Can anyone recommend a good place for Laser Eye Surgery in Zurich?
Anyone had it done and share their experiences there?
Thank you so much.
M
Can anyone recommend a good place for Laser Eye Surgery in Zurich?
Anyone had it done and share their experiences there?
Thank you so much.
M
I looked at doing it in CH over a no of years & never found anybody I really trusted, you only have 2 eyes be VERY careful who you let touch them!
I saw an ad for focuszone in a tram and I thought ok Im not doing this with someone based on an ad in a tram.
Surely there must be reputable eye surgeons in Zurich though - I cant go to the UK or Ireland as Ive 3 young children and want to do it locally here.
I had laser eye surgery last year, booked through Optical Express in the UK. Best thing I ever did! I actually had the surgery at their French sister company, Laser Vision in Strasbourg. The staff is excellent, all English-speaking and very caring. I can't recommend them highly enough...and it's much cheaper having the surgery in France than Switzerland.
Good luck!
If you would like to email him a question, I might be able to get an answer for you.
While they're not likely to say specific things bad about any particular doctor (after all, they still need to maintain professional relationship), they should be full of glowing praises for the good ones, if a few of the opticians recommend the same opthalmologist, that's the one to see.
I only wanted to have 1 eye done, every surgeon in CH wanted to do both so they earnt twice as much money. The eye I left alone is 20/25, the surgeon in London agreed that was perfectly good functional vision & should not be touched! The slight risk of complication outweighed the tiny benefit I would get, assuming the result was spot on. In any case a result of 20/25 would be concidered a sucess........
Also though, most doctors that offer LASIK (or other corrective eye surgery) tend to do free consultations - at least in the area of the world I'm familiar with. Check if the ones you're interested in offer this, this will give you a chance to not only find out more about the surgery and how helpful it may or may not be for you, but also give you a chance to check out the doctor and his / her staff, and see how compatible you find them.
The bizarre thing with Acuvision is its a free appointment, no hard sell & they never call you up. They give you a price in an envelope when you leave, thats it!
Unless the person has had the surgery & really understands whats it about, I don't think they could give you a recomendation, most eye doctors I ever saw wear glasses!
This is a site I am currently putting together to list all eye laser surgery centers in Switzerland. The site is still in Beta, so lots of info is missing (a rating of centers will be up in a week).
The centers in or around Zurich are:
- Vedis
- Laser Vista
- IROC
- FocusZone
- Eye4Life (Olten)
- Laservision (Uster)
I found a resource via the American Academy of Ophthalmologist that linked to an international database of Eye Surgeons including Switzerland. Dr. Trüb in Zurich was listed who my eye doctor in the US was vaguely aware. Also a Dr. Theo Seiler of the IROC in Zurich was listed and I know of 2 people who have been to him with good results (although they had work done recently within the past 3 years so long term results are still unknown).
Here's the link. Good luck.
Anyway it is a decision you have to make. there are certain risks true, but you are the one to accept it or not. I dont believe in this (for me nonsense) belief that the surgery is not done since a long time, you dont know what will happen bla bla. It is being done since enough time in my opinion. 12 years ago they were talking the same thing when I was considering it. It will never be enough (long time proven tech) for the people who are scared.
Or why eye doctors dont do it and wear glasses.. My regular eye doctor had his eyes lasered as well. And asked me why I am struggling with lenses when my sight is so bad (-7).
However this was PDT for a medical condition as opposed to just remedial treatment for standard visual defects.
But a laser's a laser.
Some people intentionally get 1 eye under corrected for this reason.
Decisions, decisions....