How to decide between 2 surgeons?
The only person I know who has had cataracts where I live (near Memphis) was my brother-in-law, who was very happy with his cataract surgery. My ophthalmologist who I really trust has recommended a surgeon in his practice. Both surgeons get top reviews online and from Medicare. The difference is my brother-in-law’s surgeon only does the actual procedure. Someone else sees you before the surgery, and a third person does the follow-up. The surgeon my ophthalmologist recommended does all 3 parts himself. I’m very torn. On the one hand I do believe that the more surgeries a doctor does the better he is at it, so doing only the surgery part might really be better. On the other hand I’m not sure how important “continuity of care” is in something like this. What do you think?