| You know that you want to have the surgery, | | | | postoperative care. Some patients meet their |
| and you have saved some money...but you MUST | | | | surgeon for the first time in the operating room!! |
| find the best LASIK surgeon or LASIK doctor. For | | | | This level of care is substandard, and no patient in |
| Lasik Detroit, it is not that difficult to find the best | | | | their right mind would want that. It is worth |
| doctor. You just have to take some time, and | | | | paying a little more to have your surgeon involved |
| make a logical, common sense decision. And it | | | | in all phases of your care. If choose a LASIK |
| can't be a quick decision based only on one factor. | | | | surgeon with high standards, you should not have |
| So how can we go about finding a qualified LASIK | | | | to insist on having the same doctor from start to |
| surgeon? Typing search terms into google will | | | | finish. They should perform the initial eye exam, |
| often give you multiple results. Refine your search | | | | of course perform the surgical part of your |
| first by including the state or city that is closest | | | | procedure and then be available for all follow up |
| to you. For instance, you could type 'LASIK | | | | appointments and treatments. Some surgeons will |
| Michigan', or 'LASIK Detroit', or 'LASIK surgeon | | | | even provide their email address or cell phone |
| Detroit', to give you more relevant search results. | | | | number to their LASIK patients. |
| Many websites will even list their price for LASIK | | | | It is pretty rare that the LASIK surgery caused a |
| surgery in Michigan. Whatever you do, don't let | | | | reduced night vision and there have also been |
| price be the deciding factor in determining who | | | | reported case where the patient's eyesight |
| your LASIK doctor will be. You're interested in | | | | actually diminished or got worse following the |
| having your LASIK surgery performed by an | | | | vision correction surgery. These problems are less |
| experienced lasik surgeon not a price cutting | | | | common with the newer CustomVue LASIK. |
| salesman. It is not like finding the best deal on a | | | | If you're considering a LASIK surgeon that has |
| car...in THAT case, a Ford is a Ford is a Ford, so it | | | | cheap or low prices and advertises heavily, you |
| doesn't matter where you buy, as long as you | | | | may be making the the decision based on the |
| get the best deal. | | | | wrong criteria. It has been shown that the more |
| Here are some things you can check out by | | | | individualized care leads to less problems and |
| emailing or calling the office. The first would be to | | | | better results. There are several websites now |
| insist on having the LASIK doctor performing your | | | | that detail this type of 'bait and switch' approach |
| surgery attend to you from start to finish. Many | | | | to pricing. You get what you pay for, and an |
| or most of the 'cost cutters' have | | | | honest surgeon will give you a quote for a 'global |
| paraprofessionals do all of the preoperative and | | | | fee' with no hidden costs!! |