I could not be happier with my LASIK surgery with Dr. Rubinfeld. I had surgery 8 months ago and have had no issues, only great results. I went from a correction of +6.25 -2.75 x 120 in my right eye and +4.75 -2.25 x 180 in my left eye to seeing 20/20 on my own. Plus, he did it in one surgery.
I looked into the possibility of getting LASIK while living in Utah over 15 years ago and was told that I was not a candidate because of my far-sightedness and significant astigmatism. I was not thinking about LASIK when my optometrist referred me to Dr. Rubinfeld for a precautionary screening for keratoconus, an eye disease of the cornea in which early signs include light sensitivity and fluctuating prescriptions. Dr. Rubinfeld runs the most extensive keratoconus research clinic in the world.
In my screening, Dr. Rubinfeld said he had good news and great news. I did not have keratoconus, so I would not grow progressively blind. I also was a candidate for LASIK! I told him I at one time was told I was not a candidate for it. He asked when and where I received that consultation. When I told him, he said that he was routinely doing LASIK on patients with my prescription the 15 years previously and it was likely the place in Utah that did my screening did not have a certain kind of machine that was available then and that Dr. Rubinfeld was regularly using at the time. We talked some more about the procedure and I left seriously considering it. Then I seriously considered it for 6 months. I researched Dr. Rubinfeld's background and found that he was often the doctor called on to step in when surgeries with other doctors did not go well. From that, paired with his work in keratoconus, which addresses the same region of the eye as LASIK, I decided that in a surgery in which risk could not be eliminated, it could at least be greatly minimized trusting the expertise of Dr. Rubinfeld.
My surgery could not have gone better. I went from a +6.25 -2.75 X120 in my right eye and +4.75 -2.25 x 180 in my left eye to seeing 20/20 without correction. I was in zero pain the next day. When Dr. Rubinfeld looked in my eyes the day after surgery and appeared quite proud of his work, I suspected things went well. It is rare not to need follow up surgeries for someone with my need for correction and Dr. Rubinfeld did it in one go.
Every surgery and patient is different, but I could not be happier with how mine went. Also, the staff at both the Fairfax office and the Rockville office were quite pleasant. When in some medical clinics, patients are treated like someone to be handled, I felt like an honored guest, especially on the surgery day when I was incredibly anxious.
I've never written an online review, but have often read them for my own benefit. It was time I paid it forward to someone else considering this surgery. I'd recommend Dr. Rubinfeld to a friend. read more
