Sharing Success

A Personal Testimonial - from Amy Wright

After four consecutive months of eye infections resulting from contact lens wear, my options were running out. For years, doctors had told me I would be a good candidate for the Lasik procedure. I was all for it until a work associate had a poor experience.

In order to make a well-informed decision, I visited three clinics. Some Jaycee friends referred me to TLC. They were thrilled with their TLC experiences & presented quite an impressive sales pitch.

Now, when people ask me about Lasik, I try to point out the following factors that placed TLC far above their competitors:

1. TLC is by far the most ethical. They are up front with you in all matters, from your prognosis to prices.
    
2. The surgeons are THE BEST!! (Check out the bio's on the web)
    
3. Their success rate is phenomenal. TLC does the most comprehensive screening, and a Doctor makes the final recommendation. They are very conservative --if the doctor feels you may have complications, the surgery won't be recommended. During the surgery, if they don't get a good flap, they'll send you home to try again in three months.
    
4. Their price is a great deal. It is more than other places, but you get what you pay for. They recommend both eyes done at one time, and their price includes the surgery, and all follow up visits for a year. They also offer a lifetime agreement depending on an individual's vision. The patient must visit annually a TLC affiliated doctor. Therefore, with the lifetime agreement, if you need an enhancement for distance vision, it is included in your initial fee.
    
5. Another major consideration is that TLC is not just local, they are much further spread out across the south and Midwest. Therefore, in our transient city, say someone has the procedure done in Charlotte and then moves to Chicago (for example). TLC has locations in Illinois that could do follow-up examinations..
    
6. You're not a paycheck. That is, the staff genuinely care about you & are more concerned with quality than quantity.

Joe Souther had LASIK with us on 11/29/99 with Dr. Scott Jaben. He was so happy with his results and with TLC Charlotte that he gave his two daughters, Cheryl Souther and Cynthia McJunkin, the LASIK procedures as a surprise Christmas present in 2000. Both women were in for their procedures with Dr. Jaben on 12/29/00 (one right after the other) and are both were very happy when they left on the 29th. The next day at their one day post-op Cheryl was 20/20 in one eye and 20/30 in the other. Cynthia was 20/20 in both eyes.