Comments on: 5 things to ask your lasik eye surgeon before surgery http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/ because criticism isn't an armchair sport Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/#comment-15698 ozsoapbox Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:49:21 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4462#comment-15698 Well I guess the question that needs to be asked then is can serial killers become accredited laser eye surgeons? I'd like to think there's an accreditation licensing clause somewhere preventing this! <blockquote>Waivers don’t always cover other aspects such as negligence…</blockquote> True but given the entire procedure is like 15 minutes you'd have to be trying pretty hard to be negligent. Especially if you'd performed thousands of surgeries beforehand. Well I guess the question that needs to be asked then is can serial killers become accredited laser eye surgeons?

I’d like to think there’s an accreditation licensing clause somewhere preventing this!

Waivers don’t always cover other aspects such as negligence…

True but given the entire procedure is like 15 minutes you’d have to be trying pretty hard to be negligent. Especially if you’d performed thousands of surgeries beforehand.

]]> By: Costa http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/#comment-15695 Costa Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:42:16 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4462#comment-15695 true but wouldn't it make sense for the medical accreditation boards should hold some more responsibility than the patient asking before treatment? Waivers don't always cover other aspects such as negligence... true but wouldn’t it make sense for the medical accreditation boards should hold some more responsibility than the patient asking before treatment?

Waivers don’t always cover other aspects such as negligence…

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/#comment-15693 ozsoapbox Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:28:22 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4462#comment-15693 <blockquote>Wow, I would not have thought to ask if they had a history of being a serial killer… but wouldn’t they lie?</blockquote> If you asked them in a professional capacity and they lied, I'm pretty sure that's not legal. <blockquote>What about does your clinic and you have public liability and professional indemnity cover? I don’t want stray the argument but if something goes wrong you want to ensure you will be covered.</blockquote> Given the money these guys make I doubt they don't. Having said that from memory I'm pretty sure I had to sign liability waivers before I had my Lasik procedure done.

Wow, I would not have thought to ask if they had a history of being a serial killer… but wouldn’t they lie?

If you asked them in a professional capacity and they lied, I’m pretty sure that’s not legal.

What about does your clinic and you have public liability and professional indemnity cover? I don’t want stray the argument but if something goes wrong you want to ensure you will be covered.

Given the money these guys make I doubt they don’t. Having said that from memory I’m pretty sure I had to sign liability waivers before I had my Lasik procedure done.

]]> By: Costa http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/#comment-15685 Costa Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:56:58 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4462#comment-15685 Wow, I would not have thought to ask if they had a history of being a serial killer... but wouldn't they lie? What about does your clinic and you have public liability and professional indemnity cover? I don't want stray the argument but if something goes wrong you want to ensure you will be covered. Wow, I would not have thought to ask if they had a history of being a serial killer… but wouldn’t they lie?

What about does your clinic and you have public liability and professional indemnity cover? I don’t want stray the argument but if something goes wrong you want to ensure you will be covered.

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/#comment-10506 ozsoapbox Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:17:13 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4462#comment-10506 <blockquote>one more thing to ask… “is your doctor a serial killer?”</blockquote> uh...I'd just like to take this opportunity say that my eye surgeon was spectacularly awesome. Absolutely no complaints here! <span style="font-size:x-small;">...seriously please don't kill me if you're reading this!</span>

one more thing to ask… “is your doctor a serial killer?”

uh…I’d just like to take this opportunity say that my eye surgeon was spectacularly awesome. Absolutely no complaints here!

…seriously please don’t kill me if you’re reading this!

]]> By: Yi http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/laser-eye-surgery/5-things-to-ask-your-lasik-eye-surgeon-before-surgery/#comment-10503 Yi Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:37:10 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=4462#comment-10503 one more thing to ask... "is your doctor a serial killer?" http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/973357/us-medico-accused-of-planning-aussie-hit one more thing to ask… “is your doctor a serial killer?”
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