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50 4.9 out of 5 Patient Rating

Languages Spoken: English

Dix Pettey, OD MS specializes in the fitting of contact lenses at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and the Midvalley Health Center. His particular interests lie in the areas of keratoconus, pediatrics, and fitting post-surgical or traumatized eyes with severe or irregular astigmatism. He also provides pre and post-surgical eye care to cataract or refractive eye surgery patients and primary eye care for those who do or do not wear contact lenses. Dr. Pettey received his B.S. at the University of Utah and his O.D. and M.S. degrees at The Ohio State University.

As a Utah native, Dr. Pettey loves the culture and beautiful surroundings the state provides. He and his wife enjoy water-skiing, snow sports, and travelling with their five children. He is also a passionate fan of the Utah Jazz, Real Salt Lake and the University of Utah.

Clinical Locations

John A. Moran Eye Center

801-581-2352

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
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Midvalley Health Center

801-585-3937

243 East 6100 South
Murray, UT  84107
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Specialties

  • Optometry
  • Contacts
  • Ophthalmology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences - Assistant Professor (Clinical)

Patient Rating

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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Likelihood of recommending care provider

4.9/ 5

Care provider's explanation of condition/problem

4.9/ 5

Care provider's effort to include me in decisions

4.9/ 5

Wait time at clinic

4.5/ 5

Care provider's concern for questions & worries

4.9/ 5

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

UofU Patient November 26, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing. Explained everything

UofU Patient November 22, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Dix Pettey is a thoughtful and caring physician.

UofU Patient November 18, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

5 out of 5 stars

Eye doctor was wonderful.

UofU Patient November 15, 2022
Midvalley Health Center

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Pettey was very thorough with everything he did to check my eyes.

UofU Patient November 11, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Pettey is great - very personable, caring and skilled!

UofU Patient November 10, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

3 out of 5 stars

I would have liked more information related to vitreal detachment to help ease m concern over a newly identified condition.

UofU Patient November 03, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Dix is very thorough, and answered all my questions. I even let him know that the care with him and at Moran is the best I've received. I was in the University of California system for the past 4 years. You have no idea how really good/excellent you are until you receive care somewhere else. So happy to be able to see Dr Dix again after 5 years away!

UofU Patient October 30, 2022
Midvalley Health Center

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience. Very professional, discussed all options of treatment and answered all questions.

UofU Patient October 30, 2022
John A Moran Eye Center

5 out of 5 stars

Both fellows and Dr Petty were so patient with all the eye exams and contact evaluation. They were awesome

UofU Patient October 21, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

3 out of 5 stars

Doctors are too busy the have too many patients. They want spend as little time as possible with each patient

UofU Patient October 21, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

4 out of 5 stars

Provider apologized for the delay.and we discussed solutions.

UofU Patient October 17, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

4 out of 5 stars

Time with doctor did seem a little rushed

UofU Patient October 13, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Great clinic

UofU Patient October 08, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

3 out of 5 stars

This visit took twice as long as it should have. Over 2 hours for a check up. The man doing exam seemed to be learning. 10 min with dr.

UofU Patient October 08, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

This doctor is always wonderful when it comes to getting contacts!

UofU Patient September 24, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Petty has a wonderful bedside manner - friendly and professional. He explains things in clear language that's easy for a layperson to understand. He never seems rushed and welcomes questions. I was amazed at how efficiently he got me in for further testing and how quickly he diagnosed my problem and got me referred to an appropriate specialist.

UofU Patient September 24, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

1 out of 5 stars

Care provider did no homework or preparation for my visit despite my seeing a specialist at your center a few months earlier. He seemed very unprepared. One of my main problems is double vision. He did not address this at all until he was asked about it when he was leaving. Then he had to spend more time looking at and considering this problem. Really didn't seem to have looked at any notes from my previous visits to Moran or notes from my opthomologist from my home town. Didn't realize I had had 3 eye surgeries previously despite this being in my notes. I had to tell him this also because he seemed unaware of it and didn't know about it until I mentioned it.

UofU Patient September 12, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Great interaction with Dr. Pettey, he listened to me, checked my eyes, and sent me home with new prescriptions and an easy way to contact him with questions.

UofU Patient September 11, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Petty took a couple minutes to educate me about ongoing care, re post-cataract surgery & what to watch for. Bravo! A little education goes a long way!

UofU Patient September 11, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent care

UofU Patient September 11, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr petty is great! If had prescribed my scalera lenses I would still be struggling with very dry eyes!

UofU Patient September 08, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I am thankful I have a wonderful place like this to go to everybody has always treated me great. Before I found this place my eyeglasses bothered me. My attitude got so much better with a proper prescription. I have keratoconus more in my left eye and your Docters and students have always taken the time to give me the best prescription to help me to see.

UofU Patient September 03, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I have the greatest confidence in the care I received

UofU Patient September 02, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Good

UofU Patient September 01, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Pettey and staff are awesome.

UofU Patient August 24, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

It was my first visit with Dr. Dix Pettey. He Is knowledgeable and personable. I will continue to recommend him to my friends and family.

UofU Patient August 22, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

I requested additional information on Eye vitamins. AREDS formula. I was promptly provided with a hand out and w discussed it. Thank you

UofU Patient August 14, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Pettey is wonderful.

UofU Patient August 11, 2022
MORAN EYE CENTER

5 out of 5 stars

Clinic was short staffed, but Dr Dix was very diligent in covering as he promptly called me in to exam room and did all the initial screening normally done by nursing staff. He is very pleasant, easy to talk to an answers concerns I have.

Dix Pettey, OD MS specializes in the fitting of contact lenses at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and the Midvalley Health Center. His particular interests lie in the areas of keratoconus, pediatrics, and fitting post-surgical or traumatized eyes with severe or irregular astigmatism. He also provides pre and post-surgical eye care to cataract or refractive eye surgery patients and primary eye care for those who do or do not wear contact lenses. Dr. Pettey received his B.S. at the University of Utah and his O.D. and M.S. degrees at The Ohio State University.

As a Utah native, Dr. Pettey loves the culture and beautiful surroundings the state provides. He and his wife enjoy water-skiing, snow sports, and travelling with their five children. He is also a passionate fan of the Utah Jazz, Real Salt Lake and the University of Utah.

Academic Locations

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences - Assistant Professor (Clinical)

Education History

Fellowship John A. Moran Eye Center
Optometry, Specialty Contact Lenses, Anterior Segment
Academic Fellow, 2016
Externship Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center
Optometry
Externship, 2015
Graduate Training Ohio State University College of Optometry
Vision Science
M.S., 2015
Professional Other Ohio State University College of Optometry
Optometry
O.D., 2015
Undergraduate University of Utah
Exercise & Sports Science; Minor: Chemistry
B.Sc. (Hons), 2010

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