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Have you or anyone in your household recently been in contact with someone that has COVID-19? 

Have you had a cough, shortness of breath, or fever in the past two weeks?

 
If yes to either of the questions, you will be asked to reschedule your appointment out to 2-3 weeks.
 
Please arrive at your scheduled appointment time- no need to come earlier. We need proper time to sanitize in between patients and to eliminate intermingling appointments.
 
Only 10 people are allowed in the lobby.  We will kindly ask others to wait in their vehicle until their appointment if we are over the 10 person limit.

520-229-1554

Fax 520-229-1702

Ajay Sanan, M.D.

  • Eye Surgeon and Physician
  • Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Board Certified, American Board of Ophthalmology

Ajay Sanan, M.D., is a practicing ophthalmologist (Eye MD) in the Tucson, Arizona, area. He specializes in cataract and refractive surgery, particularly in laser refractive surgery (LASIK) for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

A Tucson native, Dr. Sanan is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and has completed a refractive surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine with Douglas D. Koch, M.D. Dr. Sanan has also undergone successful LASIK on his own eyes, giving him a unique perspective on the refractive surgical experience.

Education

Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Douglas D. Koch, M.D. (1998-1999)
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Department of Ophthalmology (1995-1998)
Internship
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
 Department of Medicine (1994-1995)
Medical School
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
 Medical Degree (1990-1994)
College
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
Integrated Premedical - Medical Program (Inteflex) 
Bachelor of Science with high distinction. 
Major in Biomedical Sciences (1987-1991)
High School
Sahuaro High School, Tucson, AZ 
High School Class Valedictorian (1983-1987)

Patient Reviews

  • Dr. Sanan and his medical staff are top-notch, knowledgeable, patient, and most kind! I just had cataract surgery and not only was it completely painless, but a very quick procedure!!

    In addition, the staff at the nearby Catalina Surgical Center where the surgery was performed were all kind and caring!

    Many years ago when my previous ophthalmologist was retiring, I asked him to give me the name of another doctor. He didn’t hesitate when he recommended Ajay Sanan. He told me that Dr. Sanan, was not only a very fine doctor, but one of the best cataract surgeons in Tucson. I have been a patient of Dr. Sanan now for many years and and when it became necessary for me to have cateract surgery, I didn’t hesitate to use him as a surgeon for the removal of my cataracts. What a difference he made in my vision!

    In the following checkups, Dr. Sanan thoroughly checked my eyes and patiently answered all my questions.

    He is a delightful person and so calm and reassuring. You know you’re in good hands with Dr. AJay Sanan!

    Lois Lederman

  • Dear Dr. Sanan: I want to thank you and your staff for responding to my emergency visit yesterday. Ami promptly returned my call, the front desk expedited my check-in and Michael was efficient in helping diagnose my problem. Your detailed explanation and treatment were excellent as always. As a corneal graft patient (Univ of Illinois 1982), I have been fortunate to have had doctors on the leading edge of corneal medicine. So glad I found Dr. Sanan when I moved to Tucson. For me, Pima Eye Institute is the best eye clinic in Tucson and as a research scientist, I have checked them all. They care!

    John Jay

  • I recently had an appointment with Dr. Sanan and he was very knowledgeable and kind. His staff is very nice and made sure that I had everything I needed during my appointment. I appreciated their thoroughness from the beginning of my appointment to the very end!

    Jaruwan Williams

  • I cannot say enough how thorough and flawless my Lasik procedure was thanks to Dr. Sanan and the Pima Eye Institutes staff. From start to finish, Dr. Sanan personally answered all questions, explained the pros and made sure I understood any risks. By the time I left our first meeting, there was no question that he and his staff were the premier group in Arizona. Dr. Sanan is not only an ophthalmologist, his specialties in surgery elevated my confidence in any procedure. My surgery went off as planned and the results are beyond what my expectations. There is no question I would recommend Dr. Sanan to anyone! Thank you Dr. Sanan for positively changing my life.

    Philip M.

  • Very best place to go for cataract or any other eye problem! Staff is GREAT, doctor is SUPER GREAT. My vision is better than 20/20 in both eyes now. No more glasses, just 1 contact to read! LOVE IT !!! Plus he fixed my astigmatism problem in the surgery!!

    Barbara Zacharias

  • I had very strange viral eye infection and nobody could diagnose my conditions. I went to 5 different doctors, including eye specialist, urgent cares, and ER. Nobody didn’t even try to listen to me, few wrote a wrong records. Finally I got lucky to meet dr. Sanan. He is very attentive, polite, and professional. He prescribed me steroid eye drops, exactly as asked from 5 different drs and nobody honored my request, but wasted my 3weeks time and gave me wrong eye drops and caused even worse side effects. I would highly recommend dr. Sanan for your precious eye care. And also all stuff in office are really nice and professional. Everything is comfortable, not too long wait for eyes check up.

    Alla-Ilchun Navaho Native

  • As a long time patient I have had the pleasure of getting to know the friendly staff at Pima Eye Institute. Their kindness in addition to Dr. Sanan's detailed examination all make Pima Eye a great office.

    Rohan Bakshi

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