http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/doctor/locate-lasik-doctor.htm

Or use our 50 Tough Questions For Your Lasik Doctor to evaluate any potential surgeon.

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-tough-questions.htm

Rx over say -4.50 and/or large pupil size: need the expensive one

Rx under about -4.00 *AND* small or average pupil size: cheaper one is likely fine

I work for a nonprofit organization that certifies Lasik doctor patient outcomes. We don't provide Lasik, just Lasik information and certification.

Our organization reviewed FDA clinical trial data, studies published in medical journals and thousands of patient outcomes to determine that about 3% of refractive surgery patients (all types of surgery, all types of patients) have some sort of unresolved complication at six months postop, with about 0.5% being serious complications. Only after a comprehensive examination by a competent eye doctor would you know if your risk is normal or elevated.

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/do-it.htm

Some national chains advertise as low at $299 an eye, but when you look at the financial reports of those same chains you will find that the averaged cost is about $1,350 per eye. Lasik cost varies from about $1,400 to $2,900 per eye, depending on the surgeon and technology, according to David Harmon, president of the St. Louis research firm MarketScope.

http://www.market-scope.com

What you will pay will depend greatly on your unique circumstances and which procedure is recommended. Conventional Lasik ablation will likely be less expensive than wavefront-guided custom Lasik. All-Laser Lasik will likely be more expensive than Lasik with a mechanical microkeratome. Some clinics charge extra for "lifetime acuity" plans that provide additional surgery if required later. You are moderately myopic (nearsighted, shortsighted), but there are many other parameters that will need to be evaluated.

We have a list of doctors who we have certified or you may find want to use our 50 Tough Questions For Your Lasik Doctor to help screen any doctor.

http://www.usaeyes.org/surgeons/locate-lasik-doctor.htm
http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-tough-questions.htm

That said, just because someone charges a lot does not make them a better doctor, nor does charging less make them a poor doctor. What you need to do is focus on the quality of the surgeon and keep price secondary.

I work for a nonprofit organization that certifies Lasik doctor patient outcomes. We don't provide Lasik, just Lasik information and certification. There is a doctor we have certified in your area but we also have a list of 50 Tough Questions For Your Lasik Doctor to help evaluate any potential Lasik doctor.

What you will pay will depend greatly on your unique circumstances and which procedure is recommended. Conventional Lasik ablation will likely be less expensive than wavefront-guided custom Lasik. All-Laser Lasik will likely be more expensive than Lasik with a mechanical microkeratome. If you don't know what these terms mean, then you really are not yet well enough informed to know if you need to pay extra to get them.

Some national chains advertise as low at $299 an eye, but when you look at the financial reports of those same chains you will find that the averaged cost is about $1,350 per eye. The high end at a "boutique" center is about $2,500 per eye. Just about everybody has a zero or low interest Lasik loans available.

Would you purchase a pair of glasses out of a basket at a thrift store and expect to be able to see well? Perhaps you would see okay, but you would probably only want to wear glasses that provide the most accurate correction for your eyes. Lasik is much the same. I don't mean to equate $299 Lasik to a thrift store, but I'm sure you get the idea.

I apologize I cannot directly answer your question about a low-cost Lasik provider in Puyallup (I don't know what our certified doctors charge), but I hope this information will help you find a good quality surgeon.

I had lasik surgery last week and this is where the website address that I found my surgeon on.