Not everyone is suitable for laser eye surgery but there are other treatment options available at Optimax that may be suitable:

Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL, RLE, CLE, Prelex)
ICL are used for the correction of severe short sight, long sight and astigmatism. They are similar to small contact lenses but placed inside the eye. Recovery is usually within two weeks. Refractive (clear) lens exchange (RLE or CLE) is similar to Implantable Contact Lenses - the internal lens of the eye is replaced with a tiny plastic lens of the correct strength. A multi-focus lens (Prelex) can used which could enable both distance and reading glasses.

Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery aims to restore clear sight and in the majority of cases, will eliminate the need for both distance and reading glasses. Recovery is usually within a few days. Optimax uses multifocal lenses which are not available on the NHS. The chance of being able to correct the need for reading glasses as well as distance vision is a great advantage and the reason many people choose to go private.