Mississauga Retina Institute

I recently had my first visit to Dr Koushan at MRI.....it was fantastic from the point of meeting the receptionist to the technicians who performed the various tests to seeing the doctor to discuss the results (see the scan pix's) and agree next steps. I much appreciated the level of patient service at MRI.

I was scared to death by ophthalmologist in OCC eye care center where I was told that my condition is quite serious and that if, left untreated, I could go blind or I could get permanent irreversible damage. To treat it, I was told that I require 3 laser treatments over the courses of a few months and after, if things don't get better, I may require an injection of medication, by the needle, directly to my eye. Not to mention that I was told that I would have to pay 185$ or so for something that was not covered by the OHIP.

I decided to seek a second opinion about this because this sounded too horrible to be the truth. Thank God, I was referred to ophthalmologist Dr. Mandell by equally wonderful optometrist Dr. Markowitz (please read about her as well I left my honest review)

Dr. Mandell checked out my eyes and he told me that my condition is very mild that doesn't require any treatments at this point. He also said that my condition is most likely caused by me taking nasal and oral steroids, something that was completely ignored and dismissed by the OCC eye care ophthalmologist. Dr.Mandell told me to leave it as is and that most likely my eyes will get better on its own without doing anything.

Now, if you like being lasered or poked in your eyes with needles for no reason go elsewhere but if you want to get honest opinion and diagnosis by the world class ophthalmologist ask to be referred to Dr. Mandell.

Staff treat their clients superb n human being.
Specially Dr Mandell , has time to listen and excellent bedside manner. I would recommend to anyone.
A friendly environment.

I had a scare and Dr Mandell went out of his way to make time for an exam as fast as possible. He explained what his opinion well. He also took my opinions seriously and helped me understand which ones were valid, which ones were not and why.

One of the best medical offices I've ever been to. The staff are excellent and seem to take pride in their work