I can't speak to his office at Sunridge; however I was recently referred to him by my optometrist as there were signs of leakage at the back of my eyes. I am an insulin dependent diabetic, have been for 25 years. I received a call immediately following my optometry appointment telling me I had to see Dr. Anad immediately. I went the following Tuesday to Rockyview General. I had an angiogram performed to show any microscopic fissures as well. I was already nervous about the whole situation. My glucose levels are good and I have a 6.3 HgA1C. While I agree that his bed side manner leaves something to be desired, it did sound like a very "end of my life as I know it conversation". I was concerned that he was going to use the laser treatment to zap the leaks as well as new blood vessels in order to stop any further damage. That I understood. But his description of the treatment left me worried that it may be worse than the issues themselves. So I was rushed in for this treatment, without having much time to really think it through. He was very quick and not much time to collect my thoughts or blink between zaps, something I felt was a little dangerous especially when eyes seem to want to wander from time to time. This was the first of many procedures. I do have concerns that maybe I don't really need this treatment? He explained that the laser is destroying my retina. I have 20/20 corrected vision now, generally no issues with my eyesight, but he tells me that this treatment will degrade my peripheral and color vision over time. While most comments here talk about issues with getting in to see him, my concerns are really about his diagnosis and how much trust I should put in that? I hear that he's one of the best known. I don't care about his attitude or how his office staff treats anyone, I really want to make sure that 1) the procedures he does are really warranted and 2) there are no malpractice issues against him. the last thing I want is to go into see him one day, and leave without being able to "see" him the next. I'm already nervous enough about my eye sight.

Posted Date : 19/02/2016

Medically speaking, we have no complaints. Top shelf! But a personal aside: maybe this man has too many patients or we had unreasonable expectations of more face time. We always felt rushed (processed) when with him one-on-one. One time, we had six or seven unanswered (important to us) questions and as he was winding down the interview, we pointed to the questions. "I'll give you two minutes," he said, but he was up and moving to the office door within 40 seconds, before we had finished two questions. The problem with some professionals is that they handle the big stuff day in and day out, forgetting that a might-fail eye operation is a BIG DEAL for we peons.

Posted Date : 22/12/2015

Would avoid if at all possible. Saw him for several years due to a bout of uveitis which left a significant amount of inflammatory cells in my vitreous, so much so that I struggled to see out of the eye. For years Dr. Anand saw me every 6-12 months but I was never treated in any way and told there was nothing that could be done with my eye. He would always bring other dr's or nurses in to view what was going on with my eye, treating me as if I weren't even there. Last year I found a new retinal specialist who immediately told me he could fix my eye. One quick surgery later my vision has been restored! I'm sad to think about how I would have had to live with my vision the way it was if I had continued with Dr. Anand.

Posted Date : 14/09/2015