I had my eyes done about 4 years ago at Boots in London (before they sold their optician business off to someone else (vision express I think?)). It cost me £1000 per eye but was money well spent as now have 20/20 vision and no need to worry about contacts or glasses.
Even though it was not meant to hurt mine did hurt for a couple of hours after but by that evening the pain had gone and I could see clearly. It took a while not to wake up in the morning and automatically reach for my glasses or to go to push non-existant glasses up my nose!
A word of caution: After the operation they tape these plastic clear lenses on to your face so you don't knock your eyes, they're not the most attractive of things to look at so warn your partner when they come to meet you so you don't get what I did and have someone laughing so loudly at what you look like the whole of the opticians can hear!
