Your script is well within lasik limits, forget the "299/eye" places,
they're mostly bait and switch. Find an experienced surgeon, continue
your research, you'll do fine.

Dear Friend,

Subject:  $299 for Lasik??

The average cost for Lasik is
APPROXIMATELY $4,000.

If a person will advertise a low
price, I doubt that you coud
TRUST that group for good Lasik.

But if you get it done for $299,
let us know how successful
you are with this $299, ASSUMING
of course that you can still read
your computer monitor AFTER
you have $299 Lasik.

Good luck,

Otis

You only have one pair of eyes to last  you a lifetime.  For God's sake,
don't look for the cheapest price!  Look for the best doctor.  You can judge
a doctor's expertise by the number of patients he has to redo a second time.
On a national average, that runs between 10-15% of  eyes done.  Our group has
a redo rate of  3%.  These numbers were compiled by Alcon, the company that
makes our lasers.

-$299/per eye will get you a general non-tracking laser - relying on the Dr's
expertise to shut it off if you look away.
-$1300-1400/per eye will get you a tracking laser - where there will be no
misfires due to fixation loss.  Generally, this 30%+ more accurate than the
Nidek.
These first two lasers are general lasers and anyone with the exact same
prescription will have the exact same treatment.
-Custom Wavefront is the new gold standard and will cost you more.  But, you
will have the most acurate possible prescription, customized for your eyes to
eliminate all possible aberrations.  This is another 30% more accurate than
the LADAR.

Is $600 too little?  Yes.  Is $3600 too much? Not!

The astigmatic add-on is an advertising gimmick because the procedure is the
same with or w/o astigmatism.

Find the best doc, PLEASE...not the bargain basement price.

Dr. Tom