Hi!
Thank you for your interest in Laser Refractive Surgery (Lasik,Lasek,PRK,etc). To answer your question: it depends on the eye.
Anyway, we have two options:
OPTION 1 (HIGH QUALITY )
2012 Price at St.Luke's has temporarily DROPPED! This will last up to May or June only.
Our packaged rates
Procedure ----------------------------- Regular Price Promo price
1. PRK / eye Surgery ------------------ Php 35,715 30,000
2. PRK both eyes ---------------------- Php 69,048 58,000
3. Conventional LASIK both eyes Php 77,381 65,000
4. Conventional LASIK one eyes Php 39,286 33,000
4.VisuMax Femtosecond LASIK/eye Php 62,000 55,000
5. VisuMax Femto LASIK both eyes Php 110,000 88,000
Your credit card can be used here.
This includes:
1)Hospital Fee
2)Surgeon's Fee
3)Assist Fee
4)Medications During and immediately after surgery
5) LIFE TIME WARRANTY on the laser procedure done (follow-up and retouching)
6) Free transport service to and from St.Luke's-QC for screening and on surgery day (allow one week advance notice please)
Additional Screening Fee at St.Luke's is P 3,528
Screenings may be done at either St.Luke's QC or St.Luke's Global City
Surgery can be done at St.Luke's Global City or QC
Followups for my patients are preferably at St.Luke's QC
Transportation service to and from st.luke's on surgery day can be arranged the usual way.
It’s expensive but remember… This is your eye and quality does come at a price
For screenings at St.Luke's QC, please call 722-2965 or 7230101 Loc 4142 and look for Mae or Melanie. Tell them you want to set up a Lasik Screen with Dr. Richie Nepomuceno. Ideally it would be on Saturdays so I can be there personally. Monday to Thursday is also okay but a colleague of mine will do the screening for me and I'll evaluate your records afterward and give you a call.
For screenings at St.Luke's Global City, please call 7897700 loc 2020 and look for Thur or Weng. Tell them you want to set up a Lasik Screen with Dr. Richie Nepomuceno. Ideally it would be on a Saturday morning so I can be there personally. Monday to Friday is also okay but a colleague of mine will do the screening for me and I'll evaluate your records afterward and give you a call.
What you need to remember is that you need to be OFF soft contact lenses for 3-4 days prior to the screening and surgery. If you wear hard contact lenses (RGP's,etc) then you need to be OFF these for about 2 weeks. Please allot 3 hours for the screening as we need to do a lot of tests to be sure it's safe for you. Please bring a companion on the day of screening as we will dilate your eyes and it would be difficult to drive for about 4 hours. Things will also be relatively bright during this time.
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OPTION 2 (BANG FOR BUCK….BEST BUY)
2012 Price at Fatima (both eyes, all in) Lasik is P54,000 while PRK/Lasek P50,000. The screening fee is an additional P1,500. At present, I have a 10K discount on my PF for PRK cash payments up to April 30, 2012 (So PRK is just 40K) . Sometimes we need to have additional tests done that will cost from 1-2K more.
This Includes:
1)Hospital Fee
2)Surgeon's Fee
3)Assist Fee
4)Some Medications During and immediately after surgery
5) 12 months follow-up and retouching (NOT life time)
6) Free transportation service to Fatima for screening day & day of surgery.
Why is there a price difference? Quality comes at a price. St.Luke's Eye Center is JCIA accredited and has been operational since 2000. Fatima is NOT accredited by such a prestigious international quality control organization and started operations last 2007.
For my patients who are on a tight budget, Fatima is the way to go. Nobody else can match it “Bang for Buck”. Cheaper centers do not use the highly advanced Zeis MEL-80 laser platform. There are a few things we need to consider for Fatima Laser Surgeries:
1. there are some tests we still need to do at St.Luke’s which cost approximately 1K– 2K only.
2. Even if the transportation to and from Fatima on Surgery day is on us, the follow-ups must be done on Fatima. My schedule there is Wednesday mornings. An alternative many of my patients do is have the follow up tests done at Fatima at their convenient time (office hours ofcourse), then see me for followup at my other clinics in Manila or Quezon City.
In other words, you get what you pay for at St.Luke’s…while you get a lot more bang for your buck at Fatima Don’t get me wrong… okay na rin naman sa Fatima. To demonstrate, here’s a Philippine Daily Inquirer article on choosing a lasik center.
HOW TO CHOOSE A LASIK CENTER :
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/12/14/3164650.htm
FOR MORE DETAILS & FAQ’s : visit our St.Luke’s website at :
http://www.2020.stluke.com.ph/vlc/
FOR MY PROFILE:
http://www.2020.stluke.com.ph/vlc/ey...oc.asp?vlcID=6
FOR VIDEOS :
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lasikmanila
Please email me directly if you want my contact details :
2020eye@i-manila.com.ph
If you decide to have the screening, email me asap so I can email you a special questionnaire I use to gain better insight on the condition of all my patients.
If you want to be informed of future promos in st.luke’s ( in case a rare one occurs ), please email me and put “PROMO LIST” on the subject heading.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Nepomuceno, MD,FPAO
Diplomate, Philippine Board of Ophthalmology
Eye Infection, Corneal Transplant,
Cataract & Laser Vision Correction Specialist
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