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Originally Posted by Tim C
According to the manager of the site during the height of the season my Doctor did approximately 40 operations a day. They had multiple operating rooms (3) each with a laser.
The Dr moved from one room to another about every 15 minutes.
There are about 70 chairs in the waiting room and I was told that those chairs were always full 12 hours a day.
While the group has become smaller (poor economy and people banking the $ in case of lost jobs) they still average 12 to 15 per day.
While I think it is fair that ya'll question the number it is the number they refer to when they qualify you. I would imagine that he had "responsibility" for the 114,250.
JJ:
I do not know how to answer your question. My eye sight has improved each of the last four years (not significantly enough to let nature take its course).
What all my potential Doctors said was: "After 50 there is very little chance that the proceedure would have to be done again."
BTW, the price of my procedure includes a lifetime "adjustment" warranty that includes one "re-do".
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When I lived in Boston in 2000, I took my wife to a local clinic to have her evaluated (for free) for Lasik. She was an excellent candidate. They set the cost at $4800.
Being a guy who travels, I started doing some serious research. Turns out that a clinic in Montreal had 2 of the dozen or so doctors qualified to teach the procedure. Back then, the exchange rate was favorable to 'Merkins, too. Instead of $4800, we could go to Montreal and have a vacation and pay $1200 for her to have both eyes done. Guess what we chose. We went over Christmas and had a nice holiday.
She went for 3 follow-up appointments -- all using airline miles and a day off from work. Her vision before the procedure was "blind as a bat", after the procedure was 20/15, and almost 10 years later is right around 20/20.
That clinic went under in 2001, but the docs went on to start up a new chain of clinics called LasikMD. Basic LASIK there is less than $800 (USD) for both eyes today. In Madison, where I live, the basic LASIK is $4000.