Please Help...Need your recommendations.

I am in my mid 50's.

I am contemplating Lasik surgery.
I recently had my eyes tested. The doc said that my grades have not
changed much and that
I would be a good candidate for lasik. He does not offer lasik so he
did not seem
to have a vested interest.

Does anyone in the Bay Area know of any good Lasik surgery centers and
specifically the best doctors to go to?

If anyone has some good recommendations - for the Bay Area -
preferably East Bay.
Please let me know your experience and /or information.

What is the latest technology these days ?
What would be best for a person in his mid 50's?

What are the pitafalls ?
What I should not do ?
How much would it cost  per eye ?

Thanks in advance for your recommendations,

Irfan Roberts

By your reference to the Bay Area and East Bay, I am assuming you are
referring to the San Francisco Bay area. Our organization certifies
the patient outcomes of Lasik doctors who submit to our evaluation
process. We do not have a certified surgeon in the East Bay (Oakland,
Berkeley, Richmond) but there is a certified surgeon in San Francisco.
Visit:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/doctor/california/lasik-san-francisco.htm

For other Northern California doctors, visit:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/doctor/california/lasik-california.htm

Since a USAEyes certified doctor  may not be convenient, you may want
to use our 50 Tough Questions For Your Lasik Doctor at:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-tough-questions.htm

It is very important to consider what you expect (truly expect) from
Lasik. Being in your mid 50s you are undoubtedly presbyopic.
Presbyopia is when you cannot focus on near objects and need to use
reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocals. Lasik will not "cure"
presbyopia, but you may want to consider monovision as a possible
workaround. Monovision is not for everybody, but you can learn more
details about Lasik monovision at:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-monovision.htm

You should learn about wavefront-guided laser. Read about it at:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-wavefront-custom.htm

And learn about All-Laser Lasik at:

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/all-laser-lasik.htm

Lasik is surgery and all surgery has risk. Take a look at:

Lasik Results:
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-results-1.htm

Lasik Risks:
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-complications.htm

Don't be locked into Lasik. There are many alternatives including PRK,
LASEK, Epi-Lasik, Trans-Epithelial PRK, Phakic Intraocular Lens
(P-IOL), Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE), and don't forget contacts and
glasses.

Don't make a quick, uninformed decision. Search the web. Take any
information you receive from the Internet with a grain of salt, but
become informed from all available sources.

Don't be pushed in any particular direction. If someone is too
aggressive either for or against (you will find some anti-Lasik
websites that are designed to scare you), consider the information but
make your own decision about what is best for you.

Ultimately, you will need to rely on the opinion of a competent
surgeon after a comprehensive evaluation.

You will likely see ads for as low as $299 per eye, but the actual
average (including for those same discount places) is about $1,700 per
eye. Much will depend upon the technology you may need.

Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes (R)
Patient Advocacy Surgeon Certification

"Consider and Choose With Confidence" (TM)

Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org

http://www.USAEyes.org

Lasik Bulletin Board
http://www.USAEyes.org/Ask-Lasik-Expert/

I am not a doctor.

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