Mehul Patel, M.D.
UCF Health is the UCF College of Medicine academic health practice. It serves the community with primary and specialty care from two Central Florida locations.
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Enjoy Breathtaking Views Through Clear Vision.
Dr. Patel is an experienced and widely respected board certified ophthalmologist who evaluates and manages eye diseases both medically and surgically. With a passion for cataract surgery and optimizing vision, he specializes in refractive cataract surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. Dr. Patel actively promotes the importance of having good vision by keeping his patients well informed about their diagnoses and options when it comes to surgery.
We're Here To Protect Your Vision
Our UCF Health ophthalmologists are experts in eye care – and are also faculty physicians at the UCF College of Medicine, where they train the next generation of doctors. They specialize in cataract surgery and treatments of other eye conditions, including glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, pterygium and dry eyes and allergies.
Cataracts are common as we age and happen when the clear lens of your eye becomes cloudy.
Symptoms include:
- Blurry, cloudy, or foggy sight
- Yellow-tinted vision
- Double vision
- Halos around lights
- Sensitivity to light
- Poor vision at night
- Decreasing vision of lights
Office In Lake Nona
UCF Health offers expert Cataract and other ophthalmology services at our Lake Nona offices.
We Accept Most Major Insurance Plans
Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, United, Medicare and more.
Laser Cataract Surgery
UCF Health offers procedures that are safe, reliable, and have little to no discomfort.
Enjoy Breathtaking Views Through Clear Vision.
Concerned you might have cataracts?
Schedule an appointment with our experts for a comprehensive eye exam.
Monika Farhangi, M.D.
Dr. Monika Farhangi is a board certified ophthalmologist whose passion is personalized patient care, and she is committed to improving eye health through surgical and clinical means. A UCF College of Medicine graduate, she has returned to Orlando to care for the community she loves. In addition to cataract and glaucoma surgery, she treats a variety of other eye conditions, including diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, pterygium, dry eyes and allergies.
Other Conditions We Treat
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic eye disease
- Pterygium
- Macular Degeneration
- Dry eyes and allergies
- Laser peripheral iridotomy
- Eyelid laceration repair
- Minor eyelid lesion excision
- Plaquenil toxicity screening
- Blurred or decreased vision
- Eye pain and irritation
