Recommended Opthalmologists near KP, NY

Jbmz

Jbmz

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So now that I have received my appointment. I'm thinking about making a visit to Kings Point to check out the place within the next month. I've been wanting to get some insurance and meet with a opthalmologist to get Lasik/PRK.

I want to start making moves during that visit and meet with some doctors near that area for consultation appointments before I get discharged from the Army. Right now I've been doing lots of googling and lurking on a few forums with no definite idea of where to start...

Are there any not too far from KP that anyone can recommend I go see? My goal down the road is to apply for a rated slot or aviation in whatever branch so if you have any personal experience of you or someone else seeing a certain surgeon and then going military aviation. I'm even more open to hearing what you have to say!

Disclaimer: I'm 24, my vision in my right eye is rather bad, and I've been adamant on pursuing surgery for a very long time.
 
Jbmz said:
So now that I have received my appointment. I'm thinking about making a visit to Kings Point to check out the place within the next month. I've been wanting to get some insurance and meet with a opthalmologist to get Lasik/PRK.

I want to start making moves during that visit and meet with some doctors near that area for consultation appointments before I get discharged from the Army. Right now I've been doing lots of googling and lurking on a few forums with no definite idea of where to start...

Are there any not too far from KP that anyone can recommend I go see? My goal down the road is to apply for a rated slot or aviation in whatever branch so if you have any personal experience of you or someone else seeing a certain surgeon and then going military aviation. I'm even more open to hearing what you have to say!

Disclaimer: I'm 24, my vision in my right eye is rather bad, and I've been adamant on pursuing surgery for a very long time.
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I'm no expert, but I have heard that maybe you should wait on getting surgery until you check with the powers that be?
 
NY Eye and Ear on 2nd Avenue is probably the premier eye center in the US.
 
2020HD said:
NY Eye and Ear on 2nd Avenue is probably the premier eye center in the US.
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I wouldn’t put it as “the” premier place, but it is pretty well regarded. (There are flaws with the US News methodology, but here it’s #12. https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/ophthalmology ). It also doesn’t have a well known refractive surgery practice. I have worked with one of their residency graduates for the last two years and his exposure to refractive was minimal which tells me their overall program probably isn’t super busy.

I haven’t looked, but I would bet there are significantly “better” places for refractive surgery in the NYC area and possibly even in Great Neck/Nassau County.
 
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