Anil D Patel

My neurologist referred me to doctor patel, anytime I'm dealing with the new doctor I looked them up on the internet, just to get some type of heads up on the kind of doctor he was. After reading, quite a few reviews, I had second thoughts on seeing him. And almost canceled my appointment. I probably read twenty plus reviews and only one was positive. But the issues I was having with my head is needed to see someone soon. I waited with bated breath for my appointment, and when that day came, I was really full of anxiety because of everything I had read. I am not diminishing anyones review that I read because that was their experience that they hadwith him, but when I tell you this man was so kind polite, and caring, I was really, really thrown it off. Because of what I had read, i even mention the reviews to him, which he said he does not read them. But I had a very pleasant experience with him, and all of the staff that was assisting me in my appointment. I am very happy that I did not cancel my appointment. Thanks Dr. Patel Lyne

Dr. Patel is a very rude and and insensitive person. He got visibly upset that my neuro sent him the wrong MRI and took it out on me. Then he said he could examine me anyway and said there was nothing wrong with me even though he didn't have the correct MRI. He dismissed my questions and laughed at my concerns. I don't think he takes women's problems seriously.

Dr Patel is a very insensitive person. He was rude and very inattentive during my visit! He seemed to be more interested in reading his watch than talking with me. When he entered the room he didn't even know when he had seen me last. He told me there was nothing he could do for me. I have been followed for Intracranial hypertension for over 9 years. He rudely told me that I have not had this disease I became very upset! My visual field had worsened but he could not tell me why nor did he want to try to figure it out! He opened the office door and turned his back to me! I wouldn't take my DOG to him! He is a POOR excuse for a doctor!!

Dean McGee Eye Institute was able to give me an appointment within 3 weeks of my primary care physician calling in a referral. When I arrived the receptionist was courteous, organized and professional. The nursing technician took me back before my appointment time and completed the testing in a courteous, professional, and competent manner. Dr. Patel promptly came into the room once the tests were completed and greeted me by name. He was personable, professional and extremely knowledgeable and competent. He explained what was wrong with my eyes, what caused the problem, and he gave me a prognosis. He said that he would send letters to my other doctors to let them know his findings. I highly recommend Dr. Patel. I truly appreciate Dr. Patel's expertise and the overall care I received. Thank you.

I was made to go to him for my fulminant IIH after shunt placement which requires a higher setting and still daily diamox but I finally had appropriate treatment. At the start of the whole mess I almost went blind. The veinous outlet pressure was causing noticeable JVD leading up to the crisis. I had symptoms of cauda equina purely from the pressure(still oddly one of my first signs of a problem). I had nuchal rigidity. I couldn't hear over the sound of my heartbeat in my ears. I had nosebleeds all the time. I came in for it the first time barely able to open my swollen eyes or communicate and just pacing holding my head. My icp topped their meter instantly so they had to document it as >57cmH2O. They drained off 30ccs(the normal amount a person has) to leave me at the higher end of normal. I'm not super thin but I'm not morbidly obese either. I've had milder symptoms of this for decades, even and honestly especially when I was super thin and fit. He told me since my papilledema resolved I shouldn't need diamox anymore. I had my doubts but he wanted to step it down slow. My doubts grew when I asked him about my seemingly weird symptoms and he said as far as he knows they must have been unrelated though the resolved the second my pressure returned to normal. I've since figured out that they aren't that abnormal from the IIH registry archives. I found out losing weight helps but won't cure fulminant cases and contrary to what most say this is often a chronic condition and it is rarely cured by one LP. He has no clue what he's talking about and doesn't care to listen or try to learn from updated research. I tried the lower dose and by the end of the second day I could use my legs right, the tinnitus was deafening and everything hurt. I called them damn bear in tears because I had to work and could barely move. They said to just go back to those meds again. The next time he told me if I'd just lose weight I'd be cured. I'm not THAT heavy. It didn't dawn on me then but my shunt drains a decent amount of fluid(like a lot actually. There's only one setting higher). If that were even remotely true I would probably just die every time I lost weight. I haven't been back since. My mom was told she needed to see him when she found out she has the same thing just to a lesser degree now but they can tell from scarring that it used to be worse. She doesn't need a shunt but takes diamox. If she misses a dose she falls from vertigo all the time(which is how they figured it out) and starts slurring like she's having a stroke. She's still dealing with a lot of cognitive decline so they were considering a slightly higher dose and wanted her to see him first. She also had a recent LP with an ICP at the upper end of normal 2 hours after taking her diamox. She saw him today and he told her she doesn't have IIH because she doesn't currently have papilledema and he doesn't believe she ever did. She explained what happens without the diamox and he said she doesn't need it. If it's for IIH do NOT go to him. He doesn't have a clue. I'm just glad work in healthcare with high accuity so I knew to advocate for myself and not to listen to condescending people who don't have a clue about your issue even if they claim to be or I'm not sure I'd still be here. They say it's not lethal but look up what happens to people with ICP too high to accurately measure without effective treatment. Spoiler alert- they die.

Has anyone found another neuro opthomologist in oklahoma that treats the same eye diseases as Dr. Patel. I saw him 9 years ago and was treated badly. Now I am unsure he even treated me correctly. He was rude and dismissive and told me he was the only neuro opthomologist in the area. He threatened to drop me from his practice after my husband called him and had words with him. I had lost complete vision in my left eye suddenly and my regular eye doctor sent me to him. He didn't help me, put me on high dose steroids two weeks after seeing him, I felt like I had a big delay in care.. He would not fill out my FMLA paperwork until my husband called him and had words with him and then he threatened to drop me from his care. I am a nurse, works night shift with high acute/critical patients and was having difficulty with depth perception, low light and sudden loss of vision of my left eye. My insurance company also talked with him and he wouldn't fill out my short term disability paperwork, He needs to be more understanding, If he can't figure out suddenly losing eye sight in an eye is a very scary and can be debilitating until the patient becomes adjusted to it and treatment has a least started and the patient can form some kind of response to it, he surely needs to practice a different kind of opthamology. I was just searching for other neuro opthomologist and his name came up of course so I stated reading his reviews and thought yeah, he wasn't so great with me either. I've been a nurse for 33 years and I know how patients should be treated.

I was concerned when I read some of the reviews. I'm happy to say I don't share the same opinion of these negative comments. Dr Patel was so kind and charismatic. He joked around with my 12 year old son and made him and I feel very comfortable. I asked for clarification on the information I read on Google regarding optic disc drusen. He did not dismiss me like some doctors do when you mention "I saw on Google". He clarified my confusion and made me feel much more confident on the series of events to lead to needing to meet with Dr Patel in the first place. Dr Patel is amazing and we are so happy with the care my son received!

I came to Dr Patel wanting a second opinion regarding a Neuro Opthamology consult. Having had "eye issues" over 40 years, with first my left eye then my right leaving me blind in my right eye. My original Doctor's diagnosis was in Dallas and gave me a diagnosis but being an RN, it had been 6 years since I'd seen anyone for that issue and I wanted to see if any improvements in treatment or the original diagnosis was correct or different. I did get a different diagnosis but it made more sense to me since I've had retinal issues since age 25. That being said after coming from Tulsa, it was well worth the trip! I thoroughly enjoyed Dr Patel who is a straight shooter but empathetic and very knowledgeable. His staff at DMEI was also superb! The DMEI is EXTREMELY organized, wait time is non existent all the areas and staff in all the different rooms who had to take pictures of my eyes in varying departments were also on time and extremely nice and patient focused! They all put me at ease and kind is not a big enough word. The time spent with me as a new patient was quite extensive and he even spent time pulling vision out of the left eye to get me better glasses without even asking for it. There's nothing anyone can or could do getting any vision out of my right eye. When you're finished, all results are loaded onto MyChart OU Health for me to see even what your Doctor wrote in his progress notes basically your diagnosis and what he found including all the scans that I had. (Please use MyChart after your appointment.) Highly, highly recommend Dr Patel, his team and DMEI. If you have any complex eye issues such as mine, or just need glasses, run don't walk and run to schedule your appointment. Wait times for appointments even for a complex issues or specialist were not nearly as long as I thought they might be. Overall, this was the most positive experience at ANY focused Institute! Thank you, Dr Patel and your staff for exceeding my expectations. Thank you ALL for your expertise and for being honest, caring and highly professional!