Laser Eye Surgery

The last guidance by the institute on the procedure, in 2004, advised people to stick to glasses and contact lenses.

That decision made the UK the laughing stock of the ophthalmic world, according to Sheraz Daya, a consultant ophthalmologist at the Centre for Sight, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, and one of the first to conduct NICE changed its position after a report conducted at the University of Aberdeen reviewing all the research.

NICE’s new guidance is based on a review of the three main All involve a surgeon cutting and temporarily folding back the outer membrane covering the cornea (the dome-shaped window over the front of the eye) and reshaping the cornea with a laser.

This changes the shape of the lens formed by the cornea and improves the way light is focused on the retina.

Because of its widespread commercialisation and safety concerns, this type of surgery, used to correct short-sightedness, or myopia, has had an image problem.

Sheraz Daya says that most UK laser surgery is performed by commercial groups, sometimes using old technology.

“Out of 120,000 procedures performed each yea...

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