The LASIK Vision Institute

One word for anyone thinking of going here. DON’T! I had my LASIK done on 5÷15÷15 and nothing went smoothly. Right after surgery I had red eyes, glare, dry eyes, and halos. The surgeon wasn’t concerned and said these can go away with time. But I started losing sharpness in vision in first one eye then the other. When this started to happen over Memorial Day weekend I called the «in case of emergency» number on my discharge instructions. Nobody answered. It just rang. No answering service. Nothing! When I finally got in to see a doctor they said I have wrinkles on both eyes. I can’t see ²⁰⁄₂₀ out of either eye and my worse eye is ²⁰⁄₇₅. They did a flap lift already and it didn’t change. I’ve read this can be permanent and the doctor confirmed no glasses or contacts will fix this problem if it doesn’t resolve. Their solution? More artificial tears and wait to see what happens. I understand problems can happen with LASIK but what bothers me is the way patients are treated here. You are a number. None of my care has been personalized. I never even met the actual surgeon who cut my eyes until I was in the LASIK chair. I should have taken this to be a red flag but I couldn’t find any bad reviews. I stupidly thought this was very minor surgery and complications like this are very rare. But in the few times I’ve been to the Lasik Vision Institute I’ve already seen another girl come in with a wrinkle on her eye that could not see clearly and a lady have her husband guide her back to the exam room because she couldn’t see. Something is NOT right with this place. When I did the consultation the risks of complications were minimized. Before I even did my surgery they were already trying to sell me on their referral program. I’m sure they will tell you about the bishop from WY that referred his whole congregation and got hundreds of dollars in referrals. Well, good for him. I’m glad his surgery worked. But I would not refer anyone here, friend or enemy! I work at a pharmacy and I will tell anyone with a script from this place to be wary of getting anything done at the Lasik Vision Institute. I can’t believe I did this surgery for the convenience of not having to spend 5 minutes a day putting in contacts. Now I put eye drops in every ½ hour to have crappy vision! And I paid for this. Unbelievable.