Farida Esaa Hakim, MD

• Cornea & Refractive Surgery Service

• Cataract
• Corneal Erosions or Abrasions (Scratched Eye)
• Dry Eye Syndrome
• Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) of the Eye
• Herpes Zoster (Shingles) of the Eye

• Refractive Surgery Screening Appointment

• Cataract Surgery
• Corneal Cross-Linking (Collagen Cross-Linking)
• Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
• LASIK Surgery
• Phakic Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) or Implantable Contact Lenses (ICLs)
• Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
• Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE)
• WaveLight LASIK

• Refractive Surgery Procedure & Recovery

Medical School or Training

Residency

Fellowships

Board Certifications

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Patient Comments

February 24, 2026 - "Thank you to Dr Hakim!!"

February 17, 2026 - "Dr Hakim is professional friendly and thorough. Excellent listening skills and willing to take her time and address all questions."

February 10, 2026 - "Dr. Hakim is excellent in dealing with her patients. Clear and understandable communication, friendly and professional."

February 10, 2026 - "I truly appreciate the care Dr. Hakim provides me."

February 8, 2026 - "Dr. Hakim was very thorough on my visit. She made she reviewed all aspects of my eyes. Due to my father having glaucoma, she had a scan of my optic nerves to follow their progress each year. This was very outstanding for a doctor to ensure all aspects of the care for my eyes are reviewed."

January 30, 2026 - "Dr Hakim is wonderful! Just such a really rushed visit [...]"

November 8, 2025 - "Dr. HAKIM is very thorough & careful, a warm & caring provider, a good listener and empathetic with patients with complex issues. She has made a real difference in my quality of life."

November 5, 2025 - "Dr Hakim is very friendly, open, respectful, professional, competent, present-I appreciate her care"

October 22, 2025 - "Dr. Hakim is a very good practitioner [...]"

June 20, 2025 - "Dr. Hakim has excellent skills to making a patient comfortable. She listens attentively and communicates clearly."

June 4, 2025 - "Everyone, especially Dr Hakim, was helpful and supportive. Excellent physician [...]"

May 14, 2025 - "Dr. Hakim and [...] are wonderful, and helped me get through the surgeries that I was afraid of. Their care and easy manner were just what I needed for reassurance. I am healing well [...]"

April 20, 2025 - "Dr. Farida E. Hakim, was very rushed [...] I wont see her again."

April 18, 2025 - "As usual, Dr. Hakim and [...] were professional and yet open and accepting. [...]"

April 8, 2025 - "Dr. Hakim is absolutely the best ophthalmologist I've ever had. [...] I was fortunate to have scheduled my eye exam with Dr. Hakim in [...], and was quite impressed with the way she explained my condition, the procedure and her overall confident and caring nature. It was an easy decision to have the eye procedure performed by her."

April 2, 2025 - "Dr Hakim was rushed, rude and did not explain things. I was extremely disappointed in her care and bedside manner. Very poor. Would not see her again."

March 26, 2025 - "Dr. Hakim: Provided excellence in care. Very knowledgeable about my issue, provided me with re-assurance, good guidance and compassion. Very satisfied with her care."

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