Precision surgery.
Clarity you can see, and understand.

No. The eye is numbed with drops, and most patients describe only mild pressure or a light show of colors. The procedure itself usually takes around ten minutes per eye, and most people are surprised by how easy the experience is.

Most patients notice clearer vision within a day or two. Light activity is fine within 24 hours, and vision continues to sharpen as the eye fully heals over several weeks. You'll use prescription drops during that time and see me for a few short follow-up visits.

Yes. Astigmatism can be treated during the same procedure with a toric lens or precise surgical techniques. Correcting it at the time of surgery meaningfully reduces your dependence on glasses afterward.

There is no single best lens, only the best lens for your eyes and your life. Options range from standard monofocal lenses to extended-depth-of-focus and multifocal designs, and the Light Adjustable Lens, which can be fine-tuned after surgery. You can compare how each lens type sees in my interactive lens simulator. At your consultation we match the technology to how you use your vision.

Not necessarily. Cataracts progress slowly, and the right time for surgery is when they begin interfering with things you care about: driving at night, reading, recognizing faces. An evaluation tells us where you stand, and I don't ask anyone to decide before they're ready.

Look for board certification, fellowship training, substantial surgical volume, and access to modern technology. My cataract surgery page covers what to expect in detail. Then pay attention to how the surgeon communicates: you should leave a consultation understanding your options, not more confused by them.

Toric lenses for astigmatism, extended depth of focus and multifocal lenses for a wider range of vision, and the Light Adjustable Lens. Which one fits depends on your measurements and how you use your vision, not on which is newest.

Yes. The Light Adjustable Lens is the one lens whose prescription can be fine-tuned after your eye has healed, using light treatments in the office. It asks more of you in follow-up visits than a standard lens, so at consultation we talk through whether that trade is worth it for your eyes.

Yes, in the cases where the evidence supports them. Femtosecond laser assistance and intraoperative aberrometry are genuinely useful, particularly in eyes with prior LASIK or unusual measurements. They are not automatically better for every eye, and I will tell you plainly when standard technique will do just as well.

Yes, along with PRK. I completed fellowship training in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at UCSF's Proctor Foundation. Whether you are a candidate, and which procedure suits you, depends on your prescription, your corneal thickness, and the health of your ocular surface.

Yes. I perform corneal cross-linking, which is used to slow the progression of keratoconus. Cornea was my fellowship subspecialty, so keratoconus and other corneal conditions are a regular part of my practice.

I earned my medical degree at UCSF, where I was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. I completed my ophthalmology residency at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute, where I received awards for teaching residents and medical students, and fellowship training in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at UCSF's F.I. Proctor Foundation.

At OC Eye Associates, 9 Corporate Park, Suite 150, Irvine, CA 92606. I am also a member of the medical staff at Hoag. Appointments are made by phone at (949) 653-9500.