Cataract surgery----conventional or laser?

Barbalot
Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:56:39 +0000

I had cataract surgery using the laser two years ago. My case was complicated because I also had to have glaucoma surgery at the same time, all thanks to shingles that invaded my optic nerve. In hindsight I’m not sure I would get the laser again ( my right eye did not have shingles and I have not had to have surgery on that one yet ). The ophthalmologist I talked to for a second opinion did not do laser and said some ophthalmologist are just trying to recoup the money they paid for the machine. Mine was also an extra $1500, which I had taken out of my paycheck through my HSA to reduce the cost a bit.