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Crystal L.
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Yelp
9 years ago
My eyeballs are toast, and my once terrible vision may be superhuman strength soon enough! PS Long review for the folks who want to get LASIK, are toying with the idea, and want to know what a strong prescription person felt at her free consult. TLDR: Price for custom wavefront lasik here cost $2500 per eyeball + $195 diag exam fee for surgery. Total $5195, but Mann Eye typically has the $1000 off promotion, thus $4195. Tax on any eye insurance you may have for vision correction surgery like my EyeMed insurance (15% on my policy) and total is $3566. This is roughly $1783 per eyeball to never have to worry about glasses or contacts again. I went in last Friday afternoon around 1:45pm for a LASIK consult to see if I first of all qualified for the procedure, and to see the cost that Id be working with at if I were to get a vision correction procedure done. From parking in their lot, I was confused and walked into the bank below but its okay, even the bank folks are friendly! (They must have figured my eyesight was terrible, thus giving me better directions to find my way around the building). I got checked in, and let the receptionist know that I was new, filled out some paper work, checked in on Yelp and got a Mann Eye goodie bag, filled with candy, some shades, a notepad, magnets and earphones, whoo! I met up with a lady named Courtney, who is the LASIK consult here at Mann Eye, and from the beginning, she was very friendly and sweet, totally hit it off! She went through several of the machines that would test my prescription of my glasses, asked if I had recently worn contacts as that would change the measurements of my eyeballs, measured the thickness of my cornea as well as took a look at my astigmatism. Ive been looking left and right at all the Mann Eye institute Yelp reviews as Ive heard friends say NO, dont go there! They will wreck your eyesight and you need to shell out the money to ensure you get the best doctor! Now Ill be honest, I used to hear the rave reviews of Mann Eye Institute off of the Bobby Bones show as I drove into work everyday, and yes, marketing enough and listening to them rant enough over perfect vision was enough years later to have myself make my way into the free consult. The eye exam free consult, was the most thorough exam ever! Ive never seen so many machines before in my life, and not one of them blew a puff of air into my eyeballs. I dread that machine the most, maybe its the unknowningness of when the puff of air will hit, but I would never wish it upon my enemies! I notice not that many have too high of a prescription, and if youre considering lasik then you must want to compare numbers. Fine, lets compare answers. I am at -7.25/-7.50 diopter, and -1.72/-2.25 astigmatism, with my cornea thickness being in the 620s+. Now, most of the lovely Yelp reviews raving of their LASIK typically didnt have as crazy of a prescription as I do, and it drove me bonkers to not be able to see others above a -3/-4 diopter getting LASIK. Not Courney, remember her taking me around getting my eyes tested? She confessed she was at a -5.00 approx prescription, and I felt a bit safer seeing that she was understanding of my concerns, of my stronger grade prescription, and seeing that she had her procedure done here, and having her great results. They use the intraLase machine which will cut your eyeball, bladeless (aka with a laser), and then use a Wavefront machine to map your cornea to see the 3D topographical terrain of your eyeball to get the most accurate reading. Cool! Ive had folks say that theyve had terrible results here though, so I am hesitant, getting myself a few second and third opinions, because halos, starbursts while driving at night is definitely a downer. As with any major surgery/medical opinion, I would highly suggest you get 2-3 other consults, most LASIK eye exams are free, and they are pretty low pressure about wanting to get you to sign something. After the first 3 machines with Courtney, I was handed over to the eye medical assistant who conducted my my typical eye exam, was dilated to check for glaucoma and other eye diseases that may be of discomfort (also to check if I would be able to be corrected to 20/20, which I am if you can read the lines on the eye chart to a certain line), and then saw the Doctor who once reviewing my numbers, determined I would be a successful LASIK candidate. Questions to the doctor were in regards to seeing if I would need PRK which has a higher success rate and less regression for stronger prescription folks but the Doct seemed pretty certain LASIK would be better for me in regards to long term, and healing time. PRK does take weeks to heal, where LASIK takes a day or two at most. The free consult was a very informative visit and Im glad I went in to check Mann Eye out! Second and third consults will go through, because Im a person who needs to do her research but all sounds great so far!
Courtney H.
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Yelp
9 years ago
Excellent staff and Dr. Beavers is kind, knowledgable and makes you feel like family!
Brats Y.
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Yelp
9 years ago
I had my appointment yesterday, after suddenly rescheduling it on my part. It was great.brbrMaryanne, in particular, struck me. She is both passionate and knowledgeable about her chosen profession - she is an eye nerd, through and through. She and the rest of the staff there are clearly in love with their jobs. Its so refreshing to be around people who like each other and love what they do.brbrDo your homework before you show up. You should know already how much your laser procedure is going to cost, or ask right away. They wont tell you from the get go, but this is standard sales practice. Dont be put off by it. Mine is going to run me a touch under $4000 with zero percent financing for 18 months, which I find totally reasonable.brbrIll update later with how everything goes, but as far as my initial consultation, couldnt be better. The energy in the office is amazing.
Rosie Scott
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Google Business Profile
9 years ago
Dr Guy Beavers and his staff are incredible! I was really worried about what I thought was an eye infection and despite my stressed out, and Im sure at first unfriendly, manner they were incredibly kind, cheery (but not in an annoying way), and professional. I got incredible care and they went out of there way to get me back on my feet and not looking like a swollen-eyes weirdo. I couldnt recommend them more strongly.
James T.
Via
Yelp
10 years ago
I had LASIK via the Mann Eye Institute about a month ago. I could not be happier. Their expertise has liberated me from the tyranny of glasses! I can see flawlessly at 20/15 (only minor starbursts are remaining, but are expected to go away). The procedure itself was totally painless, and so so easy. brbrThey are a bit pricey, but you only get one pair of eyes. Pay the premium, get it done right! Have recommended, and would recommend again!
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