I had severely high myopia (-12.5 in one eye, and -14.5 in the other). Wearing contact lenses all…read moreday, every day, was starting to be a real annoyance in the dry Denver climate. Obviously with my very high myopia, I was not a candidate for LASIK or PRK, so I reached out to Dr. Lewis' office to ask about cataract surgery, aka clear lens extraction, aka refractive lens exchange. From my very first call to his office, I was really impressed. The admin who answered my call was very knowledgeable about all the different options. She described the costs associated with Phakic IOLs vs lens replacement.
Clear lens extraction surgery is done under local anesthesia, which was terrifying to me because I have nystagmus. I was like, "How can anyone replace my lenses if my eyes are moving all over the place?!" I had my consultation with Dr. Lewis, and he wasn't worried about this at all. He said he would administer a nerve block to stop the eye movement during surgery. I chose to move forward and schedule my surgery with Dr. Lewis because he was so confident. I figured, hey, he's not worried, so I shouldn't be, either! I appreciated that Dr. Lewis didn't promise me impossible results. Because I have nystagmus, my best corrected vision (with contact lenses) prior to surgery was about 20/100. Dr. Lewis made sure I understood that clear lens exchange surgery wouldn't give me 20/20 vision. I was like, "I know; I just want to stop being so dependent on contact lenses." I like that he was realistic and helped me manage my expectations.
Dr. Lewis met with me during me pre-op eye measurement appointment. I expressed that I didn't feel confident in the measurements the tech had gotten for my left eye, as my nystagmus was going crazy during the measurements. He had a different tech redo those measurements just to be sure, which really put me at ease. On the day of my surgery, I asked him, "Are you nervous?" (because, right, it's not every day you operate on someone whose eyes are darting around like frightened guinea pigs!) and he said, "No, I've done this surgery thousands of times." Again, the fact that he was so confident really helped allay my anxiety.
I had my surgery four weeks ago without any complications, and now I can confidently give five stars to Dr. Lewis. He has been awesome every step of the way. I couldn't have chosen a better eye surgeon!