Questions about the Laser Vision Correction Surgeon in the Denver & Boulder Colorado Area.

1. WHAT IS YOUR RETREATMENT RATE? I'VE HEARD SOME LASER SURGEONS CLAIM THEY HAVE A RETREATMENT RATE OF ALMOST 0%.
My retreatment rate all Laser Vision Correction procedures I have performed since 1996 is approximately 10%. My retreatment rate is less than 5% for low corrections and 20% for very high power corrections. Obviously the higher the correction the higher the retreatment rate. However, my retreatment rate has dropped significantly since 2008 to less than 3% since I began using the IntraLase laser instead of the microkeratome blade to make the LASIK flap. I, too, have heard some of my colleagues claim they have extremely low retreatment rates. First of all, you need to inquire what the Laser Surgeon's criteria is for retreatments. Many surgeons keep their retreatment rate low by simply refusing to retreat patients. Those surgeons will set arbitrary "minimum" vision limits (usually 20/40 or worse) before they will retreat. I am very aggressive in retreating any patient that feels their vision is not as sharp as they like, if 1. There is enough correction to retreat and 2 . There is enough residual corneal tissue to insure adequate corneal integrity after a retreatment. I would also like to mention that the retreatment rate is lower with PRK than LASIK.

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2. How many Denver, Colorado Laser Vision Correction Procedures have you performed? Why shouldn't I just go to the Laser Vision Surgeon who has performed the most procedures?
As of November, 2012, I have performed over 8500 Laser Vision Procedures, 85% LASIK and 15% PRK. Some of my colleagues have performed many times more procedures than I, but this high volume comes at the expense of quality patient care; surgeons who perform very high volumes of Laser Vision Surgery are not personally providing the pre-op and post-op care on their patients. They are delegating pre-op and post-op patient care to optometrists (optometrists are not Medical Doctors) and technicians. This means that the very high-volume Surgeon is depending on non-medical personnel to evaluate you before surgery and also to identify any potential risks or surgical complications that you may be experiencing after surgery. I will not delegate your care.

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3. Why should I pick you to do my LASIK?
Once again, I do not claim that my results are perfect nor that I am the "best" Laser Surgeon in Denver. However, my Laser Vision staff and I are deeply committed to provide you with not only absolutely state-of-the-art technology and advanced medical care, but we also try to provide you with something that is all but lost in today's extremely competitive medical/business environment; we will actually be nice to you. I am proud to brag about this one aspect of my practice; we receive MANY heartfelt compliments and thank-yous from our patients because we are actually treating them nicely. How can something so simple and so apparently obvious as being nice to people be ignored by "modern medicine"? When I go to the doctor, which I hate doing myself, I am fully expecting to be treated inconsiderately. I do not want to do this to my patients. I acknowledge that modern medicine is "big-business", but this does not prevent us from being nice to you and all our patients.

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4. What is the most common complaint about you and your practice?
Ouch. Unfortunately, and I hate doing it!!!, we sometimes run behind and keep people waiting longer than we all would like. I am surrounded by an extremely experienced, competent, compassionate staff and we make every effort to stay on schedule. However, sometimes we run into time-consuming, unavoidable, unforeseen problems with a patient. The choice for me is to spend as much time as is needed to treat a patient's problem even if it delays me in seeing other patients. If I had a significant medical problem myself, I would want the doctor to not rush me out the door. I treat patients the way I would want to be treated. If you have time constraints when you come to my office, tell the staff. We will make every effort to get you out on time, if possible.

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Phone (303)393-0347
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Rose Medical Plaza, 4545 East Ninth Avenue, #270, Denver, CO 80220

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The Levinson Eye Clinic, in Denver Colorado, and its laser vision correction surgeon, Dr. Richard A. Levinson, M.D., provide the latest technology in eye care and Lasik vision correction surgery for Custom Wavefront Lasik in the Denver and Boulder Metro area. Dr. Levinson and his refractive eye surgery staff use the Visx Star S4 excimer laser for Lasik or PRK refractive eye surgery with Customvue Wavefront Lasik. Contact Dr. Levinson and his Denver, Colorado laser vision correction staff for more information or to schedule a complimentary Custom Lasik vision correction consultation.