Palmetto Eye Institute

09/29/2022

Our office will be closed Friday September 30th due to Hurricane Ian. We plan to resume normal hours on Monday October 3rd. Please stay safe.

05/01/2020

We are re-opening May 4th. Your safety is our highest priority. All patients will be required to wear a face covering or mask before entering the office. This face cover must stay on at all times. No guests or children will be allowed into the office. You may assist us with contact-less check in by pre-paying any co-pays and deductibles over the phone and printing new patient registrations on our website.

03/21/2020

Coronavirus update,

We will be suspending normal clinic hours and schedules starting March 23rd. You may still reach us (843-259-2002) during the weekday from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

Dr. Itharat will be available to see patients with emergency eye concerns. Only emergency visits will be seen until further notice. Routine examinations and walk-in examinations will not be offered.

If you have a routine concern (medication refill, rescheduling question, etc.), please call the office between 9:00am and 1:00pm. Please do not leave these routine requests on our emergency line.

Weekend coverage will be provided, as always. Please call 843-259-2002 and listen to the message to be directed to the on-call physician.

At this time, we do not have an estimated time for re-opening.

03/17/2020

COVID-19/Coronavirus update: In the best interest of the community and our staff members, our office will be temporarily closed starting Monday March 23, 2020. Please allow our staff to reach out to you (to reschedule appointments).

If you have an appointment scheduled before March 23, 2020, please review the CDC guidelines. These guidelines include staying at home if you are an older person or a person with a serious medical condition.

The guidelines may be view here:https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf

For more information about COVID-19, please visit the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

We appreciate your understanding during this unprecedented time.

03/10/2020

We are taking precautions to prevent the spread of influenza and Coronavirus. If you have a fever, cough, or shortness of breath, please call us to reschedule your appointment. Thank you for helping us protect our community and our elderly patients.

12/23/2019

Our office will be closed until January 6th, 2020. Your eye health is our #1 priority. If you are an existing patient and have an ocular emergency, please call the office as we have made arrangements for emergency coverage during our absence. If you are unable to reach our office, please go to the nearest emergency room. If you have a routine concern or question, please leave a message on our answering machine.

We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season!

09/02/2019

Due to the mandatory evacuation orders issued by Governor McMaster, Palmetto Eye Institute will be closed from Tuesday 9/3/2019 until Friday 9/6/2019. Patients scheduled for these dates will soon receive an automated message to reschedule. Please call us starting on Monday 9/9/2019 as we do not expect to reopen before then. We expect to resume normal business hours on Monday 9/9/2019. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope everyone stays safe. If you have an ocular emergency, please go to the nearest available emergency room (we recommend the MUSC hospital downtown)

01/31/2019

Dr. Itharat has been nominated for the "Best of Berkeley County Ophthalmologist" category. We are very honored to receive this nomination. We would appreciate your vote if you agree with this nomination (click on the image below). Thank you!

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09/11/2018

Due to the state of emergency and hurricane evacuation road closures, our office will be closed starting tomorrow Tuesday 9/11/2018. This closure will extend to this entire week unless the state of emergency is lifted. We plan to re-open on Tuesday 9/18/18. We apologize to all patients affected by this change. We will work as quickly as possible to reschedule you. If you have an ocular emergency, please go to the closest emergency room. Please stay safe and hope Hurricane Florence never makes landfall.

04/28/2018

Dr. Prat Itharat is a board certified ophthalmologist. He completed his training at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee, where he was elected to be Chief Resident. He moved to the Lowcountry in 2008 and practiced with another group before opening his practice in 2012.

He specializes in small incision cataract surgery and practices advanced cataract surgery techniques such as the use of laser assisted cataract surgery and advanced lens implants. These technologies help to not only restore vision, but to also decrease the dependency on glasses after surgery.

We take pride on providing this care in a patient focused environment. We invite you to experience the difference.