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Dr. Mahootchi is the BEST ophthalmologist by far!!!! I've been seeing him for my eye care for 12 years...He was the first doctor to discover my cataracts in both eyes which had been there for quite some time; he said I was probably born with them. I was 21 at the time. I'm extremely thrilled with my new vision at age 33. My cataracts had become extremely bothersome over the past 4 years, but I kept putting off the surgery b/c I wanted to wait until finances allowed me to choose the Crystal Lens implant. Well, after my annual visit in July of this year, I realized my vision (or lack thereof...I was extremely near-sighted as well.... -11....yikes) was interfering with my quality of life. Dr. Mahootchi worked with me to choose the best option to achieve optimal vision within our budget. With a toric lens implant, my astigmatism and near-sightedness could be corrected. I now have 20/20 vision in both eyes!!!!! :) I see things I don't remember ever seeing before.....I'd worn glasses since age 8. All I require now are OTC reading glasses for reading or using computer....a very small sacrifice....no more heavy glasses!!!! Dr. Mahootchi is not only the best in his field as far as diagnosis and skill, but is extremely pleasant with an awesome bedside manner (He is ALWAYS consistent in being pleasant and professional, and always greets me with a smile)....always willing to answer my questions. I won't go to another eye doctor. And I think it's GREAT that he is local for me right in Zephyrhills with his own surgery center. Both his office and surgery center are extremely clean and beautiful facilities. His staff is absolutely wonderful. They all did an amazing job with keeping me calm before and during my surgeries.....anxiety crept up on me thinking about my eyes being worked on, but EVERYONE was absolutely fantastic!!! I am more than pleased with my results. Dr. Mahootchi really did an amazing job with my eyes, and I was definitely not average patient as far as eye health at my age. I would recommend Dr. Mahootchi to anyone. \r
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Also, I took my Dad to Dr. Mahootchi since moving him to Florida to be near family. Dad has diabetes, and Dr. Mahootchi is the best with diabetic eye care.....just be sure you know your A1C number within the last 3 months. Dad's not really crazy about doctors in general, but really likes Dr. Mahootchi. He did Dad's cataract surgery on his second eye as well as laser on the other to clear up the cloudiness from a previous cataract surgery up north. Dad wears no glasses now, and is extremely happy with his vision. His last check-up today since his procedures showed great vision with both eyes looking great, and his right eye which he had the cataract surgery on is completely healed. Dr. Mahootchi and his staff are awesome in working with Dad....he has dementia and everyone is very patient with him and treat him like a king. \r
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We are both very pleased and thrilled with the care we received, and will continue to receive.
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