CRSQA / USAEYES Surgeons May be Hazardous to Your Health

CRSQA (Council for Refractive Quality Assurance) is 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.

Even though Glenn Hagele has no educational credentials other than a High School Diploma and a single college course in marketing, he issues "certifications" to surgeons.

The following surgeons were known to have been certified by CRSQA / USAEYES as of December 2007.  Caveat Emptor.

Kerry Assil Jay Bansal Daniel Beers Scott Behler
Robert Brems Stephen Brint Randy Burks Andrew  Caster
Benjamin Chang Daniel Durrie Ella Faktorovich Raymond Gailitis
Robert Gladsden Daniel Goldberg Jack Holladay Thierry Hufnagel
Joseph King Kent Kirk Robert Lin James Loden
Robert Maloney James McDonald Michael Mockovak Sanford Moretsky
Thomas Planchard Philip Roholt Cary Silverman Swati Singh
Gregory Stainer Steven Stetson Mark Volpicelli David Wallace
Robert Weisenthal Marc Werner Norman Zaffater

Web site which exposes false advertising by USAEYES.

Patient forum for discussing USAEYES / CRSQA surgeons.