LASIK and Cataract Surgeon Qualifications
Our Unique Screening Process
Trusted LASIK Surgeons® screens all surgeons who are profiled in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons® and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory to help you find a highly qualified LASIK, refractive or cataract surgeon in your local area—one with proven expertise who has been recognized and trusted on a professional level for their professional experience and contributions to the field of refractive surgery.
To our knowledge, we are the only LASIK and cataract directory service that screens all surgeons it features based on experience, qualifications, research, and other professional contributions to advancing the vision correction procedures like LASIK and cataract surgery.
Our Value To You
In our opinion, using qualifications such as a surgeon’s professional experience and contributions to the advancement of vision correction and cataract surgery (i.e., through research) provides you with a way to evaluate and objectively compare the professional credentials any eye surgeons you are considering for your LASIK, refractive, or cataract surgery.
When you compare surgeons featured on our site to other surgeons you are considering, we are confident you will find the surgeons here Trusted LASIK Surgeons®, stand out from the rest. We believe you can choose with confidence the expert surgeons you find here and trust them with your vision correction needs.
Most of the surgeons featured in our directories also perform cataract surgery, as well as other refractive surgery like RLE/CLE with premium lens implants and EVO ICL procedures.
As a public service to you, we list and link to a few LASIK surgeons in local metros who we believe would meet most of our screening criteria. Please realize these surgeons have not been formally screened by Trusted LASIK Surgeons® and therefore have not joined our directory.
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Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Qualifications and Standards
Our criteria for screening surgeons to be featured in our LASIK and cataract surgeons directory are based upon the following 10 qualifications and standards:
Overview
We think most people would agree that choosing your LASIK or other vision correction surgeon carefully is the most important aspect of your decision to proceed with the best vision correction procedure to eliminate or reduce your need for glasses or contact lenses.
We believe the 10 qualifications we use to screen eye surgeons for membership in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Directory and our Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory set our service and the surgeons found here apart from the typical surgeons you may consider. Since these 10 screening criteria are based upon a surgeon’s professional credentials and accomplishments, these screening qualifications can be objectively measured. This means you can use these standards to compare the qualifications of any eye surgeons you are considering for LASIK or another vision correction or cataract surgery procedure with other surgeons you are considering..
To be eligible to be profiled on our website, a LASIK, refractive and cataract surgeon generally must meet at least 8 of the 10 Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Qualifications set forth below. We do make a few exceptions for surgeons in smaller cities or those who have met at least one of the more challenging criteria, such as faculty appointments, participation in FDA studies, leadership in professional organizations, certifications to train other eye doctors in the use of lasers, technologies, IOLs or devices used in vision correction surgery, or a significant amount of peer-reviewed research. In such cases, we believe the surgeon's total body of professional experience and contributions is worthy of including that surgeon in our directory and placing them among the top LASIK, refractive and cataract surgeons in the United States.
Many of the LASIK, refractive and cataract experts profiled at our site meet all 10 of the criteria we use for and all or nearly all must meet at least 8 of our 10 criteria.
We estimate that many of the LASIK and cataract surgeons you find here have professional credentials that place them within an elite circle comprising the top 1% of LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgeons in the United States. Of the remaining refractive surgeons featured in the Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Directory and/or Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory, most have professional credentials that we believe only 5% of all refractive and cataract surgeons in the United States have, and the rest would be among the top 10% when compared to their peers.
We invite you to visit the profile pages for each surgeon featured at the Trusted LASIK Surgeons® website nearest to you. We encourage you to review their professional qualifications and credentials. Once you compare them with those of any other surgeon you are considering, we believe you can choose a surgeon featured at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® with the confidence that you will receive the highest level of professional care for your vision correction needs.
Trusted LASIK Surgeons® and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Qualifications
Trusted LASIK Surgeons® uses the following standards to screen surgeons who are featured in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons®and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® directories.
1. Board Certification by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Significance of Certification by the ABO
To be certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO), an eye doctor must complete a 3 to 4-year residency program in ophthalmology, after which he or she must pass a written and oral examination in the field of general ophthalmology.
While most refractive and cataract surgeons in the United States will meet this standard, not all do. We strongly encourage you to see if any LASIK, refractive, or cataract surgeon you are considering is certified by the ABO. If the surgeon is not ABO-certified, you should look very carefully at their experience and other professional qualifications.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®
All of the LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgeons listed at the Trusted LASIK Surgeons® website are certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
2. Membership in the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Over One Other Major Refractive Organization
Significance of Membership in Professional Societies.
LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgeons who are members of professional societies related to vision and general eye care are more likely to be up-to-date on the latest information, including new technologies and advancements in refractive and cataract surgery. Membership in these societies includes subscriptions to the official journals of these societies, and member surgeons are eligible to attend the national yearly meetings of these societies at a reduced rate. Attendance at these meetings and reading these journals is one of the best ways for surgeons to keep up with the latest advancements in the rapidly changing field of refractive and cataract eye surgery.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®
Nearly all of the surgeons featured on our website are members of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and either the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), or the International Society of Refractive Surgeons (ISRS) (and often all three groups), as well as other national, international, and local organizations related to ophthalmology and medicine.
3. Professional Surgical Experience (includes LASIK, cataract, and other non-LASIK vision correction procedures)
This qualification includes the following:
- Professional Experience: Years and the Number of Procedures
- More than LASIK: Surgeon performs other refractive surgery procedures and/or cataract surgery
Significance of Professional Experience.
To meet this screening standard, a LASIK surgeon must typically have performed over 1,000 refractive surgery procedures and/or have at least 10 years of experience performing refractive surgery procedures like LASIK or cataract surgery. While many LASIK surgeons promote the number of procedures they have performed (typically in advertisements) as a significant reason to choose them, this should not be considered in isolation. Many of these high-volume LASIK surgeons offer only laser eye surgery, which may not be your best option, as other refractive surgery procedures may be a better option (please see the qualification entitled “Complete Refractive Care: More Than LASIK™ below for more info).
We believe that the surgeon’s professional credentials and contributions (i.e., research, teaching, and training), whether he or she offers other refractive procedures better suited to people who are not good LASIK candidates, are just as important, if not more so. This is why we encourage you to consider each of the standards we use at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® in our screening process as a means of evaluating, comparing, and choosing your surgeon.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK SurgeonsTM
Nearly all of the surgeons featured in the Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Directory and the Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory meet this criterion. In a few cases, where a LASIK surgeon does not have ten years of experience or the number of procedures, that surgeon typically meets at least 8 of the qualifications we use to screen surgeons, plus the surgeon usually has either an academic appointment or has participated in FDA clinical investigations, which are two of the more difficult qualifications to meet. (We estimate that less than 10% of the LASIK surgeons in the United States would meet either of those criteria).
In addition, most of the LASIK Surgeons featured at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® who also treat cataracts have performed more than 1,000 cataract surgery procedures, which often include lens implants.
4. Chosen By Other Eye Doctors and Eyecare Professionals
Nearly all surgeons featured in our directories have performed LASIK, cataract surgery, and/or another vision correction procedure on other eye doctors, eye care professionals, and/or their family members.
Significance of Treating Other Eye Doctors and Family Members.
Ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and employees of manufacturers that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation and technology for laser vision surgery and IOLs are usually familiar with the reputations, results, and expertise of refractive surgeons in their communities. Because of this “inside knowledge”, these eye care professionals choose the very best surgeons for themselves and their families.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®.
Nearly all of the laser eye surgeons listed in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Directory and Trusted Cataract SurgeonsTM Directory have performed LASIK or another refractive surgery procedure or cataract surgery on other ophthalmologists, optometrists, employees of companies that specialize in refractive surgery instrumentation, or their family members
5. Manage Complications from Eye Surgery of Patients Who Were First Operated On By Another Eye Surgeon
Significance of Managing Complications from Eye Surgery. Laser eye surgeons who have published articles and lectured to other eye doctors, been involved in FDA studies, have academic appointments, taught and certified other laser eye surgeons, particularly those who have done so about complications of eye surgery, are typically asked to examine and treat patients who have experienced complications or undesirable side effects from their LASIK, refractive or cataract surgery originally by another eye surgeon. We believe this is an important consideration in choosing your surgeon because surgeons with experience managing and treating complications have the practical experience that can help avoid having complications from your laser vision, refractive, or cataract surgery in the first place. Many of the surgeons featured at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® also serve as expert witnesses, providing case review and expert witness testimony on cases involving LASIK and other refractive surgery procedures like lens implants and cataract surgery.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons.
All of the LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgeons profiled in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Directory and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory have managed complications from laser vision and other refractive surgery procedures (and generally cataract as well) of patients who were first operated on by another eye doctor.
6. Offer Advanced Technologies: Custom Laser Vision Surgery and "All Laser" LASIK
Significance of Custom Laser Eye Surgery and All-Laser LASIK
Two of the most significant advances in the field of laser vision correction surgery have been the ability to perform "Custom" or “Wavefront based” laser eye surgery and the introduction of the All Laser (Bladeless) LASIK using the femtosecond laser, like the IntraLase or Ziemer to make the LASIK flap on the cornea.
Wavefront-based technology enables an experienced laser eye surgeon to make a detailed map of a patient’s cornea. This information is then used to create a customized treatment plan that is later implemented in your LASIK, PRK or similar laser eye surgery procedure. The benefit for you is that this technology can help improve the results of the procedure (your vision) as well as minimize complications. Wavefront-based LASIK and PRK may also be referred to as "Custom LASIK".
Bladeless or All Laser LASIK uses a laser to make the corneal flap instead of a surgical blade. Most surgeons performing bladeless or “All Laser” LASIK using the IntraLase or another laser to create the flap on the cornea operate at 60,000 pulses per second. Other lasers, like those made by Ziemer, may also be used for All-Laser LASIK. Using lasers to make the flap reduces flap complications and produces more predictable flap thickness and diameters compared to the mechanical microkeratomes, which use a vibrating metal blade to create the flap.
The combination of the All Laser LASIK and Wavefront-based laser vision procedures has been shown to increase the percentage of patients achieving 20/20 vision or better and to reduce the chances of complications, such as the frequency of night vision complaints (a higher order aberration).
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®
Nearly all of the LASIK surgeons featured in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory have been certified by at least one laser manufacturer to perform “Custom” wavefront-based surgery and offer wavefront-based surgery in their practice. Most of the laser vision specialists in our directory provide bladeless or “All Laser” LASIK utilizing the IntraLase or another FDA-certified laser.
Generally, the laser eye doctors profiled on our website also use the latest diagnostic equipment available and often have a choice of more than one laser system to treat the patients seeking laser vision correction surgery.
7. Professional Presentations and Research to Advance Refractive and Cataract Surgery for Other Eye Doctors
To qualify to be featured in our directories, an eye surgeon must have :
- 10 publications consisting of peer-reviewed research articles in scientific journals, textbook chapters, and/or textbooks.
- 10 presentations, lectures or panels, which can be a combination presentations to other eye doctors at national or state meetings of ophthalmologists, service as as a moderator or participant on panels at major meetings of professional eye organizations or in the alternative has served in as a director, in an executive position or on a committee of an international, national or state ophthalmology organization.
Significance of Publishing Research in Scientific Journals and Books
Another important qualification we use is the publication of articles, written and researched by the surgeon, either as a primary or secondary author in a peer-reviewed journal. The Journal of Refractive Surgery, The Journal of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, The Archives of Ophthalmology, The American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Journal of Ophthalmology are among the journals we consider in determining whether an eye surgeon meets this criteria. We also consider textbooks or book chapters authored by a surgeon in determining whether a surgeon profiled in our directory meets this standard.
We believe publication of scientific articles demonstrates a special commitment to the eye surgery that typically involves significant hours of work, independent of the care of patients. A relatively small number of refractive laser surgeons have their names associated with an article in a major journal.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®
Nearly all of the doctors profiled at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® meet this qualification. In the alternative, we sometimes include a surgeon in our directory who meets a combination of this qualification regarding publication of research or has served as a director, officer, or advisor to a national or state ophthalmology organization.
Significance of Making Presentations to Other Eye Doctors
Refractive surgeons who are respected by their peers as leaders in the field are frequently invited speakers at ophthalmologic meetings in the United States and abroad. By sharing their knowledge and expertise with their fellow eye surgeons, these refractive and cataract experts have helped educate other eye doctors about the latest techniques in the field of ophthalmology, including complications, medications, vision correction, surgical techniques, case reports, and general eye care.
Refractive surgeons meeting this requirement have given lectures and presentations on refractive surgery topics at major meetings like the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and their foreign equivalents.
Surgeons may meet this qualification by serving on special committees of national and international organizations of eye doctors or as officers and directors of state ophthalmology societies.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Nearly all of the surgeons featured on our Trusted LASIK Surgeons® Directory and our Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directory have made more than 10 presentations at major meetings of eye doctors or have a combination of over 10 presentations made or participation in panels at major meetings and publications of research articles in major eye journals and/or book chapters. In addition, many, if not most, LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgeons featured on our website have often served as moderators and participants on panels at meetings and have taught courses to fellow surgeons.
8. Certified to Train Other Refractive Surgeons in the Use of Lasers, Devices, IOLs, or Technology Used in Vision Correction Surgery
Significance of Certification to Train Other Eye Surgeons
A laser eye surgeon who is certified to train other eye surgeons in the use of lasers and other devices used for laser eye surgery by the manufacturer is trusted by them. Much like surgeons selected to be investigators for FDA clinical studies, these manufacturers only certify those laser eye surgeons who are experts with proven experience in using their products, and, as important, who are honest and reputable.
To meet this qualification, a LASIK surgeon must be certified by the manufacturer of lasers and other devices used for laser vision correction surgery, such as Visx, Alcon, Summit, Baush and Lomb, Nidek, IntraLase, Sunrise, Taunton, Meditec, Wavelight, Autonomous, Lasersight, Novatec, Zeiss, Addition Technology, Zeimer, and Moria. LASIK Surgeons with faculty appointments generally have been certified to train others (i.e. residents, fellows, and other surgeons) in the use of lasers or other devices or products used in refractive surgery. We also consider a LASIK surgeon who has been certified in the past to train other refractive surgeons for a laser that is no longer in use to have met this qualification standard.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons
Most surgeons featured in our in major cities in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory and our Trusted Cataract Surgeons Directory have been or are certified to train other laser eye surgeons or have academic appointments and are certified to train residents, fellows or other eye surgeons in the use a particular laser, lens implants (such as Accommodating Lenses, Multifocal Lenses, Light Adjustable Lenses, EDOF lenses, Phakic Implants, Toric Implants), or another device or used for other refractive procedures like RLE/CLE or EVO-ICLs, or for Cataract Surgery.
9. Academic Appointments at Universities, Clinics, and Teaching Hospitals
Significance of Academic Appointments.
Just as with participation in FDA clinical investigations (see below), academic appointments are reserved for a very special group of surgeons and that is why we have included this as part of the standards we use to screen surgeons for inclusion in our directory. In order to have an academic appointment, a surgeon must be trusted by the university or teaching hospital, selecting only those surgeons who they consider experts with impeccable credentials and reputations.
An Academic Appointment consists of either a full-time academic appointment or a voluntary appointment on the faculty at the department of ophthalmology at a major university's medical school or at a teaching hospital located in the United States.
A full-time academic appointment means that the laser eye surgeon works for the university on a full-time basis. Typically, these doctors have a title like “Professor of Ophthalmology at the name of the university medical school, such as Dr. Edward Manche, Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University.
While many of the laser eye surgeons listed in our directory are in private practice, a significant number of these LASIK, refractive, and cataract surgery experts still volunteer their time to help assist in the training of residents and fellows at universities. These surgeons are not paid by the university, and their title could be, for example, Dr. Jonathan Davidorf, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA’s Stein Eye Institute, University of California at Los Angeles.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®.
While most LASIK, refractive, and cataract expert surgeons at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® have an academic appointment, not every eye surgeon listed on our website has one.
Many of the refractive surgeons featured in our directory who do not have a current faculty appointment have had a past faculty appointment and are well-qualified to teach at a medical school at a university, or a major teaching hospital if they choose to do so. In these cases, we generally consider the surgeon to have met this criterion. Of those remaining few surgeons who have not had a faculty appointment, they typically practice in a smaller city that may not have a university with ophthalmology departments at its medical schools, and consequently, do not make academic appointments of ophthalmologists- we do feel these surgeons are still highly qualified based on their professional credentials.
Of the few remaining surgeons whom we include in our directory who have not had a faculty appointment, they often practice in a smaller city where they do not live near a medical school or teaching hospital where they could have a faculty appointment at an ophthalmology department. In such cases, we feel these surgeons are still very qualified based on their professional credentials.
10. Participation in FDA Clinical Investigative Studies
Significance of FDA Studies. Laser vision, refractive eye, and cataract surgeons who have participated in FDA clinical studies are a very select and special group, and that is why we have chosen to make this one of the criteria we use in our screening process. We believe participation in FDA investigative studies is a significant qualification because the vast majority of eye surgeons in the United States do not meet this criterion. We estimate that as few as possibly 300 and perhaps no more than 500 eye doctors have participated in FDA studies as a principal or co-investigator out of an estimated 13,000 refractive and cataract in the United States.
Manufacturers of lasers, lens implants, surgical devices, and medications, such as Alcon, Visx, Bausch and Lomb, Nidek, and Wavelight, invest millions of dollars to obtain FDA approval for their ophthalmic products, not to mention millions of dollars spent to research, invent, and patent their products. Because of the substantial investment these manufacturers make in testing, creating, and obtaining patents and FDA approval, these companies must be especially vigilant in choosing eye surgeons to be clinical investigators for these FDA studies. In short, laser manufacturers and other makers of ophthalmic devices, products, and medications trust the surgeons they select based on his or her professional experience, research, and reputation.
Manufacturers of lasers, lens implants, medications, and other surgical devices subject to FDA approval select their own investigators for FDA clinical studies by choosing those eye surgeons who have impeccable credentials. The manufacturers can choose from a large pool of potential surgeons and, of course, they choose only the best- those with impeccable professional credentials.
In particular, these companies select eye doctors who are highly skilled, experienced in the procedures under FDA studies, and who are familiar with the stringent examination and follow-up requirements of FDA studies. Of equal importance, the laser, refractive, and cataract surgeons selected by these companies are ethical, honest, and held in high regard by their peers.
Laser, refractive, and cataract surgeons who are selected for FDA clinical investigations either serve as principal investigators or co-investigators at the study sites. These investigational sites can either be affiliated with major universities or hospital,s or they can be private laser centers. Many of these investigators will be asked to represent the companies when the data is reviewed by the FDA prior to approval of the laser procedure under study.
Each of the lasers and IOLs (intraocular lens implants) discussed on our website requires a separate FDA approval. Thus, a manufacturer must obtain approval for correction of: myopia, hyperopia (usually with astigmatism), and, more recently, additional approval for: customized Wavefront-guided laser eye surgery procedures and bladeless LASIK using the IntraLase or another FDA-approved laser. These investigators are also frequently asked by the companies to present the data at national and international ophthalmology meetings.
Surgeons Who Meet This Qualification at Trusted LASIK Surgeons®
Most of the eye surgeons listed in our Trusted LASIK Surgeons® and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® directories have been involved in the FDA studies as principal or co-investigators or research fellows to approve the lasers, certify other surgeons in the use of the lasers, and or teach residents and fellows in laser and cataract and implant techniques. Of those who do not meet this standard, many of these surgeons have participated in research and studies by the National Eye Institute of the NIH (National Institute of Health), which also chooses surgeons based on their professional accomplishments and integrity.
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Once you have found a surgeon you are interested in meeting from our directory of LASIK and cataract surgeons, we invite you to review the surgeon’s profile and compare their qualifications with those of other doctors you are considering.
When you compare the professional credentials of a surgeon featured at Trusted LASIK Surgeons® with another surgeon, we believe you will find that the surgeons listed here are among the most highly qualified you can find in your local area: a LASIK, refractive, and/or cataract surgeon with proven expertise.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Qualifications and Screening Criteria for Trusted LASIK Surgeons® and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® Directories
Q: What specific criteria do surgeons need to meet to be listed in the Trusted LASIK Surgeons® and Trusted Cataract Surgeons® directories? Surgeons must meet rigorous, objective criteria to be featured in our directories. These include:
- Peer recognition through leadership roles, publications in reputable journals, or participation in clinical research
- Full or Voluntary Faculty Appointments
- Service as
- Presentations of research, lectures, moderating or serving on panels at major ophthalmology meetings
- Certification to train other refractive and cataract surgeons in the use of laser, devices, or technologies used in ophthalmology
- Use of advanced technologies, adherence to high ethical standards, and a commitment to patient safety.
- Substantial experience performing refractive and cataract surgeries (e.g., minimum years of practice and number of procedures)
- Board certification in ophthalmology
Q: How does Trusted LASIK Surgeons® verify the information provided by surgeons? We verify surgeon credentials through a combination of self-reported information and independent research. This includes:
- Confirming board certification with the American Board of Ophthalmology
- Reviewing publications, presentations, and leadership roles in major ophthalmology organizations
- Checking for any disciplinary actions or malpractice history. We may use publicly available information and direct communication with surgeons to ensure accuracy.
Q: Are there any ongoing requirements for surgeons to remain listed in the directories? Yes, surgeons must maintain their qualifications and adhere to our ethical standards to remain listed. Additionally:
- Surgeons are expected to notify us of any significant changes to their qualifications, practice, or disciplinary status
- We regularly review and update surgeon profiles to ensure the information remains accurate and current
- Surgeons must continue to meet our criteria for experience, peer recognition, and advanced technology in patient safety
Q: How does this screening process benefit patients? Our rigorous screening process provides several key benefits to patients:
- Ensures that only highly qualified, experienced surgeons are listed
- Gives patients confidence that they're choosing from the best in the field
- Reduces the risk of complications by connecting patients with surgeons who prioritize safety and ethical practices
- Saves patients time and effort in researching and vetting potential surgeons. By choosing a surgeon from our directory, patients can be confident they're selecting a professional who has been thoroughly vetted for expertise and ethical standards.
Q: Can surgeons pay to be listed without meeting the criteria? No, surgeons cannot buy their way into our directories. While we do charge a fee for listing, this is only after surgeons have passed our comprehensive screening process and met all of our qualification criteria. Our model ensures that only qualified surgeons are listed, and the listing fee helps us maintain the directories and provide valuable resources to patients.
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Disclaimer: While our screening criteria ensure surgeon expertise, not every procedure, premium IOL, or advanced technology used in refractive surgery will be offered by every surgeon in our directories. LASIK surgeons in our Trusted LASIK SurgeonsTM directory will all offer a variety of laser vision correcting procedures (but not always all), and many of these surgeons offer lens implant procedures like RLE/CLE and EVO ICLs. For cataract surgeons in our Trusted Cataract SurgeonsTM Directory, nearly all, if not all, will offer laser-assisted cataract surgery and premium IOLs, but not all will offer Light Adjustable Lenses or implant EVO ICL. Procedures, some advanced technologies, and premium IOL availability vary by surgeon. Please check with the surgeon to confirm their specific services.
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