Dr. Elaine Chung, O.D.
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Dr. Elaine Chung received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree in 2001
from the University of California, Berkeley majoring in Molecular Cell
Biology. In 2005, she earned her optometry degree from State
University of New York, College of Optometry. She was a member of
Beta Sigma Kappa, an International Optometric Honor Society that
promotes academic and scientific excellence as well as high moral
standards in the profession of Optometry. During her optometric
training, she went on mission trips to perform vision screenings in
Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
Dr. Chung further achieved her optometric training in a residency
program emphasis in Primary Care and Low Vision Rehabilitation
at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Palo Alto. In her residency
training, she had the opportunity to share her knowledge with
interns and worked with veterans who were visually impaired due to
macula degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and retinal
dystrophy. She recognizes the difficulty that the visually impaired
community is experiencing, and she enjoys helping these
individuals adapt to their new lifestyles through use of various low
vision devices.
In her spare time, Dr. Chung enjoys playing with her Labrador
puppy, reading fictional novels, hiking and snowboarding during the
winter season. She is on a member of the California Optometric
Association, American Optometric Association and a historian in the
Santa Clara Optometric Society. She has also earned her
fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry.
from the University of California, Berkeley majoring in Molecular Cell
Biology. In 2005, she earned her optometry degree from State
University of New York, College of Optometry. She was a member of
Beta Sigma Kappa, an International Optometric Honor Society that
promotes academic and scientific excellence as well as high moral
standards in the profession of Optometry. During her optometric
training, she went on mission trips to perform vision screenings in
Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
Dr. Chung further achieved her optometric training in a residency
program emphasis in Primary Care and Low Vision Rehabilitation
at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Palo Alto. In her residency
training, she had the opportunity to share her knowledge with
interns and worked with veterans who were visually impaired due to
macula degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and retinal
dystrophy. She recognizes the difficulty that the visually impaired
community is experiencing, and she enjoys helping these
individuals adapt to their new lifestyles through use of various low
vision devices.
In her spare time, Dr. Chung enjoys playing with her Labrador
puppy, reading fictional novels, hiking and snowboarding during the
winter season. She is on a member of the California Optometric
Association, American Optometric Association and a historian in the
Santa Clara Optometric Society. She has also earned her
fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry.