4.8
369 Ratings with 232 written Reviews
Dr. Mahootchi is a board certified Ophthalmologist and founder of The Eye Clinic of Florida. The Eye Clinic of Florida provides world class cataract and specialty ophthalmic surgery at prices all can afford.
Dr. Mahootchi is one of Florida's most rated and highest rated cataract, glaucoma and eyelid surgeons. PatientsChoice.org has recognized him as a top 10 doctor in Florida. He won the Patient's Choice again this year for the 13th year in a row.
With 24 years of experience, he has performed over 25,000 eye surgeries. He has the distinction of over 20 years of experience with astigmatism correcting implants, laser vision correction and is currently the most experienced surgeon in the country with XEN Gel Stent implants for glaucoma
We lead the area in novel, new, and combination eye and eyelid surgery with a focus on avoiding the unnecessary and providing the best outcomes.
Our dry eye program using unfrozen autologous serum has been copied around the country. He was the first in …the nation to use Pre-loaded PDEK for corneal transplantation. We continue to pioneer the reversal of fat loss around the eye due to glaucoma medication. Our trans-foveal Yellow Micropulse Laser Treatment has saved 100's of patients 1000's of intra-vitreal injections for diabetes and macular degeneration.
Dr. Mahootchi was born in Carbondale, Illinois and grew up in Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville. His Internship in Internal Medicine and Residency in Ophthalmology were also at Vanderbilt. Dr. Mahootchi had the highest academic scholarships to both college and medical school. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and participates in the Maintenance of Certification program every 10 years. He is past president of the Tampa Bay Ophthalmology Society.
Dr. Mahootchi began practice in Zephyrhills in 1997. Thousands locally have trusted him with their eye care. He also is a leader in effective new glaucoma treatments such as Hydrus, Cyclo G and iStent inject and XEN gel stents. . He also treats patients with dry eyes, tearing eyes, corneal problems, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.
Dr Mahootchi recently corrected my droopy eye lid with an Upper Blepharoplasty for Blepharoptosis. I can not say enough about my gratitude and satisfaction with the procedure itself and the results. The next day, I had little to no bruising and swelling and was able to attend my grandson's 1st birthday, including pictures! Within a week, the little bruising there was, had disappeared as well as the stitches. Two weeks later, there is no noticiable scar, I appreciate Dr.Mahootchi's excellent work, his pleasant demeanor, and professionalism, even more so because of my experience with a previous attempt by another ophthalmologist who totally botched the procedure, leaving me with swelling, bruises for weeks after and the still drooping eye. Many thanks to Dr. Mahootchi and all of his staff.
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