Leading Florida Eye Surgeon

Dr.Mahootchi is a board certified Ophthalmologist and the founder of The Eye Clinic of Florida. The Eye Clinic of Florida provides world class cataract and specialty ophthalmic surgery at prices all can afford. Dr. Mahootchi is one of Florida’s most rated and highest rated cataract, glaucoma and eyelid surgeons. Tampa area cataract patients enjoy our Drop-LessTM cataract surgery with the latest lens implant technology for the best vision without glasses in the distance and near without glasses. PatientsChoice.org has recognized him as a top 10 doctor in Florida and Top 1% Ophthalmologist nationally. With 28 years of experience, he has performed over 30,000 eye surgeries. He has the distinction of over 25 years of experience with both astigmatism correcting implants and laser vision correction. He was the most experienced surgeon in the country for 2 years with XEN Gel Stent implants for glaucoma. The Eye Clinic of Florida leads the area in the percentage of our patients who get presbyopia correcting lens implants with cataract and clear lens replacement surgery. We lead the area in novel, new, and combination eye and eyelid surgery with a focus on avoiding the unnecessary and providing the best outcomes. Our dry eye program using unfrozen autologous serum has been copied around the country. He was the first in the nation to use Pre-loaded PDEK for corneal transplantation. We continue to pioneer the reversal of fat loss around the eye due to glaucoma medication. Our trans-foveal Yellow Micropulse Laser Treatment has saved 100’s of patients 1000’s of intra-vitreal injections for diabetes and macular degeneration. Dr. Mahootchi was born in Carbondale, Illinois and grew up in Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville. His Internship in Internal Medicine and Residency in Ophthalmology were also at Vanderbilt. Dr. Mahootchi had the highest academic scholarships to both college and medical school. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and participates in the Maintenance of Certification program every 10 years. He is past president of the Tampa Bay Ophthalmology Society and a current vice president of the Florida Society of Ophthalmology. Dr. Mahootchi began practice in Zephyrhills in 1997. Tens of thousands of Tampa area eye surgery patients have trusted him with their eye surgery. He also is a leader in effective new glaucoma treatments such as Hydrus, Cyclo G and iStent inject and XEN gel stents.  He also treats patients with dry eyes, tearing eyes, corneal problems, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.  Contact The Eye Clinic of Florida for a Free Vision or Cataract Screening today.

The Eye Clinic of Florida and Same Day Surgery Center serve the Tampa Bay area and beyond.  We accommodate many out of state patients who come to see us for cataract and glaucoma surgery.

Happy Patient Testimonials

Happy Patients Talk About Their Experience with Cataract Surgery and Dr. Mahootchi.