Do LASIK Surgeons Undergo LASIK themselves?

Laser vision correction has been around for decades and has truly stood the test of time, continuing to be an increasingly popular procedure around the world, as the rate of myopia rises and more and more glasses and contact lens wearers decide that they want the freedom of clear vision. However, despite the rising demand for laser vision correction, as well as the constantly evolving technology and techniques that have contributed to it being safer than ever, many people are still hesitant to have their vision corrected.

One of the most common reasons for this hesitation that we have come across, is the belief that lasik surgeons themselves do not undergo the procedure. We cannot tell you how many times we have heard people say something along the lines of – “I would not go for lasik because the surgeon himself is still wearing glasses!”, or “If lasik is so safe, then why haven’t I come across any eye doctor who has done it himself?”

This argument that lasik surgeons do not have lasik themselves, is a compelling one – how can eye doctors preach the wonders of lasik to their patients when they still wear glasses and have not gone through it themselves?

Fortunately, we have plenty of evidence to dispel this commonly-held belief about lasik – one of them being that our very own surgeons Dr. Tony Ho & Dr. Philemon Huang have themselves undergone the surface-based, touch-less and flap-less TransPRK procedure! So read on to learn about ophthalmologists including ours who have had lasik done, what made them decide to go for it, as well as find out why others might have not gone for the procedure themselves.