Optimax is one of the UK's leading Eye Surgery specialists. We have 18 clinics nationwide and have performed over 750,000 treatments since 1991. We specialise in Laser Eye Surgery, Lens and Cataract Surgery, Dry Eye Treatment, Cosmetic Eye Surgery and Eyelid Surgery.
I had laser eye surgery with Optimax Manchester six months ago and honestly, I couldn’t be happier with the entire experience. From start to finish, everything was handled professionally and smoothly. Huge credit to my surgeon, Dr Jan — incredibly skilled, calm, and reassuring. I felt completely at ease throughout the procedure, and the results speak for themselves: I now have 20/20 vision and everything is perfect. A special mention also has to go to Jamir at the front desk. She is genuinely one of the friendliest, most welcoming people I’ve ever dealt with. She goes above and beyond to make the experience really nice, takes a personal interest, and even remembers your name — which makes a huge difference. I’ve been in quite a few times over the whole process and every visit has been consistently excellent. If I could give 100 out of 10, I would. If you’re even thinking about laser eye surgery — go for it. I recommend Optimax a million percent.
Every single person at Optimax Finchley Road is so lovely, helpful, informative and caring. They are so welcoming, understanding when you’re nervous and explain everything perfectly. It’s so reassuring that so many of the staff have been through the same/similar treatment and are happy to discuss it from a personal point of view too. Thank you for everything! Everyone did their best to help me wherever possible and to calm me down when I was nervous too. What a wonderful place!
Had lasek surgery performed on the 14th nov 2025 in Glasgow store. After months of backwards and forwards on my behalf I signed up months previous. Staff in general were really helpful, wish I had it done years ago instead overthinking the procedure. Surgeon was really good on the day very quick procedure speaking keeping me informed at all times. The 1 person who stands out and who I would like to acknowledge is Zubair (optometrist) found him very reassuring and answered every question I asked him without me feeling rushed at all, really nice guy and a credit to the Glasgow store.
As someone whose number one fear growing up was surgery and hospitals, I’m very happy that I chose Optimax to fulfil my dream of finally being glasses-free. Every staff member I interacted with through the way was helpful, understanding, and patient. They all ensured that I had full knowledge of both the surgery and aftercare, and answered all my questions clearly. The actual surgery itself was very quick and as soon as its finished it doesn’t even become a second thought. It was completely pain free and I didn’t feel the laser at all, I wouldn’t have even known the laser was on if the staff didn’t announce it. The suction cup part is uncomfortable and there’s no way to get around it, but I’m grateful the surgery team was communicative with me and did it all errorless. The only thing that caught me by surprise was how dry my eyes became in the first 3 hours after the surgery, but a quick 2 hour nap completely fixed it for me and I could open my eyes completely. I also feel the need to mention how fair the pricing is. Without naming other clinics I also had my consultation in, Optimax was by far the most transparent and fair with the price offered to me - which was more than half of what other clinics wanted to charge me for the same procedure. Whilst I assumed at first that the fairer pricing might result in a lower quality service, I’m happy to say that wasn’t the case at all and there’s honestly little they could have done better throughout everything. Overall, if I had to do it all over again I’d definitely make the same choice. Special thanks to: Dr Richard Lee (surgeon) Hassan, Irilena, Maria (treatment staff) Kieron, Abid, Yasmin, Assmaa (staff members) Ramla (consultation)
