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Rachael Garrett, O.D.

Accepting new patients

  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Optometry

Clinical focus

  • Eye Exams (Adult) - Optometry

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

In the opinion of Dr. Garrett's patients, her considerable clinical skills are exceeded by only one thing - her caring and nurturing attitude. When asked about the source of her empathetic response to her patients, Dr. Garrett credits her optometric residency program at the Sepulveda Veterans Affairs Medical Center in California. Dr. Garrett began her career earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in biological sciences from Hanover College in Indiana. She then received her doctor of optometry degree, with honors, from the Southern California College of Optometry. This was followed by her optometric residency in Sepulveda, California. Upon completion of her residency, Dr. Garrett gained experience with refractive surgery patients at a refractive laser center in Ontario, California. After acquiring broad-based experience in optometry, Dr. Garrett chose to join the faculty of the Casey Eye Institute. Her selection was based on the Institute's dedication to research and academics.

Dr. Garrett enjoys the opportunities she has to teach ophthalmology and optometry residents and to be involved in conducting clinical research trials. Along with caring for her patients, Dr. Garrett remains dedicated to her profession, maintaining memberships in a variety of professional associations. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and has served on the society's Membership Development Task Force. In 2002, she was named the Young Optometrist of the Year by the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association. Locally, Dr. Garrett is committed to the Portland Metropolitan Optometric Society. She has held several executive positions with the organization, including president. In her free time, Dr. Garrett has a broad spectrum of personal interests. She loves the arts, reading, and traveling. She lives with her husband and twin daughters.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 1993, Hanover College
    • O.D., 1997, Southern California College of Optometry

  • Residency

    • Sepulveda VA Medical Center, 1998

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Optometry
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.9 out of 5 (267 Ratings, 44 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Top level. Highly professional.

  2. Dr Garrett was outstanding. She was completely committed to finding me the appropriate "lenses" for my glasses. I have been to many eye doctors that use a PA or assistant and rushes through the eye tests. Dr. Garrett performed the "letter test" herself. She was incredibly patient.I greatly appreciated her time professionalism. Many thanks, sincerely

  3. Explains things well, friendly and engaging

  4. Dr Garrett is a true gift to her patients. Extremely knowledgeable and skilled, and genuinely understanding and compassionate.

  5. Lovely

  6. Dr. Garrett was very competent and helpful.

  7. Great clinician very knowledgeable and concern about the health

  8. Dr. Garrett is high knowledgeable and is dedicated not only providing excellent treatment but in making sure I understand. I feel privileged to have her as my doctor!!

  9. Rachel Garrett is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. She is very detailed and gives clear direction and explanations. She was very helpful with an unexpected problem I added to our routine visit.

  10. Dr. Garrett is a FORCE! Deeply appreciated: her strong sense of empathy and concern, her high level of expertise, and the formidable job she does explaining my medical issues in detail. It is hard to imagine having a better experience with a medical provider.

  11. She was attentive to my questions.

  12. Dr. Garrett is one of those people who talks rapid-fire. At 78 my ears function much more slowly so I asked her to slow down and she accommodated my limitations very well.

  13. Spent quality time with me and had excellent knowledge of my problem. Was very thorough with the exam.

  14. Dr Garrett is an excellent clinician. Very complete and well explained exam. She takes the time to answer questions clearly and throughly. Would rate Dr Garrett excellent in all phases of care.

  15. Very patient. Spent a large amount of time getting me to 2020 vision with glasses

  16. Dr. Garrett is an outstanding eye doctor and has help me, and explained issues with my eyes and how following her easy to understand procedures to keep my eyes healthy.

  17. She is very informative and kind

  18. Dr. Garrett is always warm, friendly and truly takes the time to really listen and explain things carefully and thoughtfully.

  19. Dr Garrett is knowledgeable and professional.Educates and provides the best treatment.

  20. Thorough, asked questions and listened to answers, explained issues well, personable

  21. Dr Garrett is thorough and efficient. She is very nice and explains everything she does. She puts me at ease. She's a great doctor.

  22. Great visit. I felt well taken care of.

  23. Verry helpful and very kind

  24. Always thorough, well informed. My rating of OHSU is NOT based on shady good MD's as she!

  25. Very pleasant and professional. She has reviewed my file before the appointment, so we do not waste time going over my whole history again.

  26. Dr Garrett is my favorite doctor of all my caregivers. She always goes above and beyond making sure I understand every thing going on with my eyes and actions I can take to help them continue functioning the best that they can be.

  27. Dr. Garrett was amazing and very efficient

  28. Excellent

  29. Very knowledgeable and took time to explain the procedure very comprehensively

  30. Dr Garrett is an excellent physician. She takes time to analyze every test, result and follow up. She explains clearly each procedure, the reason for it and next steps. I have total faith and confidence in her care of my vision.