Cost is $4800, but on the advise of someone* on the board, I looked for the best Doc and not the best bargain. I have no insurance to help with this, but we do have a Health Care FSA with $4800 in it that is pre-tax. This is basically a pre-tax fund to pay for medical cost. The best part is I can get the surgery now, but we only pay $200 per month into it over the year. The pre-tax part means we save roughly 28% of the cost of the procedure.
I checked with my regular Eye Doctor to recommend some Eye Surgeons.
I then checked with my sister who is a Sr. RN in a large medical practice on who the nurses and doctors in the practice use and recommend.
I then researched on the web. I have a local doctor only 20 minutes from my house that appears to be the second best in NJ. I do not think I can post his name here, but anyone interested can Email me.
I am far from an expert, but my understanding is that there is an option to correct for both near and far sighted conditions. There are others on the board that can answer this much better than I. Maybe they will pop into the thread.
The night blindness apparently was a large concern in earlier procedures and with lesser skilled surgeons. My understanding is that it is far less of a concern now.
Thank you **Nava ** & brewha, I will report back probably tomorrow.
Jim
- I think it may have been Sam Stone