Jul 14 2009
How To See The telltale Signs of a Bad Lasik Eye Institute
You want to take all measures necessary to protect your vision. Convincing advertisements saying that they are the best Lasik eye institute in the country can be tempting, but you want to ensure that you investigate their claims first before jumping on the wagon. You want to know how to tell the difference between a good Lasik eye center and a bad one.
Here is a list of possible misleading activities that a less professional Lasik vision center may engage in.
1. Misleading prices – charging too high or too low price per procedure. There may be unadvertised fees in the fine print that you may not know about until it is too late.
2. Boasting of the best doctors in town without any evidence to back up this claim.
3. Claiming to have the best apparatus possible.
4. Not providing the best customer service needed.
If you are keen on being free from corrective eye glasses or restrictive contact lenses, it’s easier for you to become prey of this trickery by a Lasik eye clinic. Make sure you do your homework before you succumb to the advertisement.
Remember that the usual charge per eye is around $1,300. Other clinics may charge more especially if they have the top eye surgeons in their payroll. You could pay as much as $3,000 if this is the case. But, there are equally competent and experienced doctors that don’t charge that much. Ask for referrals. Beware of those who charge as low as $400. They may either have an inexperienced surgeon, dilapidated apparatus, or they may have other charges in the fine print.