realised I’d missed her expression when she blew out her birthday candles. I wish I had done it sooner.

I drive every day – my husband has trouble walking, so I handle all his doctor’s appointments and errands. Over a few months, my vision began to change: signs became blurry, and driving at night made me nervous. A routine check confirmed cataracts. The surgery was straightforward and the recovery faster than I expected. Now I’m back behind the wheel and driving confidently again.

After work I’d go running and the switch between regular glasses and prescription sunglasses was always in the way. I decided it is time for laser correction. A few weeks after surgery I went out on the run for the first time with nothing to swap, nothing to carry, nothing to think about.

I noticed my vision worsening at the computer — I kept adjusting the brightness and pulling the screen closer. I was only fifty-five and wasn’t expecting a cataract diagnosis. My surgeon explained the multifocal lens as an option that would let me work and read without glasses. I was hesitant but I trusted the advice. There were a few weeks of adjustment. Now I work comfortably all day without glasses, and without thinking about it.

I’ve done judo since I was twelve. At competition I can’t wear contacts because of the grip work, and glasses don’t survive a mat session. For years I’d been fighting half-blind, trusting muscle memory for what my eyes couldn’t give me. The doctor recommended PRK method because there’s no flap to dislodge under repeated impact. The first week was a little difficult. A month after surgery, cleared by the doctor, I was back on the mat.

I’m a theatre designer. My work is visual – scale models, colour, lighting distances. My prescription was -8 and my corneas too thin for laser; three separate clinics confirmed it. A colleague who’d had ICL suggested I try here. The procedure was explained without rushing, the recovery faster than I expected. I went from -8 to zero in a few weeks. I can now see the back wall of a stage from the technical desk. I wish I had done it sooner.

I’d been wearing glasses since primary school and tried contact lenses twice – both times my eyes rejected them within a few weeks. By thirty I’d accepted that glasses were going to be permanent. A colleague recommended laser correction and her results made me book a consultation. The procedure was quick. Getting used to not needing glasses took longer than the procedure itself

I recently retired but have a pretty active lifestyle. Over a few months, I noticed a change in my vision – especially on hikes, distances were no longer sharp. The cataract was caught at a routine check. The doctor explained the multifocal lens option and I decided to go ahead. Recovery was straightforward and faster than expected. A month later, everything is sharp and I can enjoy sports without a worry.

I train for cycling during the week and race on weekends. Contacts under sunglasses work until they don’t – wind, dust, rain on a descent. I decided it is time to consider laser correction. The specialist went through my corneal maps in detail and answered every question I had. Cycling after surgery is just awesome, perfect vision, sharp roads.

I’d worn glasses for distance my whole adult life, then reading glasses started appearing on every surface of my house – kitchen counter, bedside table, desk, car. My optician mentioned Presbyond as an option worth looking into. The idea that one procedure could sort both problems seemed too convenient, but that’s exactly what happened. It took a few weeks for my brain to fully adapt, but by week three I was reading menus, driving, and using my phone without reaching for anything.

I’m a flight attendant. Recycled cabin air destroyed my contacts by hour three of every flight – dry, red, uncomfortable. I then decided it was time to get a consultation. PRK was recommended for my profile. Recovery was a bit uncomfortable. But I was back in the cabin with better vision than I’d ever had, and nothing in my bag where the lens case used to be.