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.