Veterinary Eye Institute Anaheim

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Last week, my cat’s third eyelid swelled up and completely covered one eye within a day. After visiting an emergency clinic, they recommended this specialty eye hospital, and it turned out to be an excellent choice! Dr. Esson was incredibly professional and experienced. It’s been just a week, my cat’s eye has already 80% back to normal. I’m so thankful for their care!

posted: 11/18/2024

I brought my 5 year old corgi in for what was supposed to be a routine case of cataracts, the initial consultation felt very run of the mill, met with Dr Esson, did a wait and see approach, told me to come back in 6 months. I showed up at this point the cataract was completely taking up his sight. This is where things became high pressure sales, the RVT, was very intense and had a hustle like vibe to push us into doing both of his eyes. I’m glad i listened to my gut, not only did we not get a lense replacement, my dog now 4 months post surgery with a detached retina! I followed every instruction to the T, and made sure every follow up appointment was done. Only to be told, well, he came in with bad eyes, and that reattachment was not an option. But, they wanted to see us again in 4 months. You have got to be kidding me! Don’t trust your furbabies eyes with this group. My dog is now forever blind!

posted: 11/27/2024

My husband and I adopted a blind dog and the rescue didn’t have much information about what caused his blindness. After doing some research on local veterinary ophthalmologists, we decided on VEI Anaheim to help us assess his condition. We’ve had about 3 appointments over the course of 4 months, and every time we have been so appreciative of the level of service and professionalism of the staff here. Dr. Esson and Dr. Wimms are very knowledgeable and thorough in their examinations and have helped us understand how Kona’s blindness came to be and what is considered normal for his condition. Of special note, Dana, a tech there, has been so accommodating and empathetic towards us (she has a rescued Mexican street dog too, just like Kona!). Kona is dog reactive, so we usually wait for our appointments outside to prevent him from rehearsing his reactive behaviors around the other dogs coming and going in the lobby. During a technician appointment, Dana offered to call my cell phone when it was his turn to be seen, and she even met us outside. In addition, even though technician appointments don’t normally have doctor’s notes or dictation letters, she responded to my request when I emailed the office to clarify the medical terminology she had used during the appointment. We are just so blown away by her level of care, and we are so grateful to have found VEI and its amazing staff!!

posted: 07/11/2024

Dr Esson is an amazing gifted doctor! I'm in rescue and he has saved several kitties eyes! There was one case in particular, a pregnant mom kitty and her eye was extremely bad. Dr. Esson could do the surgery and hopefully save her eye but said her kittens might not survive. Well the surgery was a complete success, and baby kittens survived and were born healthy! I thank God for Dr. Esson and God will continue to bless him for all the wonderful work he does!

posted: 11/18/2024

This place is all about profit. They’re closed early and on Fridays & Saturdays. I have an eye emergency for my dog, missed my appointment and could not get another appointment for a while. It has also been very difficult to find any other eye doctor that can see her right away. I didn’t how difficult this was with these type of injuries. The industry is all about profit and needs to be fixed. They make tons of money from us and probably having cocktails on Friday with our money.

posted: 11/18/2024