Lasik Sought By A Select Few

According the Associated Press Writer, Carla Johnson, Lasik surgery is only sought after by a select few. Even though the surgery has been able to successfully restore almost perfect vision, only a few people who wear glasses will have it.

This is due to the fact that only a few people have the health insurance necessary to undergo the procedure, or the $3,000-$5,000 dollars as an out of pocket expense. Johnson described Lasik surgery as a luxury item.

Also according to Dr. Colman Kraff, eye clinics are using every method to lure people in, “You listen to the radio, you hear the ads,'' said Chicago refractive surgeon Dr. Colman Kraff. "A lot of it is trying to market to the patient to scare them a little bit into having one procedure over another”.

This can further complicate a person’s decision to have Lasik surgery.