locating a good surgeon

Greetings from the land of haze...

I feel a bit dumb asking this. If you're in a city and you know there
are good cataract surgeons here, but you don't know which ones they
are, is there a good way to find out?

Or to find how good or bad a particular one is?

Doctors are very reluctant to comment on other doctors, even to
recommend the good ones. Their patients are not reluctant, but of
course I know very few patients of any given doctor.

I can form my own impressions by visiting each one, but that is
confusing and expensive.

When I was looking for a lawyer, I found the referrals given by the
American Bar Association to be worthless, so I doubt there is a
professional association I can ask this question to and get a good
answer.

Who do you ask?

thanks,
L.

On Sep 2, 11:26*pm, Liz <fraternobom...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings from the land of haze...
>
> I feel a bit dumb asking this. *If you're in a city and you know there
> are good cataract surgeons here, but you don't know which ones they
> are, is there a good way to find out?

One possibility: contact the IOL manufacturers. Find out if there's a
surgeon that THEY use for THEIR trials.

They have a HUGE vested interest in successful outcomes, and are
pretty likely to go with highly competent folks.

Where are you? Are you willing to travel for this procedure?

I know a few good refractive surgeons in Southern California (if you
can see through the smoke) that I would unhesitatingly recommend....

Neil Brooks wrote:

> On Sep 2, 11:26 pm, Liz <fraternobom...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Greetings from the land of haze...
>>
>> I feel a bit dumb asking this. If you're in a city and you know there
>> are good cataract surgeons here, but you don't know which ones they
>> are, is there a good way to find out?
>
> One possibility: contact the IOL manufacturers. Find out if there's a
> surgeon that THEY use for THEIR trials.
>
> They have a HUGE vested interest in successful outcomes, and are
> pretty likely to go with highly competent folks.
>
> Where are you? Are you willing to travel for this procedure?
>
> I know a few good refractive surgeons in Southern California (if you
> can see through the smoke) that I would unhesitatingly recommend....

I've heard that asking the nurses in the appropriate department of the local
hospital works; the doctors are a closed union, but the nurses know what's what.

I think doctors just recommend their golf/tennis buddies. One recommended
somebody she'd met at a social engagement the previous evening.

--
Cheers, Bev
***********************************************
"A complete lack of evidence is the surest sign
that the conspiracy is working." -- Tanuki

On Sep 3, 7:56*pm, The Real Bev <bashley101...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Neil Brooks wrote:
> > On Sep 2, 11:26 pm, Liz <fraternobom...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Greetings from the land of haze...
>
> >> I feel a bit dumb asking this. *If you're in a city and you know there
> >> are good cataract surgeons here, but you don't know which ones they
> >> are, is there a good way to find out?
>
> > One possibility: contact the IOL manufacturers. *Find out if there's a
> > surgeon that THEY use for THEIR trials.
>
> > They have a HUGE vested interest in successful outcomes, and are
> > pretty likely to go with highly competent folks.
>
> > Where are you? *Are you willing to travel for this procedure?
>
> > I know a few good refractive surgeons in Southern California (if you
> > can see through the smoke) that I would unhesitatingly recommend....
>
> I've heard that asking the nurses in the appropriate department of the local
> hospital works; *the doctors are a closed union, but the nurses know what's what.
>
> I think doctors just recommend their golf/tennis buddies. *One recommended
> somebody she'd met at a social engagement the previous evening.
>
> --
> Cheers, Bev
> ***********************************************
> "A complete lack of evidence is the surest sign
> * that the conspiracy is working." * -- Tanuki- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Here's two excellent eye surgeons:
1. Lief M. Hertzog MD http://www.hertzogeyecare.com/about_us.htm (my
own ophthalmologist)
2. David A. Wallace MD FAAO http://www.la-sight.com/meet_dr_wallace.aspx
(his colleague whom I've consulted recently on whether I could have a
certain refractive surgery)

On Sep 4, 12:28*am, douglas <protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 3, 7:56*pm, The Real Bev <bashley101...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Neil Brooks wrote:
> > > On Sep 2, 11:26 pm, Liz <fraternobom...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> Greetings from the land of haze...
>
> > >> I feel a bit dumb asking this. *If you're in a city and you know there
> > >> are good cataract surgeons here, but you don't know which ones they
> > >> are, is there a good way to find out?
>
> > > One possibility: contact the IOL manufacturers. *Find out if there's a
> > > surgeon that THEY use for THEIR trials.
>
> > > They have a HUGE vested interest in successful outcomes, and are
> > > pretty likely to go with highly competent folks.
>
> > > Where are you? *Are you willing to travel for this procedure?
>
> > > I know a few good refractive surgeons in Southern California (if you
> > > can see through the smoke) that I would unhesitatingly recommend....
>
> > I've heard that asking the nurses in the appropriate department of the local
> > hospital works; *the doctors are a closed union, but the nurses know what's what.
>
> > I think doctors just recommend their golf/tennis buddies. *One recommended
> > somebody she'd met at a social engagement the previous evening.
>
> > --
> > Cheers, Bev
> > ***********************************************
> > "A complete lack of evidence is the surest sign
> > * that the conspiracy is working." * -- Tanuki- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Here's two excellent eye surgeons:
> 1. Lief M. Hertzog MD *http://www.hertzogeyecare.com/about_us.htm(my
> own ophthalmologist)
> 2. David A. Wallace MD FAAOhttp://www.la-sight.com/meet_dr_wallace.aspx
> (his colleague whom I've consulted recently on whether I could have a
> certain refractive surgery)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Several major ophthalmic device companies use Dr Wallace for
consulting and teaching. He has invented devices used in eye surgery.
He is a member of the American Society for Cataract and Refractive
Surgery. And Dr Hertzog instructs at USC in eye surgery

I have continued this discussion in another post.

Please see
"evaluating eye surgeons"

groups.google.com/group/sci.med.vision/browse_thread/thread/
3a3a1697dba5f793#

Sorry for the confusion. Thanks,
Liz