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 January 2009.  Caveat Emptor.

Jay Bansal Daniel Beers Scott Behler Robert Brems
Stephen Brint Randy Burks Benjamin Chang Daniel Durrie
Ella Faktorovich Richard Foulkes Raymond Gailitis Robert Gladsden
Daniel Goldberg

Jack Holladay

Thierry Hufnagel Kent Kirk
Robert Lin James Loden Robert Maloney James McDonald
Sanford Moretsky Philip Roholt Cary Silverman Swati Singh
Gregory Stainer Steven Stetson Mark Volpicelli Robert Weisenthal
Marc Werner

Web site which exposes false advertising by USAEYES.

Patient forum for discussing USAEYES / CRSQA Surgeons.