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Rachael Garrett, O.D.

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  • Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Optometry

Clinical focus

  • Eye Exams (Adult) - Optometry
  • Contact Lenses (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 (243 Ratings, 102 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 Press Ganey patient surveys.

  1. My Optometrist and Imaging Technician were fantastic.

  2. She was thorough during the procedures. She explained each step during the visit. She was extremely knowledgable and experienced. She explained results with words I understood. Her demeanor was relaxing and reassuring.

  3. Love Dr. Garrett. Smart, thorough, compassionate.

  4. Dr. Garrett is very thorough, professional, and good at explaining the status of my dry eye and steps I can do to control it.

  5. Value her expertise, kindness, and consideration.

  6. Dr. Garrett is always very personable and clear with her explanations.

  7. Dr Garrett is an excellent provider. You are lucky to have her on your staff.

  8. The clinician was very helpful, kind and knowledgeable.

  9. Dr Garrett is very thorough and efficient. She is also very friendly and caring.

  10. She is thorough, kind, and very good at explaining what she is noticing and recommending.

  11. Very caring and professional. Went out of her way to meet my needs.

  12. Excellent communications. Explains everything very thoroughly. Shows true dedication to patient care.

  13. She has been providing help for major improvmen. Wonderful pwrson

  14. I thought the doctor was extremely attentive to my eyes and the best possible methods of eye care. I was very impressed with the thoroughness of her exam and grateful for the manner in which she communicated issues and care to me. I give her my highest recommendation.

  15. She was perfect!

  16. Dr. Rachel Garrett is an outstanding clinician

  17. Dr. Garrett is thorough, extremely knowledgeable, attentive and caring. And the problem with my eyes has improved significantly under her care.

  18. Dr. Garrett has been amazing with correcting my dry eyes. I fought this issue for a numbers of years and tried a lot of different treatments. I now can drive long distances and resume close detail work. I had basically given up and thought that my dry eyes were just the way it was going to be.

  19. Most knowledgeable expertise in this area.

  20. She is very nice, very professional, and very knowledgeable and explains why she is doing everything

  21. Dr. Garrett was highly professional, knowledgeable, and tactful. It became apparent almost instantly that she's a top-level clinician. She takes pride in the exceptional level of care she provides. Highly intelligent, very thorough, and caring.

  22. Dr Garrett is a superb physician. She shows a remarkable blend of care and expertise.

  23. Kind, efficient, clear

  24. Excellent professionalism, answered all my questions.

  25. Dr. Garrett is excellent. And I especially appreciate her very clear discussion of cataract issues.

  26. Dr Garrett is smart, kind, thorough and an absolutely excellent doctor.

  27. Dr Garrett is the best!! So very kind and nice and a great MD also!!

  28. Dr. Garret is friendly, professional and extremely competent. She is sensitive to the stress of vision exams for patients with peculiar eye conditions. She spent time with me to make sure my concerns were heard, and by the end of the exam, we were in agreement with her recommendations. I trust her diagnostic approach and thoroughness.

  29. Dr. Garett is an amazing clinician. OHSU is so lucky to have her on staff.

  30. Excellent. Very thorough, caring. Developed an overall plan to take care of my problem. Above and beyond.