John Elmer Paddock, MD - Israel Englander Department of Ophthalmology

Dr Brissette is one of New York Citys leading ophthalmologists and cataract surgery experts. She has been voted by her patients and peers as a New York City Super Doctor many years in a row. She is also the ophthalmologist for the New York Rangers (NHL) hockey team. Dr. Brissette is a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has been featured by many media outlets for her expert opinion. She is an active and accomplished researcher and is frequently invited to lecture both nationallyand internationally about cataract surgery and laser vision correction.Dr. Brissette is double board certified by both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (her home country but is a proud New Yorker and member of the Weill Cornell Ophthalmology team).

Lakshmisahithi Rani, OD is a pediatric optometrist at Weill Cornell Medicine Ophthalmology. Her practice interests include pediatric comprehensive eye care including treatment and management of amblyopia, myopia management, binocular vision, and contact lenses.After obtaining her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, she received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry (NECO). During optometry school, Dr. Rani was awarded the Charles Robert Soltes Memorial Scholarship, the NECO Student Innovation award, and was one of Cooper Visions Best Practices student honorees.Following optometry school, Dr. Rani completed her residency in Pediatric Optometry at the SUNY College of Optometry. She trained at the University Eye Center as well at NYC Health + Hospitals (Woodhull), gaining extensive experience in managing amblyopia, strabismus, myopia/refractive error, pediatric ocular pathology, and neuro optometry.Dr. Rani also received her M.S. in Vision Science from NECO, completing her thesis in telemedicine and binocular vision and has been published numerous times in various optometric and vision science journals.Dr. Rani is currently accepting new patients. She sees patients for general comprehensive exams, failed vision screenings, and problem-based visits. Appointments can be made by calling 646-962-2020, or by visiting http://www.weillcornelleye.org/.