Does insurance cover the cost of LASIK?
Most insurance companies do not cover the fees associated with LASIK. however, more and more companies are beginning to understand the importance of this procedure and the impact it has on their employees’ quality of life both at work and at home. Regardless, it is the patient’s responsibility to handle all the communication with insurance companies and file insurance as it related to LASIK. The vast majority of insurance companies still consider LASIK a cosmetic procedure; therefore, full payment from the patient is due at the time of the procedure regardless of insurance. We so not accept assignment from insurance companies and we do not accept insurance companies guarantee of payment. What is a excimer and how does it work? With unparalleled precision, the excimer laser is a computer assisted instrument that uses ultraviolet or cool light to remove 39 millionths of an inch of tissue in 12 billions of a second. This allows the laser to be used to reshape the cornea with exact precisi
