Where Can I Find the Best Lasik Eye Center?

How does one find a good LASIK surgeon? There are various associations you can call to find a list of board certified doctors and doctors with the appropriate qualifications in your area. Make sure to expand your search area beyond your immediate surroundings because it is always easier to narrow down your search rather than expand it. Start with The Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance, this web site will provide you with various resources and the ability to locate doctors in... more

Trusted lasiksurgeons.com is a new website that was developed to help the public separate who claims to be the best and who is actually regarded in the industry as the a leader. The inclusion criteria includes the number of FDA investigative studies, faculty appointments (medical school), research, professional publications and presentations to their peers. If you are lucky enough to have one of these doctors in your area, I would consider a visit. Often you can look up your surgeon on... more

I believe the best way to find a surgeon for any procedure, not just LASIK, is word of mouth. Whether your are referred by your eye doctor, a friend or family member, they will likely not steer you wrong. Optometrists and Ophthalmologists will usually "shoot pretty straight" when you ask their opinion, and they will give you a good referral. Beware of discount centers or those locations that rely on advertising more than good results. Learning about LASIK on the internet is... more

If you are in the New York City vicinity come see us at Weill Cornell Eye Associates. If outside of New York, seek out the closest academic center and/or teaching hospital. Physicians who do research and teach the surgery to other doctors, in my opinion, are often the best doctors. Stay away from the really inexpensive places which tend to advertise unrealistically low fees, "Buy one eye get the other free" or "$399 LASIK". If the advertisement seems more... more

There are plenty of online directories like allaboutvision.com and docshop.com. Some of them allow reviews from patients. I really like yelp.com because the people posting are often very candid about their experiences and can post anonymously. In general, whether it be through friends and family or an online community, you want to hear from other patients.

The best way to find a good doctor is by word of mouth from other satisfied patients. If you do not have this resource or in addition to it I think that an independent source such as Trusted LASIK Surgeons (at trustedlasiksurgeons.com) is a good option since they are limited to the top 1% of all LASIK surgeons.