Talk with the people: Firstly you have to talk with the people about LASIK. By this process you can learn more about LASIK. It will help to detect a right LASIK doctor near at home.
Consult with physician directories: Search for LASIK eye surgery doctor for operation. In this stage you have to remember it that, what types of directories are the best directories for LASIK. A good directory site always refers to a good doctor.
Experience: You have to know about surgeon more and more. Experience is the most important for LASIK like as any surgery. You have to do some questions to a doctor for detecting surgeon’s experience? Like as...
--How many LASIK procedures have you performed?
--What is your background and training experience?
-- Do you have patient testimonials available?
Equipments: All LASIK surgeons don’t follow FDA rules. So be careful about these doctors. Please make these questions for learning about equipments situation of LASIK surgeon.
- What kind of laser do you use?
- How often is your laser calibrated? (The Laser should be recalibrated at least every 4th use)
- What kind of microkeratome do you use?
- How often is the microkeratome incisor changed? (A new incisor should be used for every patient)
Addition certification: You should remember about other qualification of a surgeon.
Success and complications rate: Please to do questions to a doctor?
- What are the success rates of your surgery?
- Do you record operated patients data?
Care provider and style of care: Know about surgeons patients care styles.
- What are the services available for candidates?
- Will the surgeon evaluate and speak with you prior to surgery?
- Who will be your main contact at the office?
- Who will perform the pre-procedural exams?
- Who will perform the follow-up exams?
- What are the qualifications of the person providing the follow-up care?
Please avoid the "shopping mall" approach to surgery where patients are shuffled through the surgical suite without having first met with the surgeon.
Informative: Is this surgeon very informative?
Cost of surgery: You have to know about cost of LASIK also and compare prices with others.
- Training and education
- Certifications board certifications as well as manufacturer certifications on lasers and microkeratomes
- Professional memberships and important offices held
- Training and teaching activities.
- Research and writing activities.
- Awards and recognitions.
- Reputation The equipment the surgeon uses.
So keep searching a right LASIK surgeon.
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