7
Things That Other LASIK Surgeons Won’t Tell You
By: William
Goldstein
Thank
you for reading my special report “The 7 Things That Other LASIK
Surgeons
Won’t Tell You”. I think you will find these items interesting,
and some of
them
may even startle you!
You
get what you pay for!
The price
for LASIK seems to vary from $399 per eye to over $2000 per eye.
Many
patients
ask me why I charge $1800 per eye for surgery. Simply put, you
get what
you pay
for. “Cost cutting” LASIK centers have man methods for reducing
costs,
most
of which involve the use of inferior or older technology to perform
the surgery,
and/or
the use of non-physicians to perform the preop and postop care.
Check out
the ‘Pricing’
page on my website, www.2020vision.com,
and you can see everything
that
I include in my global fee. There is a ‘head-to-head’ comparison
chart on that
page,
too.
Not
all surgeons have great results!
Results
can be measured several ways, but I think that accuracy is a good
measure
of a
surgeon’s ability and the statistics back this up. I recently
reviewed my
results,
and found that the percentage of patients who obtain 20/20 (or
better!)
vision
in my hands was far superior to the results in the FDA studies.
Why is
there a difference? My staff and I have spent many years perfecting
the care
of our
LASIK patients. The extra time that we take with each patient
helps us to
understand
their goals for surgery. And (to borrow an old carpenter’s
saying)
taking
the time to ‘measure twice and cut once’ has always been my
standard.
Watch
out for the portable or ‘roll on’ laser!
Some
surgeons are using a laser that is literally taken off of a truck
and placed in
the surgery
center once a week or once a month. Studies have shown that this
makes
for less accurate surgery. I use a laser that is not mobile. It
stays in place in
a room
that has air filters and strict humidity controls. Every surgery
is performed
under
standardized conditions to increase our accuracy, and reduce the
need for
reoperations.
All
lasers are not created equal!
Even
when a surgeon advertises that they are using a modern laser,
they may not
have
all of the available features installed. The newest generation
of lasers, which I
use on
all of my patients, combines CustomVue technology, pupil tracking
and iris
registration
for increased accuracy. This means that a fingerprint of the
iris is used
and that
the treatment is carried out in the most precise manner. Since
the laser
that
I use has all of the latest updates in hardware and software,
you can be
assured
of the best outcomes, with the smallest chance of any problems.
Patients
over 40 years of age can reduce their need for reading glasses!
Many
patients don’t realize that there is a way for LASIK surgery
to improve reading
vision,
even in patients who normally don’t wear glasses for distance
correction!
This
so-called ‘monovision’ approach can be used for most patients.
Only
one surgery is needed to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses!
Surgeons
often recommend that patients who want to improve both distance
and
near
vision first have surgery for distance correction. Then they charge
extra for
another
surgery to reduce the need for reading glasses! I recommend monovision
surgery,
so that patients only need one surgery to accomplish their goals.
Not
all surgeons have your best interests in mind!
My practice
philosophy is simple; treat each patient as if they were a family
member.
In this way, I always put my patients’ needs first, and will
only perform
surgeries
that best fit those individuals.
When
I need surgery, I expect my surgeon to take care of me personally.
I would
never
go to a cost-cutting/cookie cutter surgeon for ANY of my medical
care, and
certainly
not where my eyes are involved.
I hope
you found these “Seven Things” useful in your search for a
LASIK surgeon.
And I
hope you can understand why the vast majority of my patients are
referred
by their
family, friends, or their internist or family doctor! My straight-forward
approach
to patient care is also the reason that I am known as “The Doctor
that
Doctors
Trust” in my community.
As always,
if you have any questions, you can contact me directly via email
at
wgoldstein@2020vision.com.
You can email my LASIK coordinator, Michelle right
now at
michelle@2020vision.com,
or call my office at 586-323-2020 to arrange an
individual
educational session with me. Let’s sit down and discuss the
surgical
approach
that best fits YOUR needs!
Thanks!
Dr. G
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