Dr. Alan Franklin, MD, PhD

So happy a friend recommended me to Dr. Franklin! He was kind and listened. He just seemed to have that secret sauce that put him in an elite category of physicians. Feel so fortunate a friend recommended him! Thank you Dr. Franklin. John Thompson

DONT GO SEE DR ALAN FRANKLIN...RETINAL SPECIALIST...YOU WILL REGRET IT... i had been going to see dr alan franklin a retina specialist...i had a procedure done by him...in 2017...i had cataracts years ago when i was younger...i came into his office one day...he told me about a procedure to insert an innocular lens into my eyes...he told me i could see wo glasses or contacts...i had 20/20 in my left eye with contacts...and not so good in my right...i told him i would think about it...i thought about it for awhile and i decided to go back and have it done on my good eye...THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I HAVE EVER MADE...after surgery about a month later after the bandage came off...i went back to dr franklin...i told him i couldnt see that good...that i could see somewhat close up but it was blurry in the distance...he examined me and said offhandedly i made you nearsighted...i was flabbergasted...he had walked away...he had recommended some cheap optometrists...like walmart...etc...i said i… wanted to go to dr slade...the nurse recommended dr slade...i researched what ns meant...and it is worse than cataracts...it can progressively get worse...so i went to dr slade...she told me that my eye was misshapen and deformed...and that my not so good eye was the better eye...i was crushed...over the next year...dr franklin kept telling me it would get better and it never did...i began to have diabetic problems with my eyes and he would shot avanstan in my left eye...till this past month when he told me it had gotten DONT GO SEE DR ALAN FRANKLIN...RETINAL SPECIALIST...YOU WILL REGRET IT... i had been going to see dr alan franklin a retina specialist...i had a procedure done by him...in 2017...i had cataracts years ago when i was younger...i came into his office one day...he told me about a procedure to insert an innocular lens into my eyes...he told me i could see wo glasses or contacts...i had 20/20 in my left eye with contacts...and not so good in my right...i told him i would think about it...i thought about it for awhile and i decided to go back and have it done on my good eye...THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I HAVE EVER MADE...after surgery about a month later after the bandage came off...i went back to dr franklin...i told him i couldnt see that good...that i could see somewhat close up but it was blurry in the distance...he examined me and said offhandedly i made you nearsighted...i was flabbergasted...he had walked away...he had recommended some cheap optometrists...like walmart...etc...i said i wanted to go to dr slade...the nurse recommended dr slade...i researched what ns meant...and it is worse than cataracts...it can progressively get worse...so i went to dr slade...she told me that my eye was misshapen and deformed...and that my not so good eye was the better eye...i was crushed...over the next year...dr franklin kept telling me it would get better and it never did...i began to have diabetic problems with my eyes and he would shot avanstan in my left eye...till this past month when he told me it had gotten worse and i needed a laser treatment...he said he had experience in it...that is when i decided to get a second opinion...i went to see dr mark douglas this past week...at premiere medical group...i was told by one of his asistants that they get patients complaining about dr franklin doing that procedure...alot of them...i told her that dr franklin told me he didnt guarantee his work...geez...if he had told me in the beginning i would have never done it...but i had trusted him...i screwed up...i had complained to dr franklin repeatly and he always wanted to dump me...but now i have dumped him...and good riddance...

Treats you like a friend and is an excellent surgeon.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Franklin. I see him in his office and he has operated on me several times. He is one of the nicest and kindest physicians I know and is very experienced in his field.

I would be totally blind were it not for Dr. Franklin's execellent care.

Dr. Franklin has taken care of my son for the last six years. He is very considerate of my son's needs, and keeps me informed.

Very caring and an concerned. I went in to see him on a Friday evening at 6:45PM. there were three of us waiting. The building was deserted, I thought I was in the wrong place or it was a back alley operation but about 6:30PM he rolled in followed by his staff, came into the building, introduced himself and took the three of us waiting us to his new offices and immediately he and the staff started working with the three of us. Evidently my retina detachment was of the mostconcern to him, he personally started making phone calls to assemble a staff and location to do surgery the next day. Outpatient surgery on a Saturday a rarity in that part of the world. By the time I left he assured me I would have surgery the next day to reattach my retina and he would call me and let me know where and when. He called me several times later that evening to keep me apprised until he was finally able to give me a time to report. I am not from the Gulf Coast. I was at the beach by myself for an… extended stay. Dr. Franklin's concern was very comforting. I am still recovering but my husband and I plan to drive down there in two weeks for a followup visit with him rather than being refered to a doctor locally.

Dr. Franklin is a non emotional type that concentrates on your condition. He will present your problem to you in terms you can understand and will answer any questions to your satisfaction. You must ask questions. He is totally focused on fixing his patient. I have nothing but admiration and respect for his ability. He is definitely a keeper.