So you have made up your mind to have Lasik eye surgery
- this article will help you decide on a suitable doctor to perform the
operation.
Tips on How to Choose a Doctor for LASIK eye surgery
By
Tim Gorman
Do you want to know if you qualify for LASIK eye surgery?
With the growing popularity of this surgical technique, it’s become all the more
important to separate the hype from the real facts. You’ll definitely need to
spend some time learning how to choose a doctor for LASIK eye surgery, to
safeguard your eyesight. You’ll also need to learn how not to choose a doctor
for LASIK eye surgery.
Before you venture any further on the how-tos, here are tips on how not to
choose a doctor for LASIK eye surgery.
Don’t base your search on which doctor offers the lowest costs for this eye
surgery. LASIK is elective surgery and it can be expensive. Make the doctors’
skills and experience, the priority in your search. You can easily negotiate
with your surgeon about spreading the costs over a specific period. But you can
not compromise on your eye sight.
Don’t rely on the advertising. A doctor may claim to be using lasers for 15
years; LASIK only got approved for use in 1998, do the math.
Now that you have a better idea of how not to choose a doctor for LASIK eye
surgery, here are the tips on how to choose!
1.Do arm your self with the basic facts about the procedure, the limitations
and benefits. This makes it easier for you to understand the eye surgeon
explanations and questions on your eye sight.
2.Check out the American Academy of Ophthalmology's website at www.aao.org,
and do a search on surgeons in your area.
3.Additionally, look for surgeons who are members of the American College of
Surgeons. As members of the American college of surgeons, they have to pass a
stringent set of standards to be accredited. Even better, those are members of
academic medical centers, like teaching hospitals; these institutions are always
at the cutting edge of technology and information.
4.Talk to your optometrist and ask her or him, whom he or she would recommend
you visit for an initial consultation.
5.Assemble a list of these eye surgeons and go for consultations. It’s not so
important that you’ve a long list, rather that you’ve done the preliminary
search narrowing the search to accredited surgeons.
6.Visit the surgeons on the list. Prepare a list of questions and ask these,
don’t be shy. You have only one pair of eyes, and the LASIK eye surgery
procedure changes your vision permanently.
7. Evaluate your impressions of the surgeon. Is there rapport? Do you think
you can easily talk to this surgeon about your concerns? If so, then you’ve
found your eye surgeon.
Tim Gorman is a successful webmaster and publisher of Vision-Doctor.com an
online website that offers discounts on contact lenses, eyeglasses, sunglasses
and free information on
LASIK eye surgery procedures that you can view in the privacy of your own
home.
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