We at AVC are not always going to be on our soapbox in this blog, but there is another very important subject we’d like to talk about relating to getting the best laser eye treatment for you personally: independence.

Many laser eye surgery companies or consultants in private practice have an established partnership with a particular laser or lens manufacturer that is of financial benefit to both parties. Now whilst this commercial strategy makes perfect sense in other lines of business, when it comes to something as individual as corrective eye surgery it does not necessarily fit with the basic principle that the patient’s needs come first.

It’s not a secret – many leading names in the corrective eye surgery arena are known to be paid by the laser or lens manufacturers in return for using their products at attractive cost price. Naturally, any business looks to source suppliers at the lowest cost in order to maximise profits, but in this industry there must be a question mark.

As a wholly independent vision correction clinic, AVC has no financial interest in using any particular laser or lens type above another; every recommendation is based on what will provide the patient with the optimum results from the entire market including the leading names such Alcon, Zeiss, Topcon and Staar. If that choice is limited to one manufacturer’s range there can always be a chance that something else would have been a better choice. As always, we would never imply that any clinic is knowingly offering sub-standard care but relationships based on mutual financial benefit inevitably introduce a reason to doubt.

AVC’s surgeons are completely free to choose what is best for each patient by listening to their needs and by performing a thorough consultation. Only after this information has been fully assessed will the surgeon decide which laser eye surgery technique or implantable contact lenses should be used.