Lasik Surgeon Questions Sacramento California

1. How many refractive procedures exactly like mine have you performed? (The surgeon should provide his/her personal numbers, not the numbers of the LASIK center.)

2. What percentage of your refractive surgery patients have uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better?

3. What percentage of your refractive surgery patients have uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better?

4. What percentage of your refractive surgery patients has had vision threatening complications such as infection?

5. If I'll be seeing an optometrist for my pre- and postoperative care, can I see you any time without his authorization? Does the surgeon see me prior to releasing me to my optometrist's care?

6. If I need an enhancement, will you charge me for the additional procedure?

7. When will you give me a copy of the informed consent?

8. Who determines the actual measurements that will be programmed into the Excimer laser to correct my vision?

9. Where is the surgeon based? Is he/she a local doctor with a local ophthalmology practice, or does he/she travel into town only for surgery?

10. Where is surgery performed? Is surgery performed in an eye surgery center, in a sterile environment, or simply in an office suite?