How critical is the surgeon’s experience with LASIK?
Your surgeons experience is of the utmost importance. Remember the laser is only a tool. How Dr. Pilkinton uses this tool is the determining factor in the success of your treatment. Creation of the flap, aligning the laser beam and being a stable comforting influence during your treatment are all part of what it takes to create a successful outcome and experience is the key to excellent results. Dr. Pilkinton was part of the team that performed Nashville’s first laser vision procedure. He has performed thousands of LASIK surgeries; he trained with the physicians who invented the procedure for clinical trials while in training at the LSU eye center, one of the country’s pre-eminent ophthalmologic teaching centers. The more experience a surgeon has with LASIK, the less likely there will be complications.
