Dr. Ekta Patel, BTech. Optom., O.D., F.O.V.D.R.

Dr. Patel is board-certified in vision therapy and a full partner at Cook Vision Therapy Center, Inc. Drs. Patel and Cook consult on all patients together, providing expertise from their respective backgrounds and combined 60 years of vision-care experience.

Dr. Patel received her Bachelors of Technology in Optometry from University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She then attended New England College of Optometry, where she completed the four-year Doctor of Optometry degree in two years, graduating first in her class with highest honors. She was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Optometric Honor Society and a recipient of the Advanced Standing International Program Scholastic Achievement Award and the William C. Barrett Scholarship Award for Clinical and Academic excellence.

She became acutely aware of the impact of vision problems on family life when her child developed an eye turn and, despite high intelligence, was struggling in school. The nightly “Homework Wars” dragged on for hours. At Cook Vision Therapy Center, she witnessed the transformative impact that the tailored program had on her son’s behavior, learning, and self-esteem.

Inspired, Dr. Patel switched her emphasis from general care and ocular disease to vision therapy. Having already been licensed for almost 20 years to treat binocular vision disorders, she immediately added an additional 150 hours of education devoted to neuro-visual rehab, strabismus, and pediatric visual processing as well as completing an intensive two-year clinical fellowship in vision therapy working should-to-shoulder with Dr. Cook.

Dr. Patel is board-certified Fellow in the Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association (F.O.V.D.R.). She is also a member in the American Optometric Association and the Georgia Optometric Association. She is fluent in English, Afrikaans, and Gujarati.