A good eye surgeon is characterized by the fact that he has received solid training at several renowned clinics with experienced experts in Germany and abroad.
Up to a certain point, case numbers play an important role, as the surgeon's learning curve has been proven to increase over the first thousand cataract operations, for example. Accordingly, the complication rate decreases with every operation performed until it levels off at around 0.1%. Ideally, the surgical workload should be maintained in order to be able to maintain the routine at a high level of quality.
The surgical spectrum should be large enough that the surgeon can also select the operation that is the safest and most promising for you. For example, in patients with severe refractive vision, the implantation of an additional lens should be preferred over laser surgery. If there is age-related lens opacity, cataract surgery should be considered rather than laser surgery. A good surgeon advises against surgery if the chances of success are too low or the risk for the patient is too high.
As a surgeon, you have a certain responsibility towards your patients even after the procedure and should be available.
In the end, your gut feeling determines whether you feel you are in safe hands with your ophthalmologist and can entrust your most important sensory organ to him.