Before you sign
Ten questions to ask before you agree to eye surgery
Take this list with you. Asking is not rude, and a good doctor will not mind at all.
60 sec“Ask these ten before you sign anything.”
NetraSure doctor panel
What the doctor says
“Ask these ten before you sign anything.”
NetraSure doctor panel · Patient guide
- What happens if I do nothing for three months?
- Which scan shows that I need this operation?
- What is the total cost, including lens and follow-ups?
The filmed clip is being recorded. The words above are the same points the doctor makes on camera.
Ask a doctor about my own scansQuestion 1
What exactly is wrong with my eye?
Ask for the name of the condition, written down.
Question 2
What happens if I do nothing for six months?
The answer separates urgent from elective.
Question 3
Is there any treatment other than surgery?
Drops, laser, glasses, or simply watching.
Question 4
Which test made you decide?
Ask to see it on the screen and have it pointed out.
Question 5
How much better will I see afterwards?
A number, not a promise.
Question 6
What can go wrong, and how often?
Every operation has a risk. A good surgeon states it plainly.
Question 7
Who will actually perform the surgery?
Not always the doctor sitting in front of you.
Question 8
What is the total cost, including the lens and follow-up?
In writing, before the day.
Question 9
What will I need afterwards?
Drops, time off work, someone to travel with you.
Question 10
May I have copies of all my reports?
Say yes to this one for yourself. Always take them.
One more thing
Take somebody with you. Two people remember more than one, and it is hard to think clearly when you have just been told your eye needs an operation.
Not sure if you need surgery?
Send us your scans. A senior eye doctor who will never operate on you reads them and tells you the truth in two days.