Promises of Low Cost Lasik Eye Surgery
My lasik eye surgery cost me just about twenty two hundred dollars per eye. The cost of my surgery might appear excessive if the many advertisements seen online and in newspapers offering lasik at prices well below what I paid are to be believed. I caution you to view these advertisements skeptically as for most patients the price you wind up paying is likely to be much greater than the price being advertised.
Ads promising low priced lasik may be leaving out the cost of necessary services. Pre-surgical exams and aftercare may not be included in the advertised price. The promoted price may just be a tactic to lure you to their office.
Ads promising low cost lasik surgery are obviously designed to get you to respond. So what happens when you do call or pay a visit to the office of one of these advertisers? Prepare to be sold. You will likely hear more about the potentially life changing benefits of lasik eye surgery than the practical considerations like eligibility, risk, and the actual price you will pay versus the advertised cost.
Ads touting low cost lasik surgery may also be neglecting to disclose the eligibility qualifications to actually receive the low price being promoted. Eligibility standards may be such that only a fraction of potential patients can actually get their surgery done for the advertised cost. For example, only prospects who require a very small degree of vision correction may be eligible for the lowest advertised price, but you probably will not see that fully disclosed in the advertisement.
By the time the costs of the surgery, additional services and appointments are added up, the price you will be charged may be several hundred dollars more than the price you saw advertised. Unfortunately, this is often the most likely outcome when responding to an ad for low cost lasik surgery.
If you were to choose a lasik surgeon based on the price promoted in their advertising materials, you may be asking for trouble. View such ads with a healthy dose of skepticism. If you do respond, make sure the terms of their pricing are spelled out clearly and thoroughly. Speak with your doctor and ask for a recommendation. While price is a significant concern given that most insurance does not cover lasik surgery, price alone is no basis for choosing a surgeon.
