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Mr. Dave Allamby FRCS FRCOphth is a London-based LASIK laser refractive surgeon and heads up FOCUS Laser Vision. You may have seen him on the This Morning TV show with Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton or read one of several articles in the national press, recently for treating rock giant Rick Wakeman and broadcaster Paul Ross. FOCUS is a world-leading clinic in the treatment of presbyopia, or age related loss of close vision and offers LASIK laser eye treatment for short sight or long sight.

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LASIK Poll - how much do you want to pay for LASIK?

April 22nd, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
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The results of the first 50 people to poll our blog are now in!

Nearly 4 out of 5 people want to pay no more than £1,000 per eye for their LASIK laser eye surgery. This price is considerably lower than most clinics are actually charging for laser vision correction per eye.

Despite headline grabbing prices of ‘from £395 per eye’ coming through our doors, the actual price charged at LASIK laser chain clinics is significantly over £1,000 once you have added in the extras not included in that advertised price. Such as modern wavefront advanced optics and blade-free all laser surgery.

Please ensure that you check the final price you will be charged at any clinic you are evaluating prior to going ahead. But be careful - one laser chain seems to not want to disclose any prices until you have arrived for your consultation. You may well be very surprised as just how much the final bill will come to.

Prices do vary considerably and often without apparent differences in the quality of care offered. You can see a comparison of LASIK laser eye surgery prices here.

Please note that only Moorfields Eye Hospital and FOCUS Laser Vision routinely offer a fellowship trained NHS consultant specialist surgeon for laser vision correction surgery.

LASIK laser eye surgery prices poll

There Are 2 Responses So Far. »

  1. Comment by andrea on 10 September 2008:

    My son 23yrs old has had a consultation at Ultralase and was told he needed ultra lasik plus (intralase, which I think is blade free).
    His prescription is -8 stig 0.25 L and -8 R,
    Does this sound like the correct procedure and how much should it cost.
    This price includes a lifetime guarantee, for which any regression would be corrected.

  2. Comment by Dave Allamby on 10 September 2008:

    Thank you for your question on LASIK prices.
    Ultralase charge £1945 per eye for their equivalant procedure to ours. Please note the FDA results for the Ultralase laser are significantly lower than the WaveLight laser used at FOCUS.
    We charge £1645 per eye for your son’s prescription, so saving £800. You get a NHS Consultant corneal specialist (Charing Cross) with ourselves.
    Hope that helps

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