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Home » Medical Staff » Ophthalmology » Chen, Sanford MD

Dr. Sanford Chen, Ophthalmology

Sanford Chen

Sanford Chen, MD

is on staff at
CHOC Hospital Orange | CHOC Mission Hospital

Appointments:
714-972-8432

Specialty:
Ophthalmology

Board Certified:
Ophthalmology

Not Available

Locations

1200 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 140
Santa Ana, CA 92705
phone: 714-972-8432
fax: 714-972-4715

23521 Paseo De Valencia, Suite 309
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
phone: 949-581-3618

320 Superior Avenue, Suite 160
Newport Beach, CA 92663
phone: 949-646-3242
fax: 949-720-0124

Education

  • Medical School
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • General Surgery Internship
    Yale University School of Medicine, CT
  • Ophthalmology Residency
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
  • Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Fellowship
    Harvard Medicail School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA
  • Retina Research Fellowship
    Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA

Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Retina Specalists
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  • California Association of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
  • California Medical Association
  • Chinese American Ophthalmological Society
  • Orange County Medical Association
  • Orange County Society of Ophthalmology
  • Schepens International Society

Honors and Awards

  • America’s Top Ophthalmologists
    Consumers’ Research Council of America, 6th Edition
  • Patients’ Choice Physician Award
    MDx Medical
  • Physician of Excellence
    Orange County Medical Association, Multiple years
  • Top Doctor
    Castle Connolly
  • Top Doctors
    US News and World Report

Lectures and Presentations

  • Developments in the Treatment of Wet AMD
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Optic Nerve Abnormalities
  • Optic Nerve Swelling
  • Voclosporin: Overview and Clinical Development

Publications

Campochiaro PA, Brown DM, Pearson A, Chen S, Boyer D, Ruiz-Moreno J, Garretson B, Gupta A, Hariprasad S, Bailey C, Reichel E, Soubrane G, Kapik B, Billman K, Kane FE, Green K, . Sustained delivery fluocinolone acetonide vitreous inserts provide benefit for at least 3 years in patients with diabetic macular edema. Ophthalmology 21Jun2012.

Our ophthalmology specialists commonly treat:
  • Amblyopia (lazy eyes)
  • Childhood glaucoma (infantile, juvenile and traumatic)
  • Double vision (diplopia)
  • Droopy eyelids (ptosis)
  • Eye inflammation (uveitis)
  • Infantile and childhood cataracts
  • Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (blocked tear ducts)
  • Refractive errors (need for glasses/contacts)
  • Retinopathy of prematurity and its complications
  • Strabismus (crossing or drifting of the eyes)
  • Tearing eyes
  • Traumatic eye injuries
 

1201 W La Veta Ave
Orange, CA 92868

(714) 997-3000

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