I am interested in any positive or negative info you may have. I am pretty knowledgeable in the process. But, was inquiring about LASIK PLUS specifically.

I am scheduling an appointment with the location on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Any chance somebody has been there?

I went to the lasik plus in Richmond VA. THey seemed very knolegable and were polite. I was very impressed with their cleaniness. My eye insurance company indorces this laskic center and they even pay 1,000 dollars of the total cost. I was going to have the procedure done with them but I could not get it compltetly financed and I did not have the down payment. Even though the down payment was not much it was hard when I am paying back student loans. Althogh I did not have the surgery yet I was told by something that scares me about them a little. I was told that most of the people are not doctors. I still think that I may go back there because they are cheaper.

What kinds of laser eye surgery are there? Has anyone done lasik surgery abroad?

Intralase
Wavefront
Lasik .

There are three main treatment choices for anyone thinking of having laser eye surgery. But which one will be right for you?

The final choice will be determined between you and your laser eye surgeon. BUT, of course, you have the eyes and your surgeon has the expertise so you will be heavily influenced by what the doctor or another clinic staff member says. It will be better to be prepared. With just a little knowledge you can be actively involved in making the right choice.

I will outline the 3 main options to help you have an informed discussion when the time comes to select which approach is best for your individual eyes. After all, you only have one pair so you want to get it right.

You will be overwhelmed at first by all the terminology, treatments and brand names. Don’t worry. There is no need to be blinded by science or some of the frankly misleading marketing information that is out there.

Firstly, whichever of the 3 treatment types (more on these coming in a couple of days in part 2) you go for, you must go for the wavefront option. The wavefront (or custom) technology has made a huge improvement in vision success rates with many more people getting 20/20 sight or even better.

Different clinics use different names for this technology: custom, wavefront, wavefront guided, wavefront optimised, CustomVue.

Also wavefront laser eye treatment will give better vision at night or in low light situations. Patients will notice less halos and glare from light sources such as car headlights. It is like buying a more expensive camera with a much, much better lens.

This is the year 2008, so get the best current technology for your sight correction - you only will have this done once and you will live with the results for the rest of your life. Think about the computer you had back in 2000 and what is now available in 2008 - that is the level of difference in laser technology too. No brainer, really.

If you can’t afford the price, either don’t have it done yet and save up until you can afford it, or think about financing.

For affordable prices as I know, you can travel to Thailand or Turkey
I myself done Wavefront by Laser Eye Turkey, located in istanbul, about 5 months ago and now I am very happy to see 20/20 !

You can reach them by their website : www.lasereyeturkey.com

Can anyone please tell me if LASIK (laser vision correction surgery) is covered by NHS in the UK.?

Or whether it's covered by the Canadian healthcare system?

If not, does anyone know approximately it costs out of pocket to have the procedure done (by a reputable ophthalmologist) in the UK or Canada?

Thank you.

It is not covered by Medicare in Canada. Often your insurance will cover a portion of it, but not all. I had it done for approximately $3000 CAD ($1995/eye) in Saskatchewan this past October, but that is because there is only one place that does it in my city and so they own the market. Over half of that money was a facility fee and had nothing to do with the actual surgery. The cost also covered the consult with your optometrist and your follow-up appointments for the next year, you sedative (if you wanted it), as well as eye-drops. It also covers any additional surgery you may need if your eyes are over or under-corrected.

It can be as little as $500 CAD (for both eyes) in larger centres (i.e., Toronto or Vancouver) as it's a competitive market... Sorry that I can't answer about the UK!

In addition, you have to have the money up front to pay for it - they don't do a payment plan (at least where I got it done).

How much does Custom Lasik eye surgery cost at the Laser eye centers? How much does Custom Lasik eye surgery cost at the Laser eye centers?

Really depends. i have seen them as cheap as 1000USD and as high as 5000USD.

I paid 4500USD becase the guy that did it Dr Silver at TLC eye care centers is one of the top guys in the field.

Remember they are your eyes, if there is one thing you should not try to save money on is a Lasik procedure.