Dr. Rahul Kanaiyalal Patel, MD

I don’t really ever write reviews, but Dr. Patel has made a profound impact on my life. This is a doctor that truly genuinely cares about his patients, and I wish all doctors were like Dr. Patel. I had a scar on my eye that was not only uncomfortable, but obstructed my vision. I have seen a few eye doctors since this occurred, one doctor told me to live with it, and another doctor from Cornea Consultants of the Capital Region said PTK would be my next option after trying a scleral lens. Unfortunately, the capital region does not have the special type of laser needed for PTK. I found this out by calling almost every eye facility in the capital region with all doctors telling me they don’t do this procedure. But when I called Albany Eye Associates, even though they did not have the equipment to perform PTK either, the medical receptionist called me back and told me that Dr. Patel wanted to help me and had other options, so I made an appointment. He was extremely informative and I… underwent a minor procedure that I am still recovering from that actually removed the scar, and Dr. Patel is and has been with me every single step of the way. I was experiencing pain the other night, and he called me immediately after I called the on call urgent care tech who gave him the message I was in pain, and he told me to come to the office because he was still… it was 7pm. He was finishing up a meeting and left the meeting to take care of me. He gave me a stronger dose of steroids to reduce inflammation and it has completely helped reduce the pain. Dr. Patel spent more time with me than any other doctor I’ve met. He has proven by his informative explanations and time that he is not only an extremely smart man, but he truly cares about helping people. I would recommend Dr. Patel to absolutely anyone and everyone, so if you are reading this review, you were meant to. He spends his days helping as many people as possible and he wanted to help me even when I was beginning to lose hope. I just cannot say good enough things about this man… He is truly the best.