Future Vision 
Laser Center

A Consumer Reports survey of laser eye surgery patients published August, 2009 found that "nearly two-thirds said they were disappointed to find that they still had to wear glasses or contact lenses at least occasionally". In the survey, 53 percent of the respondents reported at least one side effect after surgery, and 22 percent of the respondents were still experiencing side effects six months later. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of not highly satisfied respondents said they regretted not learning more from people who had laser eye surgery before them.

Dr. Richard Foulkes's LASIK web site implies that it is cheaper to have LASIK than to continue wearing glasses or contact lenses.

Read: Does LASIK save money?

Richard Foulkes, MD is a LASIK surgeon practicing in the suburbs of Chicago. His contact information is:

Future Vision Laser Center
477 E. Butterfield Road
Suite 101
Lombard IL 60148
877-393-7228 (phone)
630-724-1410 (fax)
info@glassesfree.com

Richard Foulkes MD
168 Addison Rd
Riverside Il 60546
708-955-5678 (cell)
foulkes52@gmail.com

Dr. Richard Foulkes is a member of CRSQA (Council for Refractive Quality Assurance), a referral service for LASIK surgeons, operated by Glenn Hagele out of his home.  Despite its pretentious name, CRSQA is just a cynical marketing ploy that "certifies" refractive surgeons willing to fork over $7,000 in the first year and $5,000/year thereafter.  In exchange, Glenn Hagele provides these surgeons with a  bogus seal of approval on his USAEYES.org web site to promote their practices.  Don't be fooled by Glenn Hagele's advertising claims - CRSQA's quality "standards" are actually below industry standards.  Glenn Hagele is not qualified to issue certifications as he is not a doctor, but simply a high school graduate. 

I've noticed lately that Dr. Richard Foulkes is advertising Verisyse lens "lens implant" surgery as an alternative to LASIK.  In my opinion, that device is more dangerous than LASIK!  

Read: Intraocular lens implant

On his website, Dr. Richard Foulkes claims to have "studied nearly every device and currently favors the Hansatome Zero Compression for it's consistency and near zero complication rate."  Yet, A former Bausch & Lomb production supervisor doesn't think the Hansatome microkeratomes are safe, and sent a detailed letter to the FDA describing shoddy manufacturing processes for the Hansatome microkeratome.  The production supervisor was also kind enough to send provide a copy of the letter to a web site operator.

Read: A letter from a Bausch and Lomb production supervisor