Ryan McKinnon, M.D…read more
If you're reading this to determine if Dr. McKinnon is a good eye surgeon, my experience with cataract removal and lens replacement was excellent - not one hiccup. He and his staff are the best, no matter the clinical setting, office, or surgery. If you want to know why I feel this way, read on.
My first ophthalmologist left the group. Dr. McKinnon was hired and became my eye physician. On my first visit with him, I asked how he came to be hired by the group. He replied personably and professionally, with a transparent smile, and, perhaps because I explained to him that I am mildly hearing impaired, an articulate voice and direct eye contact.
Presurgery, I was concerned that I would be awake for the procedure. Forty years prior, I had been awake for eye surgery. It was an awful experience. However, I was assured by both of Yuma Regional's anesthesiologists that it would not happen and that I likely wouldn't remember the procedure.
Thankfully, I did remember both surgeries. I remained aware but incredibly relaxed throughout both surgeries. Forty years as a mental health therapist, I am an observer, and I thoroughly enjoyed observing the surgical team, from prep to post. However, after the second surgery, I did take an hour's nap post-op. And it was a good one! The staff wanted me to rest and never rushed me.
After retirement, I took up photography, a hobby that blossomed into a second career. But my vision seemed to be getting worse by the day. A few weeks prior, I was hired to do the photography for a book. I worried the surgeries might interfere with my obligations. But they didn't. The day after the first surgery, I did my first shoot without an eye patch.
I could see better than when I was a young adult. Colors were bolder and in more shades than I had ever remembered perceiving. And the second surgery returned my full vision, including the peripheral and a greater sense of depth. Although I had elected to correct my vision for distance rather than reading, I can now see for both. I require glasses for the fine details of photography, but believe it or not, I am writing this review on my cellphone without visionwear!
I delivered on my employer's expectations. Even better, I was hired for another project by a second employer. Am I satisfied with the services I received from Dr. Ryan McKinnon and Yuma Regional Medical Center? You betcha!