My mother could not see with her left eye. She had a need for a very complicated surgery. We consulted a very respected Ophthalmologist. He advised us that the surgery was very risky and it was best not to do any surgery at all. I then decided to take her to Shankar Nethralaya in Chennai. But her primary Ophthalmologist strongly recommended me to go see Dr. Santosh Patel instead of going to Chennai. After I spoke to Dr. Patel I felt quite comfortable and had her surgery done by him. After the surgery now my mother can see with her left eye. Dr. Patel is highly skilled, very knowledgeable, patient, polite and a perfect gentleman. He is ably assisted by his wife Dr. Mrs. Patel. They have a very friendly and wonderful staff. I would highly recommend Vivekanand Eye Hospital to anyone. Thank you Dr. Patel and thanks to your staff.