Comments on: Choosing The Right Laser Eye Surgery? -An Informational http://www.losangeleslasikvisioncorrection.net/choosing-the-right-laser-eye-surgery/ Wed, 09 May 2012 02:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LASIK MD http://www.losangeleslasikvisioncorrection.net/choosing-the-right-laser-eye-surgery//comment-page-1#comment-3184 LASIK MD Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:18:34 +0000 http://www.losangeleslasikvisioncorrection.net/choosing-the-right-laser-eye-surgery/#comment-3184 Hi – With regards to the safety of laser eye surgery, the procedure is extremely safe. There are some complications which can be permanent in rare cases. Dry eyes are typically only temporary, lasting a couple months following the procedure, and halos and starbursts can also be a temporary complication, but in very rare instances may be permanent. LASIK is widely accepted by surgeons and patients as the safest elective medical procedure. Over the past 20 years, millions of cases have been successfully performed worldwide. In fact, based on a 2009 study that reviewed hundreds of scientific publications, it was found that LASIK has the highest patient satisfaction rate compared to any other elective medical procedure. Now here are some tips for finding a good clinic. The surgeon’s experience is important, because like all things, the more you do, the better you become. Laser vision correction is no exception. A surgeon’s specialized training and surgical experience are all very important. Look for a clinic that performs a lot of surgeries, because more procedures means more experience – and more experience means better results. Try to also find a centre that specializes in LASIK. With regard to technology, try to find a centre that offers not just the newest technology, but equipment that is clinically proven to give excellent outcomes. At LASIK MD, our clinics are outfitted with the latest excimer lasers from Bausch & Lomb, Alcon Wavelight and VISX. This allows us to recommend the treatment options and technology that is best suited to each individual’s needs. Since price is an important factor, then you should compare prices at different laser eye centres in your area. Many times you’ll be able to get a centre to match the price of a competitor if they’re using the same technology. At LASIK MD for example, we offer a lowest price guarantee, so we’ll match and beat a competitor’s price by $100. We also include the price of a lifetime Vision Care Plan (free follow up procedures for life) into the cost of our Custom LASIK procedures, so this is also something worth considering. Hope that helps, LASIK MD – Canada’s laser vision correction provider www.lasikmd.com Hi – With regards to the safety of laser eye surgery, the procedure is extremely safe. There are some complications which can be permanent in rare cases. Dry eyes are typically only temporary, lasting a couple months following the procedure, and halos and starbursts can also be a temporary complication, but in very rare instances may be permanent. LASIK is widely accepted by surgeons and patients as the safest elective medical procedure. Over the past 20 years, millions of cases have been successfully performed worldwide. In fact, based on a 2009 study that reviewed hundreds of scientific publications, it was found that LASIK has the highest patient satisfaction rate compared to any other elective medical procedure.

Now here are some tips for finding a good clinic. The surgeon’s experience is important, because like all things, the more you do, the better you become. Laser vision correction is no exception. A surgeon’s specialized training and surgical experience are all very important. Look for a clinic that performs a lot of surgeries, because more procedures means more experience – and more experience means better results. Try to also find a centre that specializes in LASIK.

With regard to technology, try to find a centre that offers not just the newest technology, but equipment that is clinically proven to give excellent outcomes. At LASIK MD, our clinics are outfitted with the latest excimer lasers from Bausch & Lomb, Alcon Wavelight and VISX. This allows us to recommend the treatment options and technology that is best suited to each individual’s needs.

Since price is an important factor, then you should compare prices at different laser eye centres in your area. Many times you’ll be able to get a centre to match the price of a competitor if they’re using the same technology. At LASIK MD for example, we offer a lowest price guarantee, so we’ll match and beat a competitor’s price by $100. We also include the price of a lifetime Vision Care Plan (free follow up procedures for life) into the cost of our Custom LASIK procedures, so this is also something worth considering.

Hope that helps,
LASIK MD – Canada’s laser vision correction provider
http://www.lasikmd.com

]]> By: Thirdtwn http://www.losangeleslasikvisioncorrection.net/choosing-the-right-laser-eye-surgery//comment-page-1#comment-3183 Thirdtwn Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:23:43 +0000 http://www.losangeleslasikvisioncorrection.net/choosing-the-right-laser-eye-surgery/#comment-3183 There are a few things you need to know about laser eye surgery. First, it can be expensive depending on who you go to and how much of a prescription you have. Most places don't have a set fee for the procedure. They base your price on how bad your prescription is. The higher your prescription it is, the higher you pay. As far as the doctor, ask around or have several exams by several doctors before deciding on the right one for you. Most doctors will give the the initial exam for free. Now, is it safe? It's very safe. Millions of people have done it and millions of people have came out with 20/20 or better vision (once their eyes healed of course). You hear and see a lot of people saying they saw 20/20 the next day after surgery which can be true but a lot of people don't get 20/20 until weeks or months later. Remember, it is surgery and there will be a healing time with it. Most people average around 3-6 months for final healing.Lastly, I'm not sure of your age or prescription but there may be a chance down the road where you may have to have a touch up done. People believe once they have it done, there vision will never get blurry ever again. Not true. Lasik surgery fixes your eyes the way they are now but it doesn't prevent anything else from happening in the future. A lot of people can go years with good vision and others have to have touch ups more frequently. That's the risk you take if you want to have it done. As far as your age, if you are 40 or older, there is a very stong chance that if you weren't having trouble with reading vision, having laser surgery will make it happen. People in their 20's and early 30's still have strong ability to focus on near objects but the closer you get to 40 is when you start to loose that gift. In other words, time for bifocals. If you are 40 or above and only use glasses for driving or seeing things far away but find you take your glasses off to read, laser surgery reverses that. You won't need glasses for far but will need them for near. You do have options though. One is called monovision. That's where they do surgery on one eye for far and leave the other eye alone for near. Remember, monovision is really only for 40 and above patients. Doctors aren't going to do it that way if you are in your 20's or early 30's because there is no need to do it that way yet. The best advice I can give you is do a lot of research and when you do go to the doctor for your exam, ask as many questions about it as you can. Write them down as you think of them so you won't forget. One last peice of advice I want to give you is something that I heard a long time ago. . .Don't ask the doctor how many laser surgeries he or she has performed, asked how many patients has he turned down. A doctor who does a lot and turns down few is only in it for one thing, the money while a doctor who has done less than he turned away will more likely be more open and honest with you about what you can expect. I hope I have given you some good advice and good luck! There are a few things you need to know about laser eye surgery. First, it can be expensive depending on who you go to and how much of a prescription you have. Most places don’t have a set fee for the procedure. They base your price on how bad your prescription is. The higher your prescription it is, the higher you pay. As far as the doctor, ask around or have several exams by several doctors before deciding on the right one for you. Most doctors will give the the initial exam for free. Now, is it safe? It’s very safe. Millions of people have done it and millions of people have came out with 20/20 or better vision (once their eyes healed of course). You hear and see a lot of people saying they saw 20/20 the next day after surgery which can be true but a lot of people don’t get 20/20 until weeks or months later. Remember, it is surgery and there will be a healing time with it. Most people average around 3-6 months for final healing.Lastly, I’m not sure of your age or prescription but there may be a chance down the road where you may have to have a touch up done. People believe once they have it done, there vision will never get blurry ever again. Not true. Lasik surgery fixes your eyes the way they are now but it doesn’t prevent anything else from happening in the future. A lot of people can go years with good vision and others have to have touch ups more frequently. That’s the risk you take if you want to have it done. As far as your age, if you are 40 or older, there is a very stong chance that if you weren’t having trouble with reading vision, having laser surgery will make it happen. People in their 20′s and early 30′s still have strong ability to focus on near objects but the closer you get to 40 is when you start to loose that gift. In other words, time for bifocals. If you are 40 or above and only use glasses for driving or seeing things far away but find you take your glasses off to read, laser surgery reverses that. You won’t need glasses for far but will need them for near. You do have options though. One is called monovision. That’s where they do surgery on one eye for far and leave the other eye alone for near. Remember, monovision is really only for 40 and above patients. Doctors aren’t going to do it that way if you are in your 20′s or early 30′s because there is no need to do it that way yet. The best advice I can give you is do a lot of research and when you do go to the doctor for your exam, ask as many questions about it as you can. Write them down as you think of them so you won’t forget. One last peice of advice I want to give you is something that I heard a long time ago. . .Don’t ask the doctor how many laser surgeries he or she has performed, asked how many patients has he turned down. A doctor who does a lot and turns down few is only in it for one thing, the money while a doctor who has done less than he turned away will more likely be more open and honest with you about what you can expect. I hope I have given you some good advice and good luck!

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