Terms of use

What Sightlume does

Sightlume shares general educational information about procedures like LASIK, PRK, SMILE, ICL, and cataract or lens surgery. We also help you request a match with licensed ophthalmologists near you through get matched.

What we are:
- A free service for people who want to understand options and compare consultations
- A way to connect with licensed eye surgeons in your area
- A place to read plain-language information before you decide what questions to ask

What we are not:
- Not an eye surgeon, clinic, optometrist, or hospital
- Not a provider of exams, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, or follow-up care
- Not a source of medical, surgical, legal, or financial advice

If you use this site, you agree to use it for personal, lawful purposes and to make your own decisions after speaking with a licensed surgeon. You are always free to wait, get another opinion, or keep glasses or contacts.

Important limits of our information

Everything on Sightlume is general education only. It is meant to help you prepare for a consultation, not replace one. Only a licensed eye surgeon, after an in-person exam, can tell you whether you may be a candidate and which procedure, if any, might fit your eyes.

Results from surgery vary from person to person. No procedure can be promised to work the same for everyone, and no honest service should guarantee a specific vision result.

All vision-correction surgery has real risks. Depending on the procedure and the person, these can include:
- Dry eye
- Glare or halos at night
- Under-correction or over-correction
- Infection
- Flap-related problems in LASIK
- Need for enhancement or more treatment
- Rare loss of vision

Some people are not candidates for surgery at all. That is normal. An honest surgeon may say no. If you want background reading before a consult, see candidacy and exams or LASIK risks and side effects.

How matching works and what you share

If you ask us to help with a match, we collect contact details only so a participating surgeon’s office can reach you.

We may ask for:
- Name
- Phone number
- Email
- ZIP code
- Preferred language
- Which procedure you are curious about

We do not ask you to send medical history, prescriptions, test results, insurance records, or health records through Sightlume. Please do not submit private medical details to us.

Our role is simple:
1. You send your contact details.
2. We pass them to a participating licensed eye surgeon or office near you.
3. You decide whether to schedule a consultation.

The match is free to you. Participating surgeons pay Sightlume a flat fee to take part. That payment does not mean any surgeon is right for you, and it does not replace your job of comparing consultations and deciding who you trust.

Costs, consultations, and your decisions

Any prices you see on Sightlume are typical ranges and estimates, not quotes or guarantees. Real cost depends on the procedure, your eyes, the technology used, and where you live. Surgery is rarely covered by insurance.

Typical US ranges are often around:
- LASIK: about $2,000-$3,000 per eye
- PRK: about $1,800-$2,800 per eye
- SMILE: about $2,200-$3,200 per eye
- ICL: about $3,000-$5,000 per eye

Both eyes are often roughly double, but your actual consultation may differ. For more on pricing, visit costs.

Using Sightlume does not create a doctor-patient relationship with us. No surgery happens through this website, and no procedure should happen without a full exam, informed consent, and time to ask questions. This site is information only, not medical advice. Only an in-person exam with a licensed eye surgeon can determine candidacy.