Sumit Garg, MD

Dr Garg is simply the BEST ! He is so thorough, well trained, experienced, and caring. His support staff is wonderful and his surgical staff, superb. The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is wonderful and so fortunate to have him.

Dr. Garg at the new Gavin Herbert Eye Center at UC Irvine is one of the best surgeons I have experienced. He answered all of my questions, explained my options and I never felt rushed during my appointments. The Eye Center at UCI is quite well organized and very patient-​friendly and Dr. Garg’s support staff is excellent. I highly recommend Dr. Garg and his team for cataract surgery.

The absolute best! If you need eye surgery Dr. Garg is definitely the one to go to. I had cataract surgery on both eyes and was seeing better than ²⁰⁄₂₀ after the second eye was done and now don’t need glasses after wearing them since I was a little kid. This is better than I have ever seen Extremely knowledgable and a truly gifted surgeon. Great bedside manner as well. Answers all your questions and calls you the same day after surgery to check on you and tell you how your surgery went. The procedure is painless and takes about 2 hours from check in to check out.
The Gavin Herbert Eye Center, Irvine CA is state of the art in eye care and a great place to have surgery. Everyone is really caring and very attentive your needs.
This is the only surgery I was looking forward to having and after the first eye was done couldn’t wait to get the second eye done!

I had cataract surgery done on both eyes by Dr. Garg at the Gavin Herbert Eye Center in Irvine, CA. Every aspect of my experience exceeded my expectations: from the pre-​surgery exams and consultation, the surgery, the post surgery follow-​up, and most of all, the results, I couldn’t imagine a better experience. Dr. Garg took the extra time needed to understand my needs and wishes, and to be sure that I had all my questions answered clearly. The surgery went perfectly, and Dr. Garg followed up later the same day, and again the following day to be sure all was well. The Gavin Herbert eye center is very well equipped and everyone working there was kind, professional, and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Dr. Garg to anyone needing cataract surgery!

Dr. Sumit «Sam» Garg of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute did a cataract operation on my right eye. It was a life-​changing event and brought my eyesight back from just terrible to almost perfect. Prior to his surgery I couldn’t drive, I had no depth perception, I couldn’t see TV well at all, I couldn’t read any normal publications, my ability to use a smart phone was severely restricted, computer screens were fuzzy… After the surgery all of these were restored to normal. Distance vision is amazing – I don’t ever remember it being so clear. Ten days after the surgery I still walk around in amazement. I needed only a $ 10 pair of drug store glasses to be able to read perfectly.
I could not rate Dr. Garg and the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute more highly.
John Mead
Laguna Woods, CA

Dr. Garg did cataract surgery on both of my eyes, and I cannot say enough positive things about him, his colleagues, staff, and the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. Prior to having the surgery, I researched extensively to find a physician and a facility. Having good vision is very important to me and I wanted to go to the very best physician that I could. Despite a two hour car ride each way for several appointments and the surgeries, I have no doubt that I found the right person in Dr. Garg, and the right facility in the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. I have perfect vision now and I am so very grateful. If there were 10 starts… both Dr. Garg and the eye institute would get them!

Dr. Garg is an excellent surgeon and great to work with. My experience at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute was seamless. I got a very thorough pre-​op screening with state of the art, brand new equipment. The procedure lasted about 10 minutes and after a nap (and some ibuprofen) I was seeing better than ²⁰⁄₂₀ (²⁰⁄₁₅!) in both eyes. Surprisingly painless (only mild postop discomfort for a few hours) and everything was explained in detail and provided by Dr. Garg and his excellent staff. The price was all inclusive and very competitive (I called 3 other LASIK centers and none of them could beat the price) and you should ask about their special pricing for having a residency-​trained fellow perform the procedure. Love the results and I’m so glad I had Dr. Garg perform my LASIK!

I had cataract surgery done by Dr. Garg at the new Gavin Herbert Eye Center at UC Irvine. I was highly impressed with Dr. Garg and the facility. Dr. Garg was very approachable, took as much time as needed, and answered all of my questions at the appointments leading up to the surgery. The surgery could not have gone any better and he even called me at about 7:30 that night to make sure I was doing well.
I highly recommend Dr. Garg and if you can go to the new Eye Center on the UC Irvine campus, you should.