What to Look for in a LASIK Surgeon
After deciding that you are the right candidate for LASIK you should then take researching a LASIK surgeon seriously.
Although it may be argued that the risks may be less than other types of surgery, it wouldn't hurt to exercise the normal precautions of comparing doctors and services, setting criteria and check lists, researching, and understanding what can and will happen in the process.
Compare what each surgeon
relies on as their procedure of choice.
Do they rely on the traditional LASIK that uses a blade to make the incision or do they use “bladeless” InterLase lasers to make all of the cuts. Ask what they believe is most reliable and what they do the best.
Set forth a base of criteria.
Don’t base it solely on cost or on the doctor’s experience, but see if they perform what you feel most comfortable with. This decision will affect YOU for the rest of YOUR life, not the surgeon’s. See the USFDA's check list here.
Avoid scams related to the
“20/20 vision or guaranteed money back.”
Make sure you check these doctors against the consumer affairs office or better business bureau to ensure that they do good practice.
Understand what can happen during and after the surgery.
Ask your potential LASIK surgeon how they handle a situation that could potentially end a procedure. There is a chance a mistake could lead to permanent damage to your eye without even a chance to have corrective surgery.
Ask your LASIK surgeon how he deals with situations after surgery, particularly about migration of the flap, inflammation or infection, intensive eye drop treatments, or additional procedures after the initial surgery.
Check out the equipment.
Ask what laser your LASIK surgeon uses and check it against your government's approved list. Click here for USFDA approved lasers because they may be available in the Philippines already.
American Eye Center
Web Site: www.eyecenter.com.ph
Makati Eye Laser Center
Web Site:
www.4u2c2020.com
Disclaimer: We do not make recommendations for physicians and do not attest to the medical ability of surgeons. This listing, however, is a guide to those physicians and/or clinics, and does not constitute an endorsement of the same by this website.
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