Dr. Randal Tanh Hoang Pham, MD

They charge $10.00 if you pay credit card, if you ask the doctor’s report, they are reluctant to give to you, if you insist to have 1. You have to wait for 2 weeks, and they charge $30.00. You have to pay certain amount of money before the doctor visit even you have insurance. if you overpay, the accounting won’t refund you unless you fight for it. , they don’t refund you,

I have worn corrective lenses most of my life with their issues. 6 years ago I required cataract surgery which would would take several months to complete. I saw an ad from Dr, Pham about a new technique using a laser technique with a nanotechnology lenses to permanently avoid corrective lenses. Safety and Equipment Researching the procedureI learned that traditional methods use a surgeon and scalpel for lens removal. The lens removal cut must be a perfect circle centered over the iris, free of imperfections. Historically this depends on the skill of the surgeon with a steady hand. An earthquake, distraction or patient movement can be disastrous. It also depends on the surgeon health during the procedure. Was the surgeon partying the night before or under stress such from family, sleep, traffic or office issues? With these factors being perfect, it is still physically impossible that a surgeon with a scalpel to cut a perfectly smooth circle. With a laser, the surgeon is not actually performing the cut. The surgeons skill is in their ability to select the proper parameters for the laser, and adjust its settings to accomplish the cut. Once the cut is started the surgeon interaction is to monitor procedure. Given the machines built in diagnostics, will not be an issue. It is programmed that should the beam goes the slightest amount outside the machine parameters, it shuts off. The machine is constantly monitoring its position in relation to the eye. So things like distractions, an earthquake, or the physical condition of the surgeon are irrelevant during the cut. With laser accuracy, a perfectly round circle free of any edge defects is standard operating procedure. The actually cutting time is only about 30 seconds. With this research it was easy for me to conclude that the laser procedure was much safer and accurate, with a higher likelihood of an excellent outcome than any surgeon with a scalpel. Comfort My decision was incredibly correct. The two surgeries took a week, not months. After each surgery I was able to see the next morning. A patch was used to protect the eye overnight after the surgery to allow some healing. The surgery itself was painless, the most annoyance being a drop of water running down the side of my face. Recovery was almost painless with a slight ache on the operated eye, totally controlled with an NSAID the first afternoon and pain free the next day. The temporary pain from the dilation drops before the surgery worse than pain after the surgery, Current status It has been 6 years since I had the surgery, Other than sunglasses I have never wore a pair of glasses since the surgery. My vision is better than with corrective lenses. My night vision is improved.I had mild astigmatism before the surgery. That went away as well. One negative side effect since the surgery, Before the procedure, with contacts I could slice onions with little concern or adversity. After surgery, just like everyone else, I have to cut onions by a fan, or wearing onion goggles. Cost Laser surgery with nanotechnology lenses is initially more costly. However the lenses are permanent and should last the life of the patient. Scalpel procedures usually result in the patients needing glasses for closeup work and/or reading glasses. The laser procedure with nanotechnology lenses eliminates glasses for life. Amortizing the life long costs of corrective lenses, the difference is negligible. Advantages Activities are no longer limited by vision correction. Think of contact sports and aviation. Issues A sometimes mentioned issue by other patients that I have experienced is that office waits can be extended at times due to Dr. Pham spending the time with each patient as necessary to answer questions, do the exams and evaluations himself, making the patient comfortable and assured. This may take more time than expected but is worth the wait. Experience: Dr. Pham is renowned leader in his field. He teaches around the world as well as doing research to improve procedures. He is advises equipment manufacturers and holds patents some of the procedures His training includes Neurology. This allows him to perform procedures in a way to avoid complications involving nerves. He has recently receive a milestone award for his outstanding work from UCSF. Dr. Pham is the only doctor you see. There are no handoffs to other doctors. He does have staff that are trained by him to do some of the standard tests but Dr. Pham himself does all the examinations, evaluations, and all the procedures.The doctor you signed up for is the doctor that actually does the procedure and followups.

Dr Pham is an outstanding doctor to whom I trust my vision care. It is always a pleasure to refer my friends and family to him. He has performed cat ...

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I appreciated the professional excellence of Dr. Pham and his staff. All aspects of the procedure were explained carefully and the end result was eve ...

I have had the good fortune to experience several procedures with Dr. Pham. He is an outstanding doctor whose expertise is of the highest quality. He is always careful to explain all procedures to my satisfaction and I am pleased to refer to friends and family.

There is no doubt about his professional skills and ethnics. I can see he is the passionate artist in the medical field.

Excellent staff, concerned and knowledgeable! Would highly recommend Dr. Pham and his clinic. My cataract surgery on both eyes is a complete success! I couldn't be happier.

I was referred to Dr. Pham from my dermatologist. I wanted to get my droopy eyelids fixed and because Dr. Randal Pham is so adept at lasers I knew he would be the right person to have do my surgery. I was right. My down-time was short and I am very happy with the results.

I chose this colleague to be my doctor not only because of his reputation among peers but because of the caring manner that he showed. He took time to do his work but each and every patient got the best out of him, which has always been the perfect job, a standard that is hard to beat.