Dr. Lee R. Katzman M.D. in La Mesa

I recently had cataract surgery with Dr. Lee Katzman. His team did an excellent job preparing me for the surgery; helping me through videos, educational materials, one on one discussions to understand every aspect of what’s required of me to prepare my eyes for the surgery, the lenses available and costs, to the actual surgery itself. Dr. Katzman was so attentive and has an obvious passion for perfection. They utilize the highest advancements in lense and robotic technologies. I can’t say enough about the level of care and concern from Dr. Katzman. I truly appreciate this medical team; their facilities and everything they have done for me.

I can not say enough good things about Dr. Katzman. He did my mom and mother in laws cataract surgeries a couple of years ago and was great with them. When a cornea situation took me to him 2 years ago I felt good about seeing him monthly. I knew he was the best. Although my cornea situation is ongoing, I now sit here typing with my new 20/20 vision after a double lens replacement and I’m feeling great. He took the time every visit to explain what was going on and worked with me to find solutions for my situation. I would highly recommend him to anyone having eye issues.

From the beginning of the cataract surgery to the last part Dr, Katzman was great. Never felt rushed and he explained everything that would happen. Made me feel more relaxed after talking to him. His crew is Awesome. Very Very excellent service. Would highly recommend them

l changed my insurance from Scripps to Sharp just so I could have Dr. Katzman do the cataract surgery I needed, as he came highly recommended. Complicating factors included a retinal detachment in that eye the year prior, my astigmatism, and the fact that I’d had lasik surgery over two decades ago. Nonetheless, Dr. Katzman performed a miracle. Within hours of my surgery, I could see clearly. There was never any pain, nor any evidence of a surgery, just the resulting miracle of perfect vision in an eye that had been problematic for nearly two years. I can’t recommend Dr. Katzman highly enough. Not only is he an ocular genius, he has a great manner. His staff is pretty great too. I fully intended to switch back to Scripps after the surgery, but my entire Sharp experience has been so amazing that I’m staying. Everyone – from my primary care physician, to billing, to x-ray, to podiatry – has been wonderful. I didn’t know what I was missing.

Dr. Katzman is truly a unique doctor given his surgical skills as well as diligence in researching complicated patient cases (as mine was). Dr. Katzman alleviated my twenty plus year dependence on glasses and contact lenses through a refractive lens exchange surgery and the outcome has been life changing! Whether you need standard optical care or a surgical consult I highly recommend Dr. Katzman, he’s the best !

I was recently a patient of Dr. Katzman and I cannot be over the moon by my experience. From the start, Dr. Katzman was very thoughtful and diligent about what was possible about my surgery since I have very poor eye sight (-8.00 and -7.00). I am 36 years old and to think I have been living a life essentially blind is beyond. I think about all the small bits of the routine of having contacts and started to accumulate time (putting in/out contacts), stress (travel and making sure to pack them, working out and sweat in my eyes making it hard to see), and money (I wore dailies). Also I think about having to wake up and make sure to have my glasses by my side God forbid something happens and I need to run out (while still knowing glasses aren't the perfect vision for running out in an emergency). Going to bed and wandering the middle of the night if you have to use the restroom (we put in LED night lights in the hallways so I can generally see/not trip and fall). All those invasive ways of living and factors somehow became part of my normal day to day and I accepted it and never looked back. So like perhaps many others, I put off the surgery due to nerves and frankly didn't think I had the time from work. But finally made the call as I was nearing a certain age in which I knew it was that time. From the start, Dr. Katzman took great care in seeing what type of Lasik surgery I was a candidate for. He wasn't trying to do any short cuts and while I was aiming for Lasik surgery, he came to the conclusion that I wasn't a fit and that I would have to have PRK which has a longer recovery time. While I was deeply disappointed it wasn't the route I wanted to take due the longer recovery, he wasn't trying to give in and do simply I wanted. Rather, he came to this conclusion with my best interest for the most quality outcome and more importantly, my well being. On surgery day, I met with Dr. Katzman ahead of my PRK procedure for a chat. He greeted me with great news that after deeper consultation with other doctors, revisiting my stats and re-looking at what could be possible from a procedural standpoint, I was safe enough to move forward with regular Lasik. This means I would recover faster than PRK which was great news. While this isn't a guarantee change of events for every patient, the point here is that from my first pre-op tests/exam, he made a decision based on what he thought would yield the best result and my well being. He also caveated that my result may not be 20/20 which is what most people desire and expect. Given my level of poor vision, I knew that I would be willing to take anything to make me more functional as Dr. Katzman would say. In my opinion, any improvement would be life changing. One last example would be that because I couldn't see in the morning, I would forego grabbing or finding my glasses and go straight to brush my teeth without sight. And because I couldn't see while brushing my teeth, I would simply close my eyes. I go through the surgery which is unbelievably fast, not because it was rushed at all. If anything it felt fast while feeling like Dr. Katzman was patiently making sure things were perfect. He coached me through it and just like that I was done. It took as standard of time to recover but by my next day eye exam, I was able to see the letter chart 20/20! I do caution the results vary so I don't want to mislead anyone but extremely happy with my results. Sharing my overall experience with my network got an astounding reception even sharing their own experiences: "So happy for you! -8.00 is no joke! I was a -4 and Lasik changed my life 5 years ago. I cried the next morning when I woke up and could see everything out my window" "Yesss! I did Lasik over 20 years ago. One of the best decisions of my life. Enjoy!" "Is it life changing?! Just the thought of waking up and being able to see is unimaginable." Dr. Katzman was amazing! Definitely go to him for all your eye and Lasik needs!!!

My husband needed cataract surgery. After a less than stellar experience with another opthamologist we found Dr Katzman. Dr.Katzman and his office staff were friendly, efficient and very helpful. Any questions we had were not only answered but in a way we laypeople could understand.