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How Do You Find Information About Opthamologists and Facilities to Prepare for Surgery

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Spring1951
Spring1951

Does anyone have information on how I can find a good Opthamologist or check out my exisiting one?

Also, how do you check out the facility that would be used for the surgery? I don't know where to begin in searching on the internet.

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  • RonAKA
    RonAKA Spring1951

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    For your own doctor you could check RateMDs. You could also check Newsweek America's Best Eye Doctors 2022. Not sure how they do their ratings though. Sometimes ratings are more of a personality rating system and they can be gamed. The usual method is to ask your optometrist for a recommendation.

  • Lynda111
    Lynda111 Spring1951

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    Do a Google search for your eye doc on the Internet, If she had a website, there out to be some reviews. However patient reviews and ratemymd aren't always accurate or unbiased. Is there a medical school with an ophthalmology dept in your state? Look for cataract surgeon there, preferably one that is an

    Cornea/Anterior segment specialist. You can always call the offices of some optometrists and ask the staff who that optometrist recommends for cataract surgery. Also ask your primary care physician.

    • Spring1951
      Spring1951 Lynda111

      Posted

      I am with an HMO and will have to use their doctors but will look up who does cornea/anterior segment work

      on their list.

  • Bookwoman
    Bookwoman Spring1951

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    If there's a major eye hospital near you, that's where I'd start. Assuming you're in the US, google "Top hospitals for eye care" and see if there's one close by.

  • Lynda111
    Lynda111 Spring1951

    Posted

    As for the facility, most cataract surgeries are done at either an ambulatory surgical center or an outpatient surgery center. Either one would have to be licensed and meet state and federal requirements.

  • Lynda111
    Lynda111 Spring1951

    Posted

    Spring

    Be calm. It's going to be all right.

    Lynda

    • Spring1951
      Spring1951 Lynda111

      Posted

      The book I just finished was a bit scary since her mother had a negative experience and has suffered swelling her whole like. As a result Susan Ryan believed you should get the best that you can find and she also used laser for her monofocal lense. Her results were great as she did a lot of due diligence. Kinda impressed me!

  • Lynda111
    Lynda111 Spring1951

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    Actually, the studies I have seen say that traditional phacoemulsification is safer than having it done by laser. The vast majority of cataract surgeries turn out well. Yes, do your due diligence but don't let someone's bad outcome scare you. Also, as for the best, well, if you are in an HMO, you can't travel to a world -renowned eye center like the Bascom Palmer Institute in Miami, FL. Your choices will be limited. But you can still find a good cataract surgeon.

    • Spring1951
      Spring1951 Lynda111

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      Good to hear that traditional is safer. I just looked at the Ophthamologists at my HMO and wouldn't be able to tell anything unless I talked to knowledgeable people inside the HMO. It is hard to get that type of info. OHSU is close by but would have to change health plans to use it. How many surgeries do you think they should have done to have strong experience? I am going to ask that question on Tues. when I talk to the doctor. She has been there 7 years.

    • karbonbee
      karbonbee Lynda111

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      I have read the same and watched a couple of videos where experienced surgeons discuss the benefits of it versus the laser tech.

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