Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is a specialty that focuses primarily on the eye and tissues around the eye. The surgeons at Kaiser Permanente Orange County offer state-of-the-art ophthalmic services, ranging from routine ophthalmic evaluations to complex medical management and surgical care. The department provides sub-specialty management and treatment of all ophthalmic conditions with subspecialists in the fields of Pediatrics, Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Uveitis and Oculoplastics. The surgeons at Kaiser Permanente Orange County are experts that provide our patients with compassionate and comprehensive surgical care. Our ophthalmologists utilize innovative technologies to evaluate, treat, and manage ophthalmic diseases. Our goal is to provide compassionate and outstanding medical and surgical care to our patients.
Procedures we perform
- Cataract Surgery
- Glaucoma Surgery:
- Trabeculectomy
- Glaucoma Tube Shunt
- Office-based and intraoperative laser treatments
- MIGS surgery
- Retina Surgery:
- Vitrectomy
- Office-based and intraoperative laser treatments
- Retinal Detachment repair
- Macular hole/pucker repair
- Oculoplastics Surgery:
- Eyelid repair
- Skin cancer reconstruction
- Orbital tumor resection/reconstruction
- Corneal Surgery:
- Corneal transplantation
- Conjunctival resection of cancer
- Pterygium surgery
- Pediatric/Adult Strabismus:
- Strabismus (Eye Muscle Surgery)
- Nasolacrimal Duct Surgery
- Removal of Periorbital lesions of childhood
Prepare for your Surgery
Your preoperative instructions
- Planning for Your Surgery — Anaheim Medical Center PDF
- Getting Here PDF
- Planning Ahead PDF
- Important Information For Your Surgery PDF
- Before Surgery - Diet Instructions Checklist PDF
- Before Surgery - Preparing the Skin Checklist PDF
- After Surgery - Pain Management PDF
- Frequently Asked Questions PDF
- Questions and Notes You May Have PDF
- Schedule and Appointment Times Checklist PDF
- Planning for Your Surgery — Anaheim Medical Center — Español PDF
- Planning for Your Surgery — Irvine Medical Center PDF
- Getting Here PDF
- Planning Ahead PDF
- Important Information For Your Surgery PDF
- Before Surgery - Diet Instructions Checklist PDF
- Before Surgery - Preparing the Skin Checklist PDF
- After Surgery - Pain Management PDF
- Frequently Asked Questions PDF
- Questions and Notes You May Have PDF
- Schedule and Appointment Times Checklist PDF
- Planning for Your Surgery — Irvine Medical Center — Español PDF
Additional resources
- Preparing for your Surgery during COVID-19 PDF
- Preparing for your Surgery during COVID-19 — Español PDF
- Surgery Patient Calendar PDF
- Surgery Patient Calendar — Español PDF
- How You Can Prevent Surgical Site Infections PDF
- Constipation Care Instructions PDF
- OCROI Medical Correspondence Flyer PDF
- Advanced Directives Information
Department Physicians
- Kenneth B. Krantz, MD
- Suri N. Appa, MD
- Sheila Bazzaz, MD
- Jason Chancer, MD
- Rishi R. Doshi, MD
- Guy V. Jirawuthiworavong, MD
- Ahsan M. Khan, MD
- Graham C. Kuizin, MD
- Pauline Lim, MD
- Christa L. Litzenberger, MD
- Dennis C. Lu, MD
- Ashish M. Mehta, MD
- Stephen J. Munz, MD
- Keith J. Pince, MD
- Shaival S. Shah, MD
- Jeanne H. Smith, MD
- Sean W Tsao, MD
- Lynn E. Vaughn, MD
- Alison L. Wong, MD
- Elizabeth Yang, MD
- Peter N. Youssef, MD
- Kevin R. Yuhan, MD
- Feilin Zhu, MD