Where is the best place these days to get laser eye surgery?

Question

The main ones ive heard of are Ultralase, Optimax and Optical Express but i'm not sure where to go really. I'm sure they are all similarly priced??

Thanks alot.

Answer 1

If you can't make your mind up, best ask your GP for his/ser advice.

Answer 2

Your Eyes of course.

Answer 3

I'd stay away from the chain lasik places. I'd go to an eye clinic that does them in your area, you'll get the best results. I'm not sure where you live, but I went to St. Paul Eye Clinic and I'd highly recommend them.

Answer 4

You have to do your research on the facilities in the area.  A chain can have a great, experienced doctor or a bad one.  I don't recommend going to a small place like your own optometrist.  THey can't afford the latest equipment and don't have as much experience as places that specialize.  I went to the place with the newest technology and am very satisfied.  I paid $2000 per eye, have a lifetime guarantee that they will redo it if my vision ever goes below 20/40 and I had many scheduled follow up appts to make sure everything was healing correctly.

Answer 5

I'd prefer to let the experts answer this question but until they do: make sure you don't base your choice on price!!!  Too many horrible things have happened with lasik surgeries.  Briefly, here are a few things I learned recently when exploring lasik surgery on the internet:  I believe that the type of lasik surgery that is safer is Intralase because it is safer than the doctor doing it manually.   Some of the big chains that brag about doing the most surgeries and experience have the most complaints from the comments on the web.   Check out this website I just found that has a lot of information:  http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurg...    My ophalmologist said that some really great things are coming down the pike in the next 5 years and he encouraged me to wait a few years to take advantage of that.  If you go ahead and do it now, get good references on the web.  Find out from the web the good questions to ask when you call that office or talk to that doctor.  Get lots and lots of references from that doctor and then call them to ask good questions.