AboutDr. Battani
Dr. Battani gives each and every patient his undivided attention and spends more time with each patient than any other doctors that you know. He greets everyone warmly and makes them feel at ease. He explains everything meticulously regarding the patient's eye/vision health. Most importantly, he cares about his patients.
Education
Dr. Battani was born and raised in rural North Central Iowa. He is a proud Algona High School Bulldog alumni and attended the University of Northern Iowa for his undergraduate education. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Science degree with honors, in 1986. He completed his Doctor of Optometry degree at the Illinois College of Optometry, four years later. As part of his curriculum, Dr. Battani completed an internship under a pediatric ophthalmologist, in the hospital setting of the Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center. He also completed rotations in Pediatrics and Binocular Vision, Low vision, and Contact Lens Specialty Clinics at I.C.O.
Since 1991, Dr. Battani has been in Private Practice Optometry in Denton County, with emphasis in primary care family optometry and contact lens specialty. His areas of expertise encompass difficult contact lens fits, including irregular astigmatism and bifocal contact lenses. In recent years, Dr. Battani has developed an interest in the emerging technology surrounding myopia control. He is currently certified in myopia control management, including the FDA approved Misight Lenses for myopia control from Coopervision.
Thorough exams with meticulous nature:
Consistent with his meticulous nature, Dr. Battani has a personal philosophy to leave no stone unturned when it comes to the health of his patients. He will spend whatever time it takes to make sure each patient receives a thorough evaluation and leaves feeling that they received the best possible care, with the assistance of state of the art technology.
Great with children:
Dr. Battani loves children and considered specializing in pediatric optometry, but opted for family practice. A good portion of his current practice consists of school age children from four and up.
He's a baseball player.
The doctor has a life-long passion for athletics and continues to stay active. He recently started his 33rd season of semi-professional baseball, as the player/coach of the Knights Baseball Club, in local area leagues. Feel free to come and visit the two Knights Championship trophies proudly dispalyed in the optical at Opticial Infinity, Inc.
As a four sport high school athlete, Dr. Battani understands the importance of best corrected visual acuity and the benefits and advantages of wearing contact lenses for enhanced and improved perfomance in the athletic arena. He has taught many children and young athletes, as well as adults, how to wear contact lenses, maximizing their competitive advantage.
Big fan of Cowboys!
Dr. Battani is an avid sports fan and a long suffering supporter of local area sports franchises, including the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars, the Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, and most recently the Dallas Wings. Mentioning any of these clubs during your exam will most likely spark enthusiasm and livey debate from the good doctor.