John D Mitchell , MD

When you need the very best doctor for your eyes — go to John Mitchell. I was lucky, found him through a friend in my neighborhood. I had a tricky eye situation pop up suddenly and I was terrified. Dr. Mitchell must have spent two hours with me calming my fears and giving me a diagnosis and a plan. And whatever caused that sudden AMD like situation did go away although we monitor it.
Fast forward to earlier this year, when I was pulling vines out of tall trees and some icky leaf mold and dirt got into my eyes. The ER couldn’t seem to get it all out, so I made an emergency appointment with Dr. Mitchell’s office and once again — relief. I saw one of the other eye doctors who work there — and they are all excellent. Again, left there with the eye feeling better, a diagnosis and a plan and the eye is fine.
I should add that visiting his office in Vienna is not convenient for me but I am happy to make the effort. Getting first rate care for your eyes is worth it. Recommended.

I wish there were an option to give 6 stars. Or 7. Dr. Mitchell is awesome.
So 4.5 years ago I had him do my ICLs, which were fantastic because, as someone with vision in the –10 to –11 range in each eye, in addition to dry eyes, I was not a LASIK candidate. Those ICLs made it so that I didn’t have to wear glasses anymore, and could see just like everyone else. Hooray!
But then about 2 years ago, I had a corneal lesion (don’t ask, you NEVER want to have one of those– SO horribly painful) and that (likely) set off a downhill slide into … CATARACTS. Yes, a 38 year old developing foggy vision, especially in the left eye, where I’d had the corneal problem.
By the time I was 40 (earlier this year), my left eye was completely fogged and useless and my right eye was halfway fogged up. It was like looking through an opaque fogged up shower door all day long. I couldn’t see squat. 40 year olds aren’t supposed to have cataracts! Grandma and grandpa are!
Well, in swoops the gallant Dr. Mitchell to save the day, yet again. During surgery, he pulled out the ICLs and the fogged up natural lenses and gave me crystal clear new lenses and now I’m seeing better (mid-​range and distance) than I ever have. EVER. Even with the ICLs. (The reason for that is it’s always better vision the fewer lenses there are — so natural + ICL is going to be worse than just natural.) Because I had an astigmatism to fix and they don’t make toric multi-​focals (and the Dr. says he thinks they wouldn’t be that good anyhow because it’s trying to do too much), I will always need (pharmacy-​bought) reading glasses for the two feet or so in front of me, but sheesh! I can see again! I can read street signs! I can see leaves on the trees instead of just a blob of hazy color!
I. Am. Thrilled.
Marry me, Dr. Mitchell? :-)