Choosing a LASIK
Doctor
Selecting
a qualified refractive surgeon is
the most essential factor in attaining
a good result. But how does one go
about doing this? First off, discount
laser surgery centers should quickly
be eliminated from any patient’s
list of potential LASIK
providers. Choosing one of these outfits
to perform surgery on your eyes can
be extremely risky.
What
to do next? LASIK
in Chicago has put together some
additional step-by-step, guiding principles
to follow before deciding on a surgeon.
When you think you have a good list
of candidates, your next move is to
follow these steps:
1) Find a doctor who specializes
in LASIK. LASIK ought to
be a major part of your surgeon’s
practice. Why go with a surgeon who
only dabbles in LASIK? While doctors
underwent vigorous training to get
where they are at, this does not mean
that they have an intimate knowledge
of every specialty within their field.
A doctor who spends most of his or
her time dealing with eye disease
cannot possibly be as experienced
as a doctor who performs LASIK day
in and day out.
2) Make sure the doctor has
already performed 1,000 procedures,
or more. Most experienced
refractive surgeons believe that 1,000
LASIK procedures represents a turning
point in a doctor’s expertise
in LASIK, after which he or she will
most likely be quite skilled.
3) Insist that the doctor
play an integral role before and after
the surgery. If the doctor
pooh-poohs this concept, walk straight
out the door. Many discounters are
guilty of this attitude. Because they
charge so little, they feel they cannot
afford to spend time performing preoperative
tests or sitting with the patient
during postoperative appointments.
These are crucial factors in determining
the result of the surgery, however;
this is just one reason it behooves
patients to avoid discounters.
4) Make sure the doctor explains
the potential risks and complications.
Any doctor who is about to perform
any surgery should take special care
to advise his or her patients of the
risks
involved. Failure to due so is grossly
irresponsible.
5) Do not let price be the
decisive factor in the decision.
This is absolutely paramount to a
successful procedure. For reasons
already discussed, going with a discounter
is a bad proposition. Likewise, choosing
a doctor simply because he or she
charges a king’s ransom is inadvisable.
The doctor’s qualifications
and experience are the important factors.
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