How to choose a cataract surgeon
All patients think their eyes and vision are very very important. So it makes sense to be prepared to travel a little further across town if necessary for this one off operation. It also makes sense to ask a few questions before agreeing to cataract surgery.
These are some questions any cataract surgeon should be able to answer without hesitation.
How many cataract procedures the surgeon has done?
At Laser Vision SA we have done over 25,000 successful cataract surgeries.
To make your eye numb, do they use needles around your eye or drops only?
At Laser Vision SA we use drops only which means no needles around the eye and no eye patch is needed. This means possibly better balance and mobility. For patients with one seeing eye only to NOT have their eye patched is particularly important.
Complication rate for example posterior capsular rupture?
At Laser Vision SA it is 0.1%
Percentage of patients whose spectacle prescription outcome is within + / - 0.5 D of intended?
At Laser Vision SA it is 93% of patients
Do they offer you a choice of how you may use spectacles after cataract surgery?
At Laser Vision SA we offer all patients where possible a choice of no glasses for driving, no glasses for reading, or reduced spectacle dependence for both through monovision or multifocal lens implants, depending on your preference
Is your cataract surgery performed at a dedicated cataract day surgery with afternoon bookings so you can sleep in?
We do, at a fully accredited, dedicated cataract surgery facility the Glen Osmond Surgicentre, 45 Glen Osmond Rd, Eastwood, where patient arrivals are staggered every 15 minutes, so you will have their full attention.