David Andrew Palay, MD

Dr. David Palay is a nationally recognized cornea specialist who has performed thousands of cataract surgeries. He is a graduate of Duke and Emory Medical School and just an all-around nice guy. I decided to go through with cataract surgery after my long distance vision began to deteriorate rapidly. I had some concerns as to how I would handle it in the beginning because I am squeamish about my eyes and vision can be corrected in only one at a time. There are not enough stars to describe how well he performed my surgeries and what a helpful staff he has. The results were amazing! Dr. Palay adjusted one eye for 20-20 long distance vision and the other a little less to help with close up reading. The brain automatically adjusts to the eye that can give it the sharpest vision for a given distance. He also corrected my astigmatisms with a permanent toric lens. I don’t really need to wear glasses anymore although that was not my objective in having surgery. Dr. Palay numbs your eye and… blocks your vision so you cannot see or feel what he is doing. The actual surgery only takes about 10-15 minutes. I had no pain whatsoever and very slight discomfort for a day. You have to put several types of drops in your eye for a couple of weeks afterwards but you grow accustom to that quickly. I am most grateful to him for completing my second eye after the Surgeon General suggested postponing all elective surgeries in response to COVID-19. He agreed with me that because I had a great disparity while I was “between eyes” and I had never worn contacts it was medically necessary not to delay. He even came in to perform my surgery when he had no other patients scheduled. I can’t thank him and his great staff enough.

AS I WAS UP TO TRI-FOCALS FOR WORK AND THEN TRYING TO PLAY TENNIS IN THESE, THE BEGINNING OF CATARACTS MADE A GREAT DECISION FOR ME. MY SURGERY WENT QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY. DR PALAY ALLOWED ME PLENTY OF TIME IN CONSULTATION, DURING SURGERY, AND ALL MY FOLLOWING CHECK-UPS. ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! I HAD THE IOI DONE, LEFT IS CLOSE UP (MID-DISTANCE FOCUS FOR COMPUTER AND DASHBOARD) AND RIGHT IS DISTANCE. JUST PERFECT. NO GLASSES. YEARS LATER - 20/20 VISION AND I'M 72 YEARS OLD.

Dr. Palay is not only highly competent, but quite compassionate. He was very interested in seeing that my cataract surgeries and follow up exams satisfied my expectations. Highly recommended !

Dr. Palay's office staff have an efficiency that is rarely seen these days in a doctor's office yet you can tell they work extremely well together and even enjoy the work they do. Everyone is smiling and comfortable in their roles. Dr. Palay, himself, is extremely qualified, very personable and it is obvious he takes pride in his work and the wellness of his patients. I would highly recommend him and his staff.

He is an incredible surgeon and a very kind person.

Focused. Addressed issues, answered questions, and made sure what I heard was what he was actually saying. Can tell from his staff he expects everyone to be knowledgeable and courteous.

The title says it all! He's awesome and so is the staff! You'll never in your life find a better Ophthalmologist,physician,surgeon in your entire life. 100% Guarantee! Dr.Palay will take the time to listen to your concerns and will give you the proper treatment, attention, and information you need! Don't hesitate- you're in the best hands!

He is one of the best doctors in America. I take that back, in the world. Dr.Palay is an extremely skilled, patient, compassionate, brilliant doctor. Please, I highly highly recommend this doctor. You will be taken care of. I cannot stress it enough, Dr.Palay is a wonderful kind man and a top notch MD.