Mihir M Parikh, OD

So happy I decided to finally have my vision corrected with LASIK eye surgery. I weighed the pros and cons for some time and honestly would have been pretty upset if there were any complications, but Dr. Parikh and his staff were always very professional & attentive and the outcome has been amazing.

I am so happy to recommend Dr. Parikh to anyone considering LASIK. I just had my one week post-​op, and have experienced no complications, discomfort, or anything short of perfect vision.
The procedure itself was totally painless, my recovery was easy, and from the first day after the surgery I had perfect vision after a lifetime of wearing –7 contacts. Dr. Parikh gave my case complete personalized attention and made sure I knew exactly what was happening. He was patient and thorough in answering questions, and made sure I knew all of the risks in general and as they pertained to my particular case. I was never pushed into anything and all the decisions about my eyes were completely put in my hands. He kept me updated to the procedure even while I was in surgery, and gave me confidence in his knowledge and attention.
No problems whatsoever — thank you Dr. Parikh!

Without question this was the worst decision I every made. I implore you to NOT HAVE LASIK eye surgery. Now my best corrected vision is still blurry and I cannot read a book. Your eyeballs are precious, why risk them. Consider that I might be the 1:20 complication but are you willing to risk permanent inability to read for the off chance you don’t have to wear glasses. I still wear glasses, the only difference is that my cornea is poorly shapen now and I will hopefully have a revision surgery soon to fix the problem. Again don’t do it!!!

This doctor did surgery on me. Without question this is the WORST decision of my life. Permanent focusing problems that glasses or contacts do not fix. I was initially told that I had dry eye. I have gone to the ends of the earth, suffering with constant tearing and still no improvement in my dry eye. NONE of these potential complications were discussed with me. Only glanced over quickly as unlikely events that had a very small possibility of happening. Imagine wondering for the rest of your life if the letter O is a P. Please if you are considering LASIK do not just go by the nice result a friend had. Ask yourself if you are ok having permanent disability all because you don’t like wearing your glasses.

Dr. Parikh did a great job on my eyes. I had Lasik done 2 ½ months ago and now see with ²⁰⁄₁₅ accuracy I still have some minor halos around light at night but I did with my glasses and contacts so I am not upset about it. Overall, I am very satisfied and wish that I had done this five years ago.

Got my LASIK done in oct of last year and very very happy with the results.
I have an eye thing where someone messin with my eyeballs creeps me out, let alone a laser to slice through!
The Parikh is one of the doctors that you can tell loves his job. The staff helped me get comfortable with going through an unknown surgery that only took 15 min.
I’ve recommended many friends, co workers to him. Also if you need a follow up optometrist see my review on Arena Eyewear in Sports Arena.
One thing I didn’t like was more the business he worked with, I can’t think of the name right now but I wish they didn’t finance with Care credit– if you google them you’ll understand my anxiety. I just hope I’m in and out with that credit before my introductory APR expires.

I did a lot of research before picking Dr. Parikh as my laser eye doctor. I chose him because he was the only Dr I visited that listened to my concerns regarding a lazy left eye issue I have been having my whole life. He even suggested a consultation by an eye muscle specialist in order to make sure that when I got the surgery, it would not give me double vision. All the other doctors I went to brushed off my concerns very quickly. I was very impressed with Dr Parikh’s genuine listening skills and concern. After all, your eyes are your eyes, even if the dr’s do the procedures everyday and it’s not new to them. Dr Parikh even correctly diagnosed my eye when it had been misdiagnosed my entire life! The staff was very kind and very attentive.
My experience changed however, after the surgery. While one eye came out perfect, the other was blurry. And it stayed blurry for a while. Dr Parikh kept trying to tell me that this was part of the healing process, but I could tell it wasn’t. After all, they are my eyes. In any case, he stopped becoming attentive, and didn’t appear to care about my concerns. He kept telling me that my eye would get better in a few weeks… then when a few weeks passed, a few months… then when that passed, he advised sometimes it took a year or so to heal fully. In the end, despite my eyes not being perfect, Dr Parikh, including the staff, waited until my one year mark was up, then advised me that they would not be able to fix it because the time had passed. I had tried to call Dr Parikh several times to discuss relasering or getting a touch up, and every time I was advised by the staff that he would call and he never did. It was very frustrating to feel as though I had been manipulated. Treated great until I paid, then tossed aside until my warranty time was over.
Now I gave it an average rating because I think that Dr Parikh and his staff are well skilled. I’ve heard and saw in the office a lot of successful surgeries and extremely happy patients. (the chargers are one!). I think that if you have money and all you care about is getting it done, you might as well go here. But if you have special considerations, are not wealthy enough to get Dr Parikhs attention after the initial surgery, or are concerned about anything unusual, I would suggest another Dr. He will not give you the follow up care you need if something were to go wrong.

Dr. Mihir Parikh Is great. He does all of the Lasik for the Chargers. Good personality and a very attentive staff.
If you need Lasik, I definitely suggest that you go see him.