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VIVIAN LOOK, O.D.Dr. Vivian Look was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She received both her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology and her doctorate of optometry from UC Berkeley. Her clinical experience includes externships at the Portland and San Jose Veterans Affairs Hospitals. She has also had the opportunity to work with underprivileged populations at Novato’s Marin Community Clinic and the West Oakland Health Center.
Dr. Look loves optometry for its ability to improve a patient’s quality of life on a daily basis. She values holistic eyecare and strives to approach every patient encounter with empathy and patience. She also enjoys giving back to the community – she has worked as a vision volunteer for San Francisco’s Project Homeless Connect and performed vision screenings in rural Panama. She is currently a proud member of the Santa Clara County Optometric Society, the California Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. In her free time, Dr. Look enjoys urban and portrait photography, redwood hikes, trying new cuisines, and attempting to play racket sports. |
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ALBERT CHANG, O.D.Dr. Albert Chang was born and raised locally in the Bay Area. After graduating from Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, he attended UC Santa Cruz and Southern California College of Optometry for undergraduate and graduate studies. Spending eight years away from home allowed him to appreciate how much he loves the South Bay.
Dr. Chang recently married his wife, Carol, and they reside in Santa Clara. He not only strives to offer the best eye care, but also to build long term relationships with his patients and their families. He does have particular interests diagnosing and managing ocular disease, including diabetic retinal disease, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Dr. Chang likes to think of himself as a noodle soup connoisseur, part of the reason why he loves the Bay Area. He also enjoys playing sports and following local professional teams. However, as of late, his daughter Abigail has been a bigger preoccupation. He looks forward to meeting you and your family members soon! |
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IVANA HWANG, O.D.Dr. Ivana Hwang was born and raised in the Bay Area. After graduating from Lynbrook High School, she stayed close to home in Northern California attending UC Davis for her undergraduate studies and then pursued her doctorate in optometry at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry.
Dr. Hwang speaks clinical Mandarin and clinical Spanish, which she learned from volunteering on mission trips in Taiwan and interning at community health clinics in California. She enjoys working with all ages and is interested in managing not just the vision aspect of eye care, but the spectrum of ocular disease, including diabetic retinal disease, glaucoma and macular degeneration. In her spare time outside of the office, Dr. Hwang can be found hiking by waterfalls, running outdoors, eating spicy cuisine of all cultures or drinking milk tea or sampling sour beers. She also enjoys spending time at home with her dog, Kensi. Dr. Hwang is very excited to be a part of the Family Eye Care Team and is looking forward to the opportunity to practice in her hometown for many years to come. |
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JULIA (LEE) YU, O.D.Dr. Julia Yu was born, raised, and schooled in Southern California. Once high school was completed, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles then found her way to Orange County for optometry school, graduating at the Southern California College of Optometry with a great interest in studying, diagnosing, and managing glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. Afterwards, she pursued an additional 1 year residency training at the VA Medical Center in West Los Angeles, where she enjoyed her time serving veterans and handling complex cases in primary eye care, low vision services, specialty contact lenses, and in-patient settings.
After doing a summer’s worth of research at UC Berkeley in the summer of 2010, part of Dr. Yu’s heart was left in the Bay area. Moving to NorCal has always been something of a dream for her, and she’s thrilled to have made the move! She’s excited to start setting down roots in the South Bay and building long-term relationships with her patients. Dr. Yu is able to communicate in Cantonese, Mandarin, and clinical Spanish. Her secret passions in eye care include ensuring patients utilize updated technology, have both comfortable and clear vision, and experience the most pleasant eye exam as possible. She regularly volunteers her expertise for free vision screenings, be it on the streets in West Hollywood or in the capital city of Honduras. As serious as she is about eye care, she appreciates punny jokes, quick wit, and dry humor. She is loves spending time with her church family and nuclear family (in which she is outnumbered by her husband and 2 boys). If you decide to visit San Diego and see her doppleganger, rest assured; she has a (fraternal) twin sister! |
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RODNEY LUM, O.D.Dr Rodney Lum was raised in Menlo Park and Atherton, attending Woodside High School and later U.C. Berkeley where he spent “ten great years of my life” achieving his B.S., B.A., and O.D. degrees. Of his 28 years in optometric practice since graduation, the last 14 have been spent in Campbell as the owner of Campbell Optometric Group, partnering with Dr. Arthur Low.
Dr Lum is a capable and conscientious practitioner who prides himself in treating his patients as “more than just two eyeballs”. He believes that the eyes reveal much about a person’s physical history and even their economic or cultural practices. “I can often tell from their eyes that a person likes his sweets, indulges in too much caffeine, or even that they never wear eyeglasses outdoors”. In 2013, Dr Lum was honored by his peers with The Optometrist of the Year for Santa Clara County Award, for his service to his patients, his profession and his community. He served for over a decade on the Board of Directors for his local professional society. He has been active in the Asian American community serving on several cultural and community boards. From representing both his community and his profession he is quite familiar with the workings of local politics and with our state and local officials. In what little spare time he has, Dr Lum ministers to both adults and children at his church as an adult small group leader and a Sunday School teacher for 7th graders. His personal interests include history, music of all types and sports (although more as a spectator than a participant lately). Dr Lum and his wife Kris are extremely proud parents of an active and engaging six year old who truly is the sparkle in his parents’ eyes. |
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PETER ROSS, O.D.Dr. Ross has been practicing Optometry in the Campbell-San Jose area for thirty years. He started Family EyeCare Center (FEC) to serve the vision care needs of the local community in a family friendly way. He thinks of the FEC staff as a family of people working together to help the eye care needs of the patients.
Dr. Ross has had a special interest in preventative eye care and contact lenses especially the more complicated designs for Orthokeratology (vision improvement), astigmatism and bifocal types. He has served as a consultant on a number of contact lens companies and has helped design and improve many of the contact lenses in use today. Dr. Ross is a published author and noted lecturer on the finer points of contact lens care. Dr. Ross has also been quite active in the area of children’s vision and developmental vision as it relates to learning and perception. He has worked with thousands of children in these areas. Dr. Ross is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry where he received his doctorate degree and completed his undergraduate work at Thiel College. He’s a member of the Orthokeratology Society, California Optometric Association and Santa Clara Optometric Society. Dr. Ross and his wife, Carol, have been married for over 25 years and have 5 children. He is active with the children in soccer, theater, and church activities. He enjoys skiing, biking and family activities. |
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GILBERT RUIZ, O.D.Dr. Gilbert Ruiz is a Bay Area native, alumni of St. Francis H.S. in Mountain View and completing his undergraduate work at Santa Clara University. He went on to receive his doctorate degree from Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Ruiz loves children and has a special gift working in pediatrics. Like the doctors he has joined, Dr. Ruiz is dedicated to serving each patient personally, offering clear advice and explanations to help patients make informed, easy decisions about their eye care.
Dr. Ruiz has a past history with Family EyeCare Center. He was an optician and contact lens technician in 1997, while still pre-med in college. He returned in 2004 as an intern being mentored by Drs. Ross, Wan, Taylor and Tuan. Dr. Ruiz is committed to servicing the Bay Area through quality care with a personal touch. Together with his older son, who begins high school in Fall 2020, they coach Little League for a younger son. The preschooler in the family is hoping to be swimming soon. The latest addition to Familia Ruiz was born February 2020: another healthy baby boy! |
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PETER TAYLOR, O.D.Dr. Peter Taylor is committed to providing his patients with the highest quality care. He has been a part of Family EyeCare Center since 1987.
He had laser vision correction on his own eyes in 2000. He believes that such treatments can be safe and effective for many patients with blurry vision. Dr. Taylor is a lifelong resident of the Bay Area. Born in Berkeley, he was raised in Oakland and graduated from Menlo-Atherton High in Atherton. U.C. Berkeley was his home for seven years as he did both his undergraduate and optometry school work there. His vision care education included work with unusual and difficult contact lens care at Stanford Hospital and at the Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He has both his B.S. and O.D. degrees “with Honors” from Cal Berkeley. During his undergrad years at U.C. Berkeley he was a member of the Cal crew team. Dr. Taylor and his family have lived in the San Jose area since 1985. He and his wife have two boys who enjoy a variety of activities including baseball and basketball. Pete continues his rowing with the Los Gatos Rowing Club, and he is active in the Los Gatos United Methodist Church. His primary interests in vision care include unusual contact lens designs and laser vision correction care. See him for laser care, contact lenses, blurry eyesight, eye infections, and care of children’s eyes. He is a fun-loving and energetic doctor who will happily take care of your eyes and those of other members of your family! |
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JEANINE TUAN, O.D.Dr. Jeanine Tuan was born in Taiwan and lived there with her family until she was eight years old. Her family settled in the Bay Area and she graduated from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo. She entered U. C. Berkeley and received her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. She continued her education at the U. C. Berkeley School of Optometry, where she received her O. D. degree. She has been at Family Eyecare Center since her graduation in 1994. Dr. Tuan is fluent in Mandarin. She and her husband, Steve, have 2 sons. In her spare time, she is a chauffeur for her sons.
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