Patient Reviews &
Success Stories

I had worn glasses since class six and had almost accepted them. The screening at IEH took longer than the laser itself — the surgeon explained exactly why SMILE Pro suited my cornea. The laser step was seconds. By the next morning I could read number plates from across the road without anything on my face.

What convinced me was that nobody oversold it. They told me what my dryness risk was and what to expect in week one. Two days after surgery I was back at work on screens, and my eyes felt calmer than they did in contact lenses.

For two years everything looked like it was behind a dusty windscreen, and night driving had become impossible. The surgery took very little time and I felt nothing. The day after the bandage came off, colours were bright again. I drove myself to the one-week follow-up.

I fly home twice a year and planned the whole thing around one trip. I sent my reports ahead and the coordinators fixed the screening, surgery and follow-up inside twelve days. Reading glasses used to live in every room of my house — I have not picked up a pair since.

I was told at another clinic that my prescription was too high to treat. At IEH they scanned my corneas properly and explained honestly which option was safe for me. The result has been exactly what they said it would be — no more, no less. That honesty is why I recommend them.

My diabetes had already affected my right eye and I was frightened. The retina consultant showed me my own scans and told me plainly what could and could not be recovered. I still need regular check-ups, but the vision I had left has held steady for over a year.

Prices in the UK were far beyond what I could manage, so I had the treatment done while visiting family. Same ZEISS laser, consultant-led, and follow-up notes emailed to me for my optician back home. Two weeks later I was swimming again.

The staff spoke to my father in Punjabi, sat with him and answered the same question four times without ever sounding rushed. For an elderly patient that patience matters as much as the surgery. His trifocal lens has given him back the newspaper.

I was not a candidate for laser and they said so on day one instead of taking my money. The implantable lens was the right call. My only complaint is that the waiting area gets busy in the evenings — worth it for the outcome.