LASIK eye surgery

I am looking for a good doctor for a LASIK surgery, do you guys have any recommendations?


I have talked to couple doctors before and was going to get the LASIK from em, but they didnt seem very responsible, so i am still on my search for a better doctor.


the first one i visited was dr cheung from Sanatorium. i asked some basic questions about the LASIK and hoping he would explain the risk of the surgery. but then he looked at my eyes and goes "your eyes too dry, wont get better within 5 or 7 yrs. you cant wear contacts anymore. go ahead and get LASIK." and he left the room just like that. he didnt want to explain much and acted he was in a hurry. so i basically paid $800 consultation fee getting nothing. he then sent me to get an eye checkup for LASIK without telling me it would take 3 hrs, he just expected others to do what they are told?? once i realized it would take such a long time, i told the nurse i would just go and come back on another day. i am not sure if i m being paranoid, but if he couldn't serve my needs before the operation, he would prolly care less if anything goes wrong after the operation, and would not do a good job in follow-up.


the second doc i met is Dr Ng from Kowloon st teresa. couple of my friends get LASIK done with him. and both of them says the operation were okay. so i gave it a try. Dr Ng did some examinations on my eye, then he gave me some info regarding the LASIK. it all went well until i started asking questions. i was like "so how would you define a successful or unsuccessful surgery?" i wanted to know what the worst scenario i could end up with. he couldnt answer at the first place, he was like "errr, infection maybe?" i just didnt feel right as the convo goes, he didnt mention he could possibly miss what we originally target, like hes trying to avoid making clear definition or telling me what could actually happen.


after the visit, i called up my two friends again. i asked em if they actually get the results they wanted. both of em says no. they both were shortsighted and before the opt, they targeted a zero for both eyes. but they both of them ended up one eye is zero the other is -75 longsighted.


so i kinda lost the trust in this doc, i understand that there would be some discrepancies, but he didnt let me know this could happen even i asked.


i kinda think that most of the doctors nowadays are all bout $, all commercial, no heart.

I can help refer you to a young person who has had his Lasik surgery last week in Thailand and has come out totally happy! He says he had Excellent Results. I am not a doctor, nor am I part of the Thai tourist board. I am a Hong Kong citizen, I am fully aware of the commercialism in HK, from Dentists down to Gerneralists.. If you wish to call me, please feel free. 93655111 is my mobile number. I wish you the best,

I wanted to add a post on LASIK because I recently had it done and I valued all the opinions that I could find on these boards.....


I went to the HK Sanitorium. I had to have an eye check-up first. No contact lenses for 5 days prior - just glasses. The check-up took about 2.5 hours - they measure everything to do with your eyes - myopia, eye health, shape, colour contrasts, etc. Cost is about $1200. I had to add a few hundred to do an extra scan (wave-something). In the tests, they are working out whether you are a candidate (cornea thick enough, etc). I was told that I have slightly below average thickness of cornea but that I was still a suitable candidate 'within range'. I didn't choose my doctor - they used the computer to choose my doctor, Dr Joan Wu. This would ultimately save me about $10k++.


I decided to go ahead with the surgery - which I booked about a month later. I’m a female, mid-30’s Asian, short-sighted to minus 6. Again, couldn't wear contact lenses and also couldn't wear make-up for 5 to 7 days prior (harder than you think!). I was the first patient of the day at 9.30am. I arrived at 9am, paid $22k for my package and then they prepped me for surgery. Prep involved drops in the eyes, wearing a surgical gown, taking some painkillers, etc.


The surgery took about 20-30 mins. I was allowed to take my ipod in and listen to 1 ear... it was great to help me think about something else. There are about 5 or 6 people in the room (couldn’t really tell as didn’t have glasses on!). At first, you look at a ring of light and the flaps are cut in both eyes (at separate times). The pressure is great on the eye and everything blacks out. The doctor talks to you constantly to tell you what is happening, and what is going to happen. They then spin me on the bed to another machine and the doctor lifted the flaps on my eye and then did the LASIK surgery. She constantly squirted my eye with water and used a paintbrush to wash off the dead cells. She put the flap back again and did the same with the other eye. They taped eye shields over my eyes and I had to keep them shut until the next morning. Before leaving, the doctor took a look at my eyes. When they took the shields off, I could see clearly past her (exciting!). All looked good so they sent me home where I just rested and took the painkillers (ate with my eyes shut). It was so tempting to peek out b/c everything was v clear. I went back the next day for a check-up and they told me to take care with wearing sunglasses to avoid glare and squirting eye drops in my eyes several times daily for a month. I went back at the 1 mth mark and they said I have perfect vision in my right eye and slightly far-sighted in the left eye. Went back again for my 3 mth check up recently and it hasn’t changed.


Doctor was good. I was surprised at how much manual work is required during the surgery – that is, it’s not all machines. She had to wipe away the dead cells etc and control the machine. If any of you are tempted to go to a cheaper place, I would recommend against it. Go to a place that really has experience. The sanatorium have done something like 67,000 LASIK surgeries.... that’s a lot of experience. Whilst my surgery went smoothly, I can see how, if anything went wrong, you want to be in a place that can deal with any bad outcome.


Overall, fantastic - highly recommend it. My vision was slightly unstable in the first month (eyes would get tired, fluctuating vision) but after the first month, vision has been great. No halos, good night vision after the 1st month. After about 6 weeks of dryness in the eyes, that has gone too. Doctor said the nerves had to grow back, which clearly they have. I can now live without glasses, contact lenses, etc and my vision is better than with lenses (I had lots of dryness issues in a/c places and halos).