Satterfield Denise MD FAAP

bad experience with this clinic. we took our son for an eye check up, at first it was ok. until after the doctor did the first check and asked us to got back to the waiting area. my son wanted to play with that one toy in the check up room and so my wife asked if my son can borrow and bring the toy out to the waiting area. but the doctor said no and told us they have toys in the waiting area and this toy that my son wanted to play with stays in the room. so my son threw a big tantrum. i know as a parent we have to teach our kids that we CAN’T have everything, but since this is a place of business, you want your customers to be happy and have a good experience. i felt like we didn’t get that. to top it of, since my son was throwing a tantrum because of that toy, he became uncooperative and this eye doctor thinks my son is autistic!!! i work in healthcare, i treat my patients with the outmost respect and service. i do not recommend this place

My son had an urgent eye issue and this office was able to get us in very quickly. Dr. Satterfield was amazing, explaining everything to me, and was able to keep my son calm and engaged. Thank you for fitting us in!

My daughter has been seeing Dr Satterfield for 3 years now. I am so glad to be under Dr Satterfield’s care. She makes my daughter feel comfortable and always answers all my questions. Very fortunate to have her as our doctor. I trust her 100%.

I brought my 2 year old daughter to Dr. Satterfield because she has a cyst on her left eye. I am very pleased with her patience with children. She made my daughter feel very comfortable and addressed all my concerns. Her office staff is very friendly and organized. It was pretty hard to get an appointment in, but that’s what’s expected when you’re dealing with a great doctor.

I work for a program for low-​income children-​the majority of who receive Medi-​CAL. One of our children was referred to Dr. Satterfield. The parent requested our assistance in following up with the doctor (IF YOU CAN CALL HER THAT) because the prescription was causing the child intense headaches. I spoke directly with the doctor (who literally answered the phone by saying «WHAT DO YOU WANT»). The doctor refused to call the parent to address her concerns, stating the she would not be reimbursed for the call and that the parent needed to follow-​up with Medi-​CAL for a new referral. I am disgusted that a doctor would be so obviously driven by financial gain instead of patient-​centered. I would NEVER recommend a family accept a referral to Dr. Satterfield. DISGUSTING. I have shared my concerns with Medi-​CAL.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Satterfield and her support staff. My surgery was successful beyond my wildest dreams. I had truly forgotten what it was like not to see double. Driving was difficult and no fun with one eye always being closed. Television and movie watching were no longer pleasurable. A previous ophthalmologist recommended prisms without even mentioning that corrective surgery might be available. Dr. Satterfield’s practice is primarily pediatric, but she takes adults such as myself. Her explanation of my problem, my subsequent surgery and the results were everything I could have hoped for. Thank you, Dr. Satterfield!

My daughter was born with an incredibly noticeable lazy eye. Every optomotrist we saw kept telling us that she would grow out of it. That didn’t happen. She is now 11 yrs old with a lazy eye.
Finally, we were fed up with being told lies, we went to see Dr. Satterfield. What an Angel! She told us that my daughter’s eye was completely repairable. Boy, what a great thing to hear.
After 30 minutes in surgey and 1 hr recovery, we were on our way back home. It took about 2−½ weeks for all the redness to go away, but wow! It has been exactly 2 months since then, and what an amazing difference. She is no longer being teased about looking like an alien. She is even more beautiful now. Dr. Satterfield and her team are wonderful to work with and a Godsend to those with eye problems. I would recommend her to anyone! Thank you so much. Danielle

What did I get for Christmas this year? Single vision! And my Santa Claus was Dr. Satterfield. I’d suffered from double vision/​crossed eyes for the last several years that was only marginally corrected by glasses. Apparently it would take a prism of about 24 to correct — think coke bottle thick glasses that might weigh about 2 pounds. This year I decided enough was enough (the danger of driving always with one eye closed added to the cosmetic issues finally convinced me.) So I investigated strabismus surgery, talked to my Optometrist and got a referral.
Dr. Satterfield specializes in pediatric patients, but deals with adults as well. She was heavily booked, but I got surgery scheduled for early Dec. She is very confident, knowledgeable and friendly, and answers all questions easily. I really felt comfortable putting my eyesight in her hands.
The surgery itself was a piece of cake — I had ‘twilight sleep’ anasthetic so I don’t remember a thing. The worst part was inserting the IV. The first few days of recovery were sure a bitch though. This is not ‘minimally invasive with little or no after effects’ laser surgery, this is ‘cut the eye muscles and sew them back in a different place on your eyeball major redness and swelling’ surgery. Between the huge gauze patch and Vicodin induced nausea/​illness, I surely traumatized my girls on that first day.
After the first day or so, the worst part of recovery was the swelling and bad headaches caused by fatigued facial muscles. The complete redness of the normally white part of the eye was actually kind of cool as I’ve been able to give people the ‘evil eye’ as never before.
I went back today for a three week follow up. The dr. was able to snip the knot from the stitch I could still feel in my eye — an amazing in-​office procedure that took about 4 minutes from the first numbing drop to the snip.
The difference in my eyesight is incredible. I have 3D vision back and won’t have to throw away any more photos because of my crossed eyes. I can look people in the eye straight on. Seriously, its the best Christmas present I’ve ever gotten!!!
I should also mention that I saw several kids in the office through my visits. Dr. Satterfield has a great manner with them. The 3 or 4yr old girl she saw just before me today had a foreign object in her eye that nobody could see (tucked under the top lid.) The Dr. was able to get it out right then and there with minimal fuss. Really, I am amazed and impressed at her skill.