Niraj Patel, MD, FACS

I’m not sure what I can add to the outstanding reviews below; I agree with all of them.
My vision was horrible most of my life (–10) and I was not a good candidate for lasik due to keratoconus.
I wish I’d known more about ICL years back but then I might not have come across Dr Patel. And here is just one of the great things about him. I’d lost contact with Dr. Patel when he left his practice in downtown Seattle. About 3 years later, I managed to find him in Tacoma and made an appointment right away. Without the benefit of my charts (which have since been requested), he remembered me and every detail of my surgery.
When I tell people that I drove to Tacoma to see my eye doctor, they question my sanity for making the drive from Redmond. I explain to them that I’d happily drive much further to keep Dr. Patel as my eye doctor.

I had ICL with Dr. Patel about 6 weeks ago now on the right eye and 5 weeks ago on the left eye. I have struggled with my vision for over a decade. My prescription was –15 and technically correctible with glasses or contacts, but I tried many different eye doctors and nobody could get me adequate vision. To make things more difficult, I became contact lens intolerant for the past 10 years, so I was left with thick glasses that were the wrong prescription, nearly constant headaches and eye strain, and a distorted view of the world. I considered ICL for most of those past 10 years, and met with a couple of surgeons, but did not feel confident with my vision in their hands. Getting the ICLs from Dr. Patel was the best decision I have made in my life. Everything is different. My combined vision is now ²⁰⁄₂₀ and no more visual distortion. According to Dr. Patel, everything went as well as it possibly could have. I have some halos and glare in dim light, but totally worth it. I feel like I’m finally experiencing my life without the goggles. I can’t really put into words how grateful I am to Dr. Patel.

Dr Niraj Patel did a Refractive Lensectomy on both eyes, a week apart each. it went so well; fast, painless and easy. Dr Patel is a-​matter-​of-​a-​fact guy, an easy going and compassionate physician, with delicate set of hands.
i am free of glasses, right from the day of the operation! i am so happy I choose to have it done. and one more thing to mention is that now that my eye are so great, i am able to see colors the way i used to long ago!!! thank you Dr. Patel!!!

During a routine eye exam, Dr. Patel told me that I had the beginnings of cataracts and that I could have lens replacement surgery on an elective basis before the cataracts became a problem and correct my severe near sightedness at the same time. As promised, the surgery was life changing as I no longer need contact lenses or glasses. Dr. Patel is the best.

I have been seeing Dr. Patel for over 6 months for treatment and follow-​up of corneal ulceration and he is a great physician. I am very pleased with the care I have received. Dr. Patel has excellent, caring people skills and his office staff is very polite and professional. I have never had long waits for my appointments. Highly recommend.

Last fall I couldn’t read a newspaper without extreme difficulty. My poor vision was impacting my work and ability to drive safely. Dr Patel came highly recommended by another Ophthalmologist and In less than one year I have had Cornea and Cataract surgery that has completely restored my vision in both eyes.
He is an amazing surgeon that I feel so lucky to have found. I never believed I could have my vision restored and at 51, I’m living a highly active life without glasses after 30+ years. He is highly professional, personable, with an outstanding office staff and a great surgical team. His leading edge surgical techniques set him far part from others. I have seen so many other doctors that did nothing. Thanks Dr. Patel for improving my life!

Dr. Patel did the cataract surgery on my right eye, and he was great. He and his staff are friendly, efficient and professional. For all my pre-​screening appointments, the surgery and follow-​up appointments, they saw me exactly on time, and got me in and out quickly without making me feel rushed when I had questions (much better than the place where I had my left eye done a few years earlier). They even called me the day before each appointment to remind me of the appointment time.
The surgery itself was painless, and I had multiple people checking in with me before, during and after the surgery to make sure I was comfortable and doing OK. The surgery itself only took about five minutes, and I was already seeing more clearly that evening. After the dilation in my eye returned to normal the next day, I was off and running. In addition, the waiting room is comfortable and spacious, and is stocked with newspapers, magazines and coffee, which my friend really appreciated when she was waiting to drive me home. I highly recommend Dr. Patel.

Dr. Patel is a wonderful surgeon with excellent people skills. I have put off doing LASIK for 20 years but finally decided to have the procedure done after meeting Dr. Patel.
Quick recovery time and ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision on the second day.

Dr. Patel is amazingly supportive with military patients. After my return from deployment, he gave me two post-​op assessments at no charge, based on the fact that he was not comfortable with his assessments with my eye readings. In fact, Dr. Patel’s honesty concerning my situation and his office move was refreshing. It turns out that I still suffer from dry eye, and need to maintain some eye lubricant, especially after I wake up from sleeping, or focusing for long periods of time, but don’t need a re-​corrective surgery. If you have a complicated vision concern and and are contemplating any sort of corrective surgery, I highly recommend Dr. Patel.

Dr Niraj Patel performed intralase lasik eye surgery on both my eyes less than 1 month ago. I will just come right out and say it – this man was born to work with eyes. Finding him was a happy accident as I was only there to find out if I qualified for any vision correction procedure. Previously, multiple doctors had told me I was not a candidate due to the severity of my astigmatism. Dr. Patel was warm, friendly, knowledgeable and immediately put me at ease. After my initial consultation, I quickly went to work researching Dr Patel as extensively as I could via the internet – I only found wonderful things as well as a great deal of education and training. I made the appointment and have never looked back. My vision is better now than it has ever been with glasses. I am so happy! Sunglasses shopping, being able to see in the shower — wow! He has called me to check in on my progress personally and has quickly corrected any problems the staff members at Pacific NW eye caused. My only reason for less than a five star rating is because of them. Due to their lack of attention to detail and seemingly impulsive need to answer questions on the phone without consulting him, there were many confusions, including overlooking my latex allergy – causing me to get a huge rash all over my face where they taped me up with latex tape. Luckily my allergy is not life threatening. None of these things reflect on him as the amazing Dr. he is and all problems were immediately rectified as soon as he was made aware of them. I would absolutely recommend him for any eye related situations. He is a magician when it comes to the impossible eye problem!!! I must also say, his surgical coordinator Kirsten, whatever they pay her – it is not enough. Just an amazing lady-​patient, knowledgeable and so willing to answer my fathers endless barrage of questions and concerns, spending a lot of time with both me and him on the phone and in person. She really went above and beyond. Overall, even with the issues with the latex and friendly but misguided receptionists, my experience was wonderful and if I had the choice to do it again, I would. Dr. Patel is the only person that I will allow to touch my eyes ever again.

Today I was discussing my recent eye appointment with my Mom. I was saying how I only saw Dr. Patel for a few mins when he was called in for a second opinion, but even in that short time I just loved him. My Mom freaked out that I was seeing THE Dr Patel, because apparently he did my Gramma’s cataract surgery a few years back. All her friends were getting surgeries done by different Drs, and my Gramma was the only one who never had any problems.
Incredibly skilled as a surgeon and a wonderful bedside manner with patients!

I was losing my sight quickly from Fuchs Dystrophy and Cataracts. Dr. Patel was fantastic. I can see perfectly now, no more foggie images and I can drive at night.
I would recommend Dr. Patel to anyone who requires eye surgery. He explains things well, treats you respectfully, and follow-​up is good.

My vision has always been truly terrible. I can never remember a time when I could see anything clearly without glasses or contacts. As my contacts became less comfortable over time I was concerned that I would not be a good candidate for surgery due to my severe correction and astigmatism. After consulting with Dr. Patel I elected to have refractive lensectomy and have never looked back (although I would be able to see the past if I looked now!) My vision is now ²⁰⁄₁₀ and I am extremely pleased. Dr. Patel explained everything thoroughly and addressed all concerns completely. I truly felt like I was receiving the best treatment available and my results prove that I was. Dr. Patel’s staff was wonderful, too. Dr. Patel was not the first ophthomologist I spoke to about surgery but the choice was easy once I had my first consultation with him.

I went to Dr. Patel in March 2010 for PRK surgery. I had an extremely difficult refractive error to correct (less than 1% of the population). After consulting with several surgeons in Seattle and Bellevue, I chose Dr. Patel. He clearly articulated the risks and benefits of the surgery, and was nothing short of perfect when it came to monitoring my eyes post-​surgery. He took the extra time to make sure I received the best treatment, and his entire staff was very professional and friendly (especially his surgery schedulers). I am very happy with the care I received and the results of my vision correction surgery!