How to Select Your Lasik Surgeon

The Lasik laser eye surgery is one of the most marvelous application of modern medical laser technology. It has improved the lives of millions of patients by rectifying their poor eye sight problems and even removing the need for them to wear contact lenses and glasses. The main Lasik vision correction procedure itself require less than an hour to perform by an experienced surgeon and there is very little pre-operation preparations needed on the part of the Laser eye surgery patient - no fasting or hospitalization at all.

Although not every patient can end up with perfect 20/20 vision, most will still have their eyesight significantly improved immediately after the eye operation. With current laser eye surgery advancements and an experienced Lasik surgeon, the success rate for such vision corrective surgeries is very high at around 99%. To further increase the rate for a successful Lasik eye operation, good post-operative care cannot be over emphasized. A reputable physician with a highly successful track record, together with a customer service-oriented medical center staff forms the most important consideration for Lasik patients. Try visiting several nearby physicians and medical centers that specialized in such eye operations. Before your initial appointment at the eye surgery center, you should prepare a list of questions about post Lasik surgery effects. Common Lasik questions include the following: 

• What is the success rate among your patients?
• Will my eyes be damaged irreversibly during the operation?
• Is the laser eye surgery totally safe or will I stand the risk of becoming blind?
• Can I choose to have surgery on only one of my eyes at a time?
• Why should I choose to perform this specialist eye clinic?
• Am I a perfect potential candidate, or do I have some complications that needs to be resolved?
• What are the post Lasik surgery complications that can arise?
• How do I care for my eyes after the surgery?
• If the first surgery is not successful or my eyesight improvements are less than satisfactory, do I need to pay for a second corrective surgery?
• Should I choose to have IntraLasik and custom Wavefront Lasik?
• How much is the total cost of the entire operation? Any hidden costs that may arise?
• Can I pay via monthly installments?

Although not every patient can end up with perfect 20/20 vision, most will still have their eyesight significantly improved immediately after the eye operation. With current laser eye surgery advancements and an experienced Lasik surgeon, the success rate for such vision corrective surgeries is very high at around 99%. To further increase the rate for a successful Lasik eye operation, good post-operative care cannot be over emphasized. A reputable physician with a highly successful track record, together with a customer service-oriented medical center staff forms the most important consideration for Lasik patients. Try visiting several nearby physicians and medical centers that specialized in such eye operations. Before your initial appointment at the eye surgery center, you should prepare a list of questions about post Lasik surgery effects. Common Lasik questions include the following:

A very common complaint of Lasik eye patients is the poor post operation care and service provided by the Lasik medical center or their surgeon. Most patients are very concerned about what can happen during the operation and forgot about post-operative eye care and side effects. A lot of physicians and medical staff did not proactively offer information on these topics resulting in patients often filled with anxieties, worries and fear during those few traumatic days after the surgery has been completed

If you ask for information about Lasik post-operative side effects and get a medical staff that simply replies something along the line like "Don't worry, lots of people experience that discomfort, it is not a problem", follow up by asking when is a problem really a problem. If your inner radar sounds off by the reply, walk out of that clinic at once. They can jolly well do without your hard earned money. When the medical staff seems to be very experienced about post-op Lasik eye care, they are most likely be become that well versed by being willing to welcome and attend to many patients' post-op concerns even if they think the problems are only mild and slight cases.

Remember to ask the nurses or doctors for a list of common side effects that can be experienced by patients. Be sure to clearly differentiate about any serious cases where the patient should be coming back immediately to the eye center as well as, minor discomforts that can be endured momentarily. Get a contact number where the doctor can be reached directly.

Although serious post-op complications very rarely occur, it is still true that about 1% of all patients do encounter unfortunate issues with their eyes. Generally, any intense itching, pain or very blurred vision may indicate a serious eye problem like infection or a detached cornea flap and you should immediately seek medical help without delay or losing your eye vision is a dread possibility.    

One of the most common symptoms after the eye operation is having drier eyes than normal. Although this causes only slight discomfort or pain for the patients, it is also the major cause of having the eye cornea sticking to the eye lid. When this happens, the small cornea flap that is cut opened during the Lasik surgical procedure may reopen and further delay the proper healing of the eyes. Patients must be constantly reminded to always keep their eyes moist by applying the given eye drops to prevent this problem, but some people still forgot especially when they leave their house without the eye drops. Check the outpatient department in the medical center to see if their staff appears to be concerned and remind every patient on the importance of keeping their eyes moist. If you feel a slight pain in your eyes and you realized you forgot to apply the eye drops, contact the medical center immediately so that they can arrange another laser eye surgery checkup for you if needed.