I just discovered today that my insurance company (Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut) has contracted with a company, TruVision, Inc. out of Utah, to provide low-cost refractive surgery. I called them & they made an appointment for me with a physician in my area, Dr. Jeffrey Gold. I went to his website at www.clearchoicelaser.com and he seems very good to me, but I know absolutely nothing about this! Dr. Gold's Office set my preoperative appointment for January 7th, insisting that I not wear my gas permeable contacts for three months before my exam (I've worn them for 30 years). That reassured me a lot,however, when I mentioned it to someone at work, they became quite concerned and said that you have to do MUCH more research than I have done & that I might even have to go out of state to find a qualified doctor!! However, if it weren't for my insurance company's special program, I'd never be able to afford this! If I post the doctor's biography below, can someone tell me if this is good? Or not? (P.S. this biography may be outdated, over the phone they mentioned he had done over 2000 Lasik procedures) Thanks!
~~~Frena Hokans~~~

Dr. Jeffrey Gold specializes in Refractive Surgery and has performed 1,600 procedures including 1,300 LASIK procedures. A graduate of the University of Tennessee Medical School, Dr. Gold completed his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas and a fellowship in Refractive Surgery at the Casebeer Refractive Surgery Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Surgeons. He is also a member of the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, The International Society of Refractive Surgery, the Refractive Surgery Interest Group of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society. He has received the American Medical Associate's Physicians Recognition Award for Continuing Education every year since 1972.

Dr. Gold has given numerous guest lectures on ophthalmology and refractive surgery to civic groups and professional associations He presented a poster at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Gold is a lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Yale University and a former member of the Organizational and Medical Advisory Boards at Yale University and former member of the Organizational and Medical Boards at the Yale Laser Refractive Surgery Center. Dr. Gold is a former Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. Dr. Gold has personally had refractive surgery in 1992 to correct his myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia. He has also performed refractive surgery on his wife, daughter and brother and currently has performed over 1,300 LASIK procedures for a total of 1,600 refractive procedures to date. Dr. Gold has been trained by two of the world's leading experts in the field, Tom Clinch, M.D. and Casebeer, M.D.