Dr. Bala Ambati M.D. PH.D. provides patient-centered, compassionate care alongside the most advanced eye surgery in Eugene, OR. He was rated in the top 10% of the nation’s physicians for patient satisfaction by Press-Ganey Associates in 2014, and #1 in a Top 40 under 40 global survey global survey of ophthalmologists by The Ophthalmologist magazine in May 2015. Dr. Ambati has been chosen as one of the Moran Jazz Doctors, the NBA Utah Jazz team ophthalmologists. He is the world’s youngest doctor, receiving his medical degree at age 17. Dedicated to providing compassionate & comprehensive eye care to the residents of Eugene, Bend and more, Dr. Ambati is an eye surgeon specializing in lifestyle lens implants, LASIK, cataract surgery and corneal transplants. As leader in ophthalmology, Dr. Ambati was the Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and is now the official eye doctor for The University of Oregon Ducks. He also directs a laboratory for developing new cures for eye diseases and volunteers his time with ORBIS, Project Hope, Sight for the Sightless, the Navajo Nation, and other humanitarian outreach efforts. Dr. Ambati is a member of the Refractive Surgery Alliance, which is a professional organization dedicated to leaders of the ophthalmology field to help promote refractive surgery through education, research, and ethical standards of patient care.
Choose Dr. Ambati for the highest quality of eye care in the treatment of cataracts and laser vision correction. Dr. Ambati spends time with each patient and their family explaining the condition, options, and outcomes. Dr. Ambati sees all of his patients before surgery and performs all of his patients postoperative exams, ensuring a sound continuity of care with careful screening and follow-up. Dr. Ambati goes above and beyond to ensure you receive the attention you deserve and the best visual results. If you are seeking LASIK surgery, cataract surgery or eye care in the Eugene area, contact Dr. Ambati today.
Cataract patients now have the option to have their vision corrected to allow them to see at both near and far distances after Custom Cataract Surgery! These lens implants provide significantly reduced dependence on glasses for all tasks of daily living, providing a range of focus that laser vision correction cannot achieve in patients over 40.