If you can't believe your eyes...25K for Lasik (incl 5K for a FREE eye exam)
Jul 29, 2009, 4:12 pm
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Jul 29, 2009, 6:21 pm
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I've been wanting some input on whether or not I would be eligible for lasik surgery and to receive 5000 miles to boot. All good. I called in and made an appointment for 8/21 in Houston. They took my skymiles number over the phone. Very easy...no problems. I'll bring my card to the appointment to confirm they have the skymiles number.
Jul 29, 2009, 7:33 pm
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Um, I do have work to do at work. Sometimes.
Jul 29, 2009, 7:42 pm
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Jul 29, 2009, 8:07 pm
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how much is the actual procedure?
Jul 29, 2009, 8:51 pm
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Jul 29, 2009, 8:53 pm
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There's one in the BNA burbs but none in MEM (where I'll be for a few days next week); going to use a few hours from my accrued months of sick leave.
Jul 30, 2009, 9:18 am
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I don't post often, but let me advise that as an eye doctor, I would strongly suggest visiting your local LASIK surgeon for a second opinion before proceeding with LASIK PLUS. Sometimes you get what you pay for. Also be wary of bait-and-switch tactics and the hard sell during your "free" eye exam. The most common one they use is to double the price if you have astigmatism (which most people have some).
General guidelines regarding contact lens wear prior to evaluation and surgery (at least from my perspective) are: For daily wear patients; 2 weeks without contact lenses. For extended wear (overnight wear); 2 weeks of daily wear (meaning no lenses overnight for 2 weeks) followed by no contact lens wear for 2 more weeks. The other option for the extended wear patient is just to come out of lenses for 3 weeks period. Everyone has different guidelines and mine are pretty conservative.
This is a publicly traded company and the financial results should be readily available. This is an outfit on the ropes and if they were to go under, what happens should you have a problem with your LASIK surgery?
General guidelines regarding contact lens wear prior to evaluation and surgery (at least from my perspective) are: For daily wear patients; 2 weeks without contact lenses. For extended wear (overnight wear); 2 weeks of daily wear (meaning no lenses overnight for 2 weeks) followed by no contact lens wear for 2 more weeks. The other option for the extended wear patient is just to come out of lenses for 3 weeks period. Everyone has different guidelines and mine are pretty conservative.
This is a publicly traded company and the financial results should be readily available. This is an outfit on the ropes and if they were to go under, what happens should you have a problem with your LASIK surgery?
Jul 30, 2009, 10:49 am
#24
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IMHO forget all this miles nonsense. You only get one set of eyes. Find an ophthalmologist who has done a whole lot of Lasik procedures. If this person happens to be affiliated with Lasik Plus, then great, collect your miles. If not, don't let the miles sway you. If there is anything like a hard sell during the exam, run away!
Jul 30, 2009, 1:27 pm
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I don't post often, but let me advise that as an eye doctor, I would strongly suggest visiting your local LASIK surgeon for a second opinion before proceeding with LASIK PLUS. Sometimes you get what you pay for. Also be wary of bait-and-switch tactics and the hard sell during your "free" eye exam. The most common one they use is to double the price if you have astigmatism (which most people have some).
General guidelines regarding contact lens wear prior to evaluation and surgery (at least from my perspective) are: For daily wear patients; 2 weeks without contact lenses. For extended wear (overnight wear); 2 weeks of daily wear (meaning no lenses overnight for 2 weeks) followed by no contact lens wear for 2 more weeks. The other option for the extended wear patient is just to come out of lenses for 3 weeks period. Everyone has different guidelines and mine are pretty conservative.
This is a publicly traded company and the financial results should be readily available. This is an outfit on the ropes and if they were to go under, what happens should you have a problem with your LASIK surgery?
General guidelines regarding contact lens wear prior to evaluation and surgery (at least from my perspective) are: For daily wear patients; 2 weeks without contact lenses. For extended wear (overnight wear); 2 weeks of daily wear (meaning no lenses overnight for 2 weeks) followed by no contact lens wear for 2 more weeks. The other option for the extended wear patient is just to come out of lenses for 3 weeks period. Everyone has different guidelines and mine are pretty conservative.
This is a publicly traded company and the financial results should be readily available. This is an outfit on the ropes and if they were to go under, what happens should you have a problem with your LASIK surgery?
I am sorry but I have to disagree with most of your post. I had a LASIK consultation last Friday (7/24) and am having the surgery tomorrow (8/1) at 9:20. I wear the Night and Day contacts, and I was able to wear contacts
during the day and take them out to sleep from Friday night until Monday night. Then I had to wear my glasses exclusively three days prior to surgery (tues, wed, thurs). Everyones requirements are different, but I don't beleive that it is two weeks long.
However, I did call about getting the Skymiles and you are not able to use any other discounts with the Skymiles promotion. THis includes an vision insurance discounts or any promotional offers the LASIK center is having. At that point you would need to decide for yourself which is better.
Everyone I have talked to about the surgery says that it is the best think that they have ever done. So am I pretty excited about it.
Now lets hope I can see tomorrow at this time!
Jul 31, 2009, 6:29 pm
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I went today to the Duluth office here in Atlanta and got my test and 5000 miles. Well the miles will actually come in the months ahead. I did ask for a print out of the receptionist's screen once she sent in my FF number. She gladly gave it to me.
The total cost for the procedure is $3600 (two eyes). They offered two years same as cash financing. They make a pretty hard sell on you. I made an appointment for September but the nice lady knows I'll cancel it. She said that's fine but it'd benefit her if we at least got an appointment in the books before I left. Fine by me.
Took about 90 minutes and they are well aware of the Delta SkyMiles offer. It told them to expect a good number of folks to come in on this. I was the first today but there were two yesterday. Nice people. Professional approach. 5000 miles. Pretty good use of the total time of 2 hours of my life it took to make the call, drive there, and drive home.
Now we'll see if/when the miles actually post.
The total cost for the procedure is $3600 (two eyes). They offered two years same as cash financing. They make a pretty hard sell on you. I made an appointment for September but the nice lady knows I'll cancel it. She said that's fine but it'd benefit her if we at least got an appointment in the books before I left. Fine by me.
Took about 90 minutes and they are well aware of the Delta SkyMiles offer. It told them to expect a good number of folks to come in on this. I was the first today but there were two yesterday. Nice people. Professional approach. 5000 miles. Pretty good use of the total time of 2 hours of my life it took to make the call, drive there, and drive home.
Now we'll see if/when the miles actually post.
Jul 31, 2009, 7:45 pm
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I went today to the Duluth office here in Atlanta and got my test and 5000 miles. Well the miles will actually come in the months ahead. I did ask for a print out of the receptionist's screen once she sent in my FF number. She gladly gave it to me.
The total cost for the procedure is $3600 (two eyes). They offered two years same as cash financing. They make a pretty hard sell on you. I made an appointment for September but the nice lady knows I'll cancel it. She said that's fine but it'd benefit her if we at least got an appointment in the books before I left. Fine by me.
Took about 90 minutes and they are well aware of the Delta SkyMiles offer. It told them to expect a good number of folks to come in on this. I was the first today but there were two yesterday. Nice people. Professional approach. 5000 miles. Pretty good use of the total time of 2 hours of my life it took to make the call, drive there, and drive home.
Now we'll see if/when the miles actually post.
The total cost for the procedure is $3600 (two eyes). They offered two years same as cash financing. They make a pretty hard sell on you. I made an appointment for September but the nice lady knows I'll cancel it. She said that's fine but it'd benefit her if we at least got an appointment in the books before I left. Fine by me.
Took about 90 minutes and they are well aware of the Delta SkyMiles offer. It told them to expect a good number of folks to come in on this. I was the first today but there were two yesterday. Nice people. Professional approach. 5000 miles. Pretty good use of the total time of 2 hours of my life it took to make the call, drive there, and drive home.
Now we'll see if/when the miles actually post.
It will be a nice nudge to your balance in a month or so.
Aug 1, 2009, 7:31 am
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What's next, Reward Networks adding doctors into the mix?
Aug 1, 2009, 8:14 am
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I'm holding out until I can get 15,000 miles for donating a kidney.
Aug 1, 2009, 12:00 pm
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IMHO forget all this miles nonsense. You only get one set of eyes. Find an ophthalmologist who has done a whole lot of Lasik procedures. If this person happens to be affiliated with Lasik Plus, then great, collect your miles. If not, don't let the miles sway you. If there is anything like a hard sell during the exam, run away!
Can't find one? Makes you wonder about the procedure, huh? I know several, and none have undergone the procedure or recommend to friends.