Personalised Laser Treatment

Considering LASIK VISION CORRECTION ?

Milions of people worldwide have now had their vision corrected by LASER treatment. At Chalmers Independent Opticians we realise your desire to receive only the best treatment possible delivered by a surgeon that really cares. Let us explain why we are in partnership with ADVANCE VISIONCARE and why we believe it is the only choice for you.

We together with the Advance VisionCare clinic in Harley Street, now offer laser eye treatments. There is no better treatment available today, with most patients no longer being dependant on spectacles or contact lenses.

What we offer makes all the difference:

Highly experienced surgeon, exclusive to Advance VisionCare – over 8,000 successful treatments

Treatments personalised for each eye to give you optimum vision correction

The latest wavefront technology, equipment and techniques

National care standards Commission approved

High levels of patient satisfaction 98.8%

Complete transparency on success rates and the facts about refractive surgery

Extensive pre & aftercare rates and the facts about refractive surgery

Extensive pre & aftercare programme

All-inclusive treatments ensuring no financial surprises

Making Your Choice Easier

The outstanding combination of quality patient care you have come to expect from us, together with the expertise of one of the UK’s most experienced consultant refractive surgeons means you can confidently rely on our treatment to achieve the excellent result you want.

Trust the Experts

Benefit form receiving friendly, unbiased advice from an experienced optician you can trust, together with exceptional care and surgical expertise form or Harley Street Clinic. The treatment takes place at the Advance VisionCare clinic using the latest technology and the skills of our full-time refractive surgeon Mr C.T. Pillai, although the initial assessment and aftercare will be carried out at our practice in Cardiff.

Your eyes are as individual as your fingerprints…
They deserve Individual treatment

Chalmers Independent Opticians in partnership with Advance VisionCare treat all our patients as individuals, providing treatments that are customised for your eyes only.

Advance VisionCare is Different
We will take time to reassure you at every stage of your comprehensive consultation. You will be introduced to your surgeon who will inform you about what results you can expect. Treatment will only take place once, after a consultation with you, we are confident that it will be suitable for you. The same high levels of care and understanding continue throughout our comprehensive aftercare programme.

Highly Qualified and Experienced Surgeon
Our medical Director and full-time surgeon Mr C.T. Pillai MD DO FRCS FRCOphth is UK and USA licensed and is one the UK’s most experienced and highly trained consultant refractive surgeons. All laser vision correction procedures are exclusively carried out by Mr. Pillai, who holds one fellowship in laser refractive surgery and one in cornea surgery.

What is LASIK?
LASIK (Laser Insitu Keratomileusis), is a highly successful and popular procedure for vision correction that has been available fr over ten years.

Advanced Form of Wavefront Guided LASIK
We provide an outpatient treatment using the latest ‘wavefront’ technology called Zyoptix, that is customised for your eyes and which is virtually painless. Zyoptix personalised vision treatment has the same basic procedures as standard LASIK, but uses extra diagnostic information specific to every patient’s eyes via the Zyware Aberrometer. This sophisticated scanning device detect and maps all optical imperfections (known as aberrations) within your eyes and then creates a customised treatment to remove or compensate for them.

Excellent Quality of Vision
Quality of sight is not just about sharpness of vision but also how you see in varied light situations, such as driving at dusk. Zyoptix is clinically proven to produce an unsurpassed quality of vision in all lighting conditions compared to standard LASIK.

What’s involved?
A patient’s journey

A series of simple eye tests, a short, virtually painless procedure and you could be enjoying the benefits of natural, unaided vision – it’s surprisingly easy.

Initial Assessment and Consultation
Our optician will discuss the procedure and counsel you on any complications. An appointment will then be made to assess your suitability for treatment at the prestigious Harley Street clinic.

Our expert staff will discuss the test results with you and decide whether you are suitable.

Treatment
The short procedure takes place at the state of the art Advance VisionCare clinic where a thin hinged flap is created on the cornea. It is carefully folded back to allow the tissue of the cornea to be re-shaped by our special laser which traces the eye to ensure accuracy time after time. Following treatment, the flap is gently folded back into its original position and heals naturally, without the need for stitches.

Results
We are completely transparent about our success rates and during the last 8 years our refractive surgeon, Mr. Pillai, has carried out 8,000 LASIK treatments with a surgical complication rate of only 0.4%. Clinical research has also shown that 98.8% of patients have been satisfied with the Zyoptix treatment.

Aftercare
Directly after the treatment your eyes will be re-examined. You will then attend a series of post treatment check-ups at our practice in Cardiff. During your first few weeks you will also need to apply eye drops.

Am I suitable for treatment?

With the Advance VisionCare personalised vision treatments you have an even better chance of being suitable than ever before.

Who can benefit form treatment?
Zyoptix personalised vision treatments remove less tissue than standard LASIK. This means that the healing rate is faster and more patients can be successfully treated – such as those with higher prescriptions or thin corneas.

Whether you think your prescription is too weak or too strong, or you have been refused treatment previously through another clinic – you may be pleasantly surprised at what we could do for you.

You MAY be a good candidate if:
- You are short-sighted (myopic) Up to -12.00 D
- You are Astigmatic – Up to -5.00 CYL
- You are over 21 & with a stable prescription
- You have Healthy Eyes and good general health
- You have been refused treatment by another clinic

What Laser Eye Treatment Does NOT Correct
As a natural part of aging, everyone will require glasses for close-up activities (presbyopia). Although we cannot correct this, those requiring distance vision correction may still benefit from the treatment.

Zyoptix treatments are not currently available to correct long-sight, however Advance VisionCare does offer alternatives for prescriptions of up to +5.00 D. Our expert will be happy to discuss the latest options.

Please feel free to enquire into the possibilities for yourself at our practise at any time. If you are interested in having a full pre-assessment examination then it is currently carried out FREE OF CHARGE and you have no obligation to continue. In fact we insist that you are provided with ALL the information first BEFORE the decision is taken.