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I have read that the learning curve on a lot of operations is very high and that you don't want to use a doctor who has done less than a certain number for some difficult procedures. My wife was consulting with doctors about a possible thyroid condition and she was told that is she needed surgery she should use someone who had done something like a thousand of that type. I suspect that eye surgery is the same. I am very nearsighted and have been hearing about good progess in dealing with people in my situation. I figure I'll give it another five years for the technology to get settled, I'll be in my mid-40s and my eyes should be reasonably stable, and I'll ask my regular eye doc for some suggestions. I'll pick the one with the most experience doing my type of eye and the best track record. Correcting people with 20/40 and no astigmatism to 20/20 is probably cheap and easy. A coupon probably works for them. Going from 20/100 and astigmatism to 20/20 doesn't sound like the same thing.