Question for those who have had lasik eye surgery

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Just go to a recommended lasik center for a consult.

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This is what I did.

I would not be skipping steps on your eyes. Whatever, I think on the consult, they are just checking cornea thickness. I had a second step between the consult and surgery where they did a detailed eye mapping thing.

I had it in 1999. Went to the consult at Lasik center. No complaints.

I went to my optometrist first, mainly bc my insurance pays for a free annual exam, but also so I could rest assured that my vision was not 20/20 and needed correcting.

My insurance paid nothing towards lasik so a referral would have been useless- I just self-referred once I'd seen my optometrist. But if your insurance will be paying all or a portion, call and ask them what you should do.

Another option if you know for sure that your vision needs correcting is to have it done, then see your optometrist about 6-8 wks later for the regular exam to confirm that you're now seeing 20/20.

I went straight to the Williamson eye clinic.

The dr. performing surgery on your eye will give them a better exam than th opthamologist at Walmart.

Just go straight to the opthamologist. They are going to run a ton of test any way on your eyes to make sure your a good candidate. I got mine done about 4 months ago, best money I have ever spent

just go to a lasik center

What does this cost for people that have had it done? Also, did your eye insurance cover any?

It was $2400 total at Williamson when I had it done 4 years ago. Insurance would only pay ~$500 if I went to the clinic on their list (which wasn't Williamson). I chose to go with them most reputable clinic instead.