Matti Vazeen's Online Review Report Card

I had PRK surgery with Dr. Vazeen 2.5 months ago, and I'm still having problems with my eyes. Yes, my distance vision is improved (I no longer need glasses to drive), but my close vision and mid-range vision are HORRIBLE. I never needed readers prior to the surgery to see my computer screen or my phone; now everything is very blurry. My eyes are still very dry and sore, despite the numerous drops and ointments I put into them every day. My last recheck visit with Dr. Vazeen was 2 weeks ago, and despite verbalizing my concerns, he dismissed me with no compassion and implied that since my distance vision was improved, his job was done and I was no longer a concern to him. I implore anyone thinking of having PRK to really research the possible complications, and plan to be Legally Blind for 2-3 weeks after the procedure. You should also find a different, more compassionate doctor that is willing to listen to his/her patients and explain things more thoroughly.

I was the 22nd one in a row without ever being told it was an eye mill. I have the wrong lens, lots of problems, bad vision, black shadow from edge of lens, and over a year of more visits in hope for something better. He wanted to do a Yag treatment and mad it worse. How and why it happened only he knows that. True art is from the hand on the brush.

Was great I loved staff

He is the best doctor I have ever been to amazing and I think that everyone should go see him if you have eyesight problems

Excellent experience with Dr. Vazeen on cataract surgery. I was very happy with the great job he did on my Lasik 15 years ago. It was very reassuring having him do the cataract surgery this month. My vision is now amazing. His team is extremely competent, organized, friendly and efficient. Perhaps the most professional medical facility and staff that I have experienced.

My appointment was was made for 10 AM with Dr. Vazeen. I waited for an hour to be seen and when I told the clerk she said we are short 2 techs. After the TECH did all the exam in walks a new Dr. who had just started 3 days ago. She examined me then I was sent home with a new prescription. I was never told that Dr. Vazeen would not be seeing me nor was I asked if it was ok to be seen by someone else. If he dosnt have time to see patients then why is he being scheduled to see them?

I was at the beginning stage of catarachs. He is a wonderful doctor. Precise and effective. I just had it done today. Scared to death of course, but all is well and bright, and it is great to see it all now. I love it. He is wonderful. I could hear him as he proceeded, but kept my mouth shut, Done and happy that is what I am. That is for sure.

This doctor didn't take the time to properly describe the PRK procedure. Indeed, he made it sound like few seconds, no pain, etc. When I experienced serious corneal abrasion later, he pointed to the "liability agreement" and noted it said dry eye may result. Dry eye is not the same as corneal abrasion or blepharitis, both of which I experienced almost immediately post-treatment.

Pre-op: The office was clean, the staff friendly. Dr. Vazeen seemed attentive, but hurried. However, the day of the operation (PRK) I was told I wouldn't feel a thing but I could take some minor "relaxant" if I wanted to. I decided if there was no pain, why did I need a relaxant? Wrong. Operation: I felt the cut and, of course, smelled the burning tissue. After 36 years in the military, you don't forget those kinds of smell. A little prior communication would have gone a long way, as would being directed for my comfort and safety to take the sedative.Post-op: A disaster. I believe Dr. Vazeen did something that did not take into account my 20-year-old RK scalpel scars on the cornea. I awoke almost every night in wrenching agony, as if two knife points were being stuck in my eyes. But for 18 months of post-op visits, he told me my vision was fine, and (very defensively) noted that I signed a waiver noting that "dry eye" may be one of the side effects of the surgery. He gave me a steroidal ointment to place in my eyes every night. It worked for a time, but steroids for extended periods are absolutely contraindicated for corneal application. On the visit I decided would be my last to him, he said there was nothing wrong with my eyes and glibly noted it may be a "neurological" issue -- his euphemism for psychosomatic?Rather than accept wrenching pain, sleepless nights and/or corneal damage from the steroids, I made an appointment with a doctor on the adjunct faculty at Stanford University, a 12-hour, overnight round trip. Within 10 minutes of looking at my eyes using a standard ophthalmoscope with fluorescein stain and a blue-light, he diagnosed the source of my pain and inability to sleep as recurrent corneal erosion, diagrammed for me on my chart the two holes he clearly saw in my outer corneal epithelium and recommended a non-surgical course of treatment using over-the-counter medications and patient-controlled environmental, pre-bedtime and waking routines.I may never have written this review had I not visited the second doctor. But 10 minutes is all it took to begin to undo 18 months of needless pain and suffering. I cannot recommend and will dissuade any friend who asks me about Dr. Vazeen.

Dr. Vazeen was awesome. I am a bit young to have cataracts. Due to the severity of them, the Dr. was able to schedule and complete the surgery on both eyes in less than 3 weeks after my initial visit. His office is the most organized I have ever been in. With the friendly staff and the newest equipment, I felt assured and confident I was getting the best care possible.