What We Won’t Do
We won’t approve you for LASIK unless we know you’re an excellent candidate.
When complications have occurred with LASIK (less than 2% of over 12 million US patients), outdated technology and patients who were not good candidates in the first place were the two primary factors. Some eyes are simply not suited to LASIK. Even with today’s most advanced technology, about 10% of applicants at Bellevue LASIK are frankly advised to consider another method of vision improvement that Dr. Leavitt can provide. Dr. Leavitt will not recommend LASIK unless he knows he can achieve the outcome you want and that LASIK can provide.
We won’t rush you.
As Dr. Leavitt says:
“We’re not running a production line here at Bellevue LASIK. We’re never in a hurry, we never take short-cuts, and we’re answerable only to our patients – not a board of directors in another state. We’re being entrusted with our patients’ eye health and their hopes for the best vision they can achieve, therefore safety and excellence of outcome are our foremost concerns.”
We won’t treat you like a number.
Although Dr. Leavitt has personally performed over 17,000 procedures, an excellent record of success in a medical field where 5,000 procedures is considered the benchmark, his focus is always on the person.
“I know my patients come to me with apprehensions and expectations and my first step is to get to know them as individuals, settle their concerns, and then help them achieve 20/20 or better. I love my profession. I love what I do. I love providing the best vision possible for my patients and I am just as excited and thrilled to perform my next procedure as I was with my first.”
We won’t cut-rate your vision.
Affordability is a factor in any elective surgery and some centers focus on this sensitive issue by offering too-good-to-be-true discounts and price cuts.
While offers like $499 or $699 look good, the truth is that the amount of vision correction performed for this price is so minor that most people who qualify wouldn’t have needed LASIK to begin with. According to All About Vision, the average price for a all laser custom LASIK is $2170.
At Bellevue LASIK we still make LASIK affordable with excellent payment plans and we provide a 20/20 Money Back Commitment.
This way you’ll be assured of achieving the best vision possible, and that your budget is secure.
We won’t make our decisions as directed by bean counters in a far-off corporate office.
One of the benefits of owning your own practice is that you get to make all the decisions about that practice. Things like the type of equipment you’ll use and how often you’ll upgrade it, the number of people on the patient care staff and the standards you’ll adhere to for your patients. Dr. Leavitt is very particular about these things and makes sure the rest of us are too.
Dr. Leavitt makes his medical decisions based on your needs – not his.
We won’t subject you to sales pressure.
Some folks shy away from the offer of a Free Consultation because they’re sure it will mean sales pressure.
Not at Bellevue LASIK & Cornea.
The purpose of the LASIK Consultation is to verify that you’re a good candidate and confirm that you qualify for our 20/20 Money Back Commitment program. Once those questions are out of the way, the ball is in your court.
If you’re a good candidate for LASIK, we’ll be happy to discuss affordability whenever you like, and if you decide to schedule your procedure right then and there, that’s fine with us too. But we’re not running a production line – so relax and leave your concerns about sales pressure – and your checkbook – at home.
We won’t leave you in suspense about your credit application.
We’ll help you apply on the spot and send you home knowing that you’re financially covered. Our online credit application and approval process can help you find out what your payments are likely to be immediately – even before you come into the office for the consultation and exam – and the process will not affect your credit score with any of the major credit companies.
We won’t leave you wondering if you’ll really get what you hope for…
Achieving the best vision possible for every patient is a commitment that begins with our Free LASIK Consultation, includes the most advanced LASIK technology available, and continues through our 20/20 Money Back Commitment.
While many centers offer verbal assurances as to quality of outcome, Dr. Leavitt is the only LASIK surgeon in the region to back up his results in writing: Bellevue LASIK provides the only LASIK in the region backed by a written 20/20 Money Back Commitment.
