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The Midwest Center for Sight is a private, full-service ophthalmic practice based in Des Plaines, Illinois, with two offices on West Golf Road. They offer comprehensive eye care including cataract and glaucoma treatment, dry eye management, refractive surgeries, and reconstructive/rejuvenation services for the eye area. The practice employs about 9 people and generates around $12.7 million in annual revenue. Contact: (847) 824-3127. Website: themidwestcenterforsight.com.

Clinic Type

Optometry/Eye Care

Address

8901 West Golf Road, Suite 300 Des Plaines, IL 60016

Phone

847-824-3127

Email

Opening Hours

Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat: Closed; Sun: Closed

Services Offered

  • Eye Care
  • Cataracts
  • Glaucoma
  • Keratoconus
  • Myopia
  • Hyperopia
  • Astigmatism
  • Presbyopia
  • Dry Eyes
  • Diabetic Eye Disease
  • Other Eye Conditions
  • Aesthetic Services
  • Corneal Transplant Surgery
  • LASIK Eye Surgery
  • Routine Eye Care
  • Optical Department

Technology & Equipment

  • Cassini technology
  • WaveScan/Visx

Team

  • James Katz, MD — Ophthalmologist
  • Rakhi Patil, MD — Ophthalmologist
  • Hillary Schweihs, OD — Optometrist

Insurance & Payment

Languages Spoken

  • English

FAQs

Hours

Mon: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Tue: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Wed: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Thu: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sat: Closed; Sun: Closed

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • Satisfied Patient (Aggregate): 4.6/5 (639 reviews)
  • MyVision (Aggregate): 4.5/5 (256 reviews)
  • Healthgrades: 4.5/5 (10 reviews)
  • Yelp: 2.8/5 (48 reviews)

Patients praise

  • skilled and caring surgeons
  • high patient satisfaction with surgical outcomes, particularly cataract and LASIK surgeries
  • praise for knowledgeable and professional medical staff, especially Dr. Patil

Common complaints

  • concerns about billing processes and administrative policies
  • complaints regarding front desk staff and customer service professionalism
  • reports of long wait times

"Dr.Patil is amazing - extremely knowledgeable, super professional, more than attentive, always treat her patients with personal touch and warmth."

Satisfied Patient review

"I was disappointed with my interaction with the new front desk staff... Customer service should reflect professionalism, warmth, and attentiveness."

Satisfied Patient review

"Dr. Patil is fantastic, which is why I overlooked the first time the billing department was unwilling to listen to my understanding of a billing mistake... But the second time, I'm done with them."

WebMD review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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