I have been a patient of Dr Patel for over 10 years and I wanted to share my experience with Dr Patel. It is a little lengthy due to multiple surgeries and eye issues, but necessary to show his level of dedication to his patients. I came to him after another "specialist" told me that I had a PVD and that he did not see any signs of detachment and I had nothing to worry about, even though I had a crescent moon shape blind spot in the bottom corner of my eye. 4 days later I am blind in my right eye trying to find a specialist at 530 on a Thursday night. Keeping in mind that I was not a patient at this time, Dr Patel still returned his emergency line, and told me to be in his office first thing Friday morning. He saw me first thing, had a solid exam, explained everything he found in detail and probable results, and scheduled me for emergency surgery that afternoon. What he found was I had ended up with a total detachment, a giant tear, and my retina had actually folded onto itself. 10 years later, I have restored vision of 20/80 in that eye, when everyone thought I could be legally blind due to the severity of the detachment. 4 years later, I had a large PVD in my left eye. Dr Patel stayed and kept his staff after hours until I got back from North Carolina to do an exam and reassure me it was just a PVD. A year after this I had another large PVD. He again got me in to see him right away. This time there were numerous tears and a partial detachment. We caught it early enough that I still have full vision in my left eye. In the end, Dr Patel has always listened to my concerns, and addressed them professionally and direct. I trust no one else with my retina health and would recommend him hands down (and have snd do) to anyone with retina issues.
