San Diego Lasik Institute

"We've all experienced it – the stinging from contact solutions, contacts misbehaving, dry eyes, accidentally breaking glasses, and the list goes on. After 11 years of dealing with glasses and contacts, I overcame my fear of eye procedures and opted for Lasik. Despite my initial anxiety, Dr. Tony Pham and the San Diego Lasik Institute came highly recommended by a family friend. The consultation was nerve-wracking, but Dr. Darrow and the staff were reassuring. It helped encouraged me proceed with getting Lasik! On the day of the surgery, everyone made me feel at ease, and the process was quick and easy. In terms of recovery, I am two weeks out and seeing 20/15 :) and the recovery itself was seamless. Now, like everyone else, I wish I had done it sooner. If you are thinking about it, go for it. If someone anxious and nervous was able to overcome their worst fear to give themselves better eyesight you can too! :D"

"This was an absolutely amazing experience. Dr. Pham , Dr. Darrow, and the whole team were friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. Surgery day was a breeze and the whole team really made the experience smooth. I could see the change instantly ! It’s been about a month since the surgery and it’s 20/15! Very happy."

"I had an incredible experience with Dr. Pham. His upbeat friendly personality made me comfortable the day of surgery despite being a bit nervous. He answered any questions or concerns I had. He talked me through the entire process and was very comforting. I highly highly recommend him. Staff is also extremely friendly and nice. I felt welcomed and well taken care of from my consultation to my post op appointments. Super happy with the results!"

"Could not be happier with my experience here. Everyone was extremely kind and accommodating, Dr. Pham goes out of his way to make his patients as comfortable as possible. He even tells you to call him if you have any questions or issues (as long as it’s before 11:30 pm), which I did because I was nervous about the pain when the first dosage of medicine wore off and he was super helpful, calmed me down, and was 100% right that about 6 hours after the procedure I would be fine, which I was. Big thanks to all the staff for providing all the snacks I could possibly eat and just making me feel comfortable throughout an objectively scary procedure!"

"I picked the San Diego Lasik Institute based on the reviews they got on Google and it just so happens that they are the closest lasik institute to where I live. I was looking at another one in La Jolla but I gave this one a shot first and made an appointment for consultation. I liked the vibe in their office (it's really clean and everyone is so nice and accommodating) that I didn't even bother checking the one in La Jolla anymore. On the day of my initial consultation, I was told I'm qualified to do lasik surgery and I made the appointment right there and then which I got scheduled for 3 weeks after. Before I left their office, I did the pre-op procedure since I was already there. As for the surgery, it went really smooth and I didn't feel any pain. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. I was at their office I think for 4-5 hours because there were some eye exercises I had to do before the surgery. I wasn't allowed to do any near vision activities before surgery si no reading or looking at the phone, etc. but watching on the TV was okay and they have one in the waiting area. They also have a lot of free snacks and drinks all over their office. (There's really nothing else to do while waiting for the surgery besides watching TV and/or eating.) I'm normally scared of getting something in my eyes. I couldn't even do contact lenses before so thinking about getting lasik surgery really scared me. But I'm glad I didn't panic at all during surgery. Dr. Pham talked me through the procedure and it helped that he would tell me how long each step would take so I knew how much longer to anticipate before it was over. The surgery itself was so quick. I think 15 minutes? Probably even less. I'm so glad my husband suggested that I do lasik surgery and that I was able to muster all the courage to actually do it. Before surgery, my prescription was -3.00 and -2.75. The day after surgery, my vision was back to 20/20. On my 2-week post op check up my vision was 20/15! And thankfully today on my 2-month post op check up, my vision is still the same. I highly recommend San Diego Lasik Institute to anyone looking to get lasik surgery. Get your eyes checked asap to see if you qualify before it's too late. Or you might be stuck with blurry vision forever."