Dr. Paul Yang

A 1990 graduate of the Southern California College of Optometry, Dr. Yang received the Silhouette Award in Clinical Geriatrics, the Allergan Optical Contact Lens award and a Beta Sigma Kappa Research Grant. He received a B.S. in Biology from UC Irvine in 1986 and appeared on the Dean's List.

 Most of his career has been spent working with Ophthalmologists. He has performed Pre and Post-Operative examinations for a multitude of conditions, including Cataract, Glaucoma, Penetrating Keratoplasty (Corneal Transplant) and LASIK. He has experience working with patients of all ages, from six hour old newborns to 102 year olds. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Yang also served as one of only seventeen Chief Examiners for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO). To this day, Dr. Yang continues to score exams for the NBEO. Dr. Yang relates well to his patients due to his own unique history. He was highly nearsighted with a fair amount of astigmatism, possesses a severe case of dry eyes, has chronic allergic conjunctivitis, and glaucoma.  He also had cataract surgery in both eyes in 2013.  He wears progressive glasses most of the time.

Dr. Yang has had specialty training in Low Vision at the Center for the Partially Sighted in Santa Monica, in Vision Therapy at Juvenile Hall in San Bernardino, Ocular Pathology at the Veteran's Administration Outpatient Clinic in Las Vegas and Contact Lenses at the Allergan Research Clinic in Irvine. Dr. Yang is also a member of the Optometric Retina Society, the Optometric Glaucoma Society and is certified as a ZenLens, Zen RC, Zen Multifocal, Paragon CRT and Focus Night and Day fitter.