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Cataracts: What can I expect? How to prepare?
Eye Conditions | Last Active: Jul 23, 2025 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
I seen hundreds of videos of conventional cataract surgery - no biggie, certainly not messy, nor was I uncomfortable with mine - nor is the outcome any different between the two types. Doctors do, however, make a lot more on the surgeries using laser devices - and more surgeries help them amortize the cost of the laser device itself.
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I agree that doctors make more money from laser surgery, a few years ago my partner saw a specialist for an assessment regarding cataract surgery and when he told the doctor that he would prefer traditional surgery the doctor began berating him for his choice, he kept on ranting about the procedure being much worse without using laser, even when he said that the cost is too much the doctor just sounded off some more, needless to say we left and never returned. When it was my turn I asked for a different doctor and he was more professional in his manner, I still haven’t made a decision yet and I was told that my cataract wasn’t urgent so I’m just going to wait for now.