2005 - 06-28-05

Dr. Patterson knows from real
surgical experience. He knows what to do if a
complication arises (the true skill of a surgeon
is knowing what to do when something unexpected
happens.) He knows from real experience who NOT
to do Cataract surgery on. Not everyone is a
candidate for the procedure and there may be
another procedure that would be better for that
particular patient.

Don't Be Fooled...

by advertising which attempts
to mislead you or uses "bait and switch"
tactics. You know the type of advertising I'm
talking about. It might say something like
"Cataract surgery for $499" but when you arrive,
you are told "your eyes fall into the $699
category"... AND... "there is a $200
pre-operative exam"... AND... "there is a $300
post-operative exam"... AND... "there is a $350
facility fee". Add all those "and's" together
and your $499 surgery now totals $1,549.00!

Oh, and let's not forget, they often wait until
you're there (like a sitting duck) before they
tell you there's a non-refundable $150 fee due
and payable... right now.

You'll also find out well into
the process the doctor doing your pre-operative
exam and all of your post-operative exams is NOT
the surgeon, or even a surgeon. Matter of fact,
it may not even be a medical doctor!

Dr. Patterson believes these
types of practices are an embarrassment to
medicine. And although they are not technically
illegal, in his opinion, they are unethical and
immoral.

After thousands of Cataract
surgery procedures, Dr. Patterson still LOVES
doing surgery. He LOVES sharing in the thrill of
the patient and their families when they realize
they can wake up and see the clock for the first
time in a long time. He LOVES the letters he
receives from patients who have just been amazed
at the results, some even reporting their vision
was better then ever before.

Just take a look at some of
these for yourself:

"I'm almost 78 years old and
see as good now that I have had cataract surgery
as I did when I was 30. My doctor told me that
chances are, if I live to be 100, my eyes might
be the best part of my body."