Bay Area Eye Doctors Serving San Jose, CA and the Surrounding Areas

Jeanette Lee, O.D.

I am originally from Los Angeles, California.  I attended UCLA for my undergraduate work in Biology and completed my doctor of Optometry degree at UC Berkeley. 

After graduation, I left to practice a more extensive scope of optometry in Atlanta, Georgia.  There, I practiced in an office that specialized in vision therapy and vision rehabilitation.  I diagnosed and performed vision training for children and adults who have eye muscle coordination difficulties, "lazy eye," perceptual difficulties, and those with strabismus (one or both eyes turning to one side).  I also helped fit custom medical devices and performed rehabilitation training to help improve the vision function and visual performance for those patients with partial to complete vision loss (Low Vision).  At this clinic, I also served as an adjunct professor to the interns at our clinic.

Medically, I am trained to treat patients with eye infections, eye inflammations, eye injuries, and eye diseases such as glaucoma.  One of my main specialties is treatment of dry eyes.  I developed proven treatment that cures the cause of the dry eyes and not just the symptoms.  I consult with patients about their requirements to change their diet, exercise or overall lifestyle to improve their eye health.  My practice philosophy is that I want patients to be in good medical condition - good health means healthy eyes!  I love taking care of my patients and I can truly say "I love being an optometrist!"

I have over 15 years of experience in consulting refractive surgery and have worked with renowned surgeons in Atlanta and in the Bay Area.  I have a wide range of knowledge in refractive procedures such as RK, LASIK, EPI-LASEK, CLE, PRK, accommodating IOL, and Intacts.  I participated as 1 of 6 national principal investigators for Vistakon clinical trials for their new contact lens design.  I thrive on being at the forefront of new technologies and incorporate this philosophy in my office.

Cynthia Truong, OD

I entered the field of optometry because of my desire to help others and to serve the community.  I grew up in the Bay Area and pursued undergraduate studies at UC Davis, where I studied Microbiology and Business.  There, I received the Edward Kraft award for academics achievements and was in the Honors Society.  For my Doctor of Optometry degree, I attended Southern California College of Optometry.  I performed my clinical rotation at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base and the Optometric Center of Los Angeles. After obtaining my graduate degree, I moved back to the Bay Area.

I have found great joy in forming relationships with my patients, while providing quality vision care.  I enjoy practicing the full scope of optometry, including posterior segment diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.  I am glaucoma, lacrimal, and therapeutic certified.

As for fluency in other languages, I am fluent in Vietnamese, and clinically proficient in Mandarin, and Spanish.  Being able to communicate to patients in their native language has allowed me to better understand and care for my patients.

For leisure, I enjoy bicycling, watching movies, working out, going to comedy clubs, playing tennis, hanging out with friends and cooking.  Most of all, I like trying out new foods at various local restaurants.  Some of my favorite foods include:  seafood cerviche, spring rolls, ahi poke, various salads and sushi.

Aruna Rajagopalan, O.D.

With a strong background that involves an undergraduate, Masters, and a Doctor of Optometry degree, I have qualifications that blend academics with clinical practice.  I completed my undergraduate degree in Optometry from B.I.T.S. India and then came to the United States to pursue a Master's degree in Vision Science. Here is where I developed research expertise in the field of contact lenses.  At the University of Illinois at Chicago, I continued more research studies and authored several papers on retinal conditions.

My desire to work closely to patients led me to get a doctorate degree in Optometry from New England College of Optometry in Boston.  My clinical rotations at the VA medical centers and community health centers helped me gain experience in treating ocular diseases like macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts.

Following graduation, I worked in various optometric practices in the Mid-West and the Bay Area.  As a part of the clinical practice, I gained experience in fitting patients with contact lenses, co-managing patients who had LASIK or cataract surgery, treating dry eyes and treating various infections and inflammations of the eye.

Interacting with people of different ages, ethnic backgrounds, and visual needs is one of the most interesting aspects of optometry for me. Knowing how to speak different Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu allows me to communicate with my patients even better.  Having young kids of my own, I have learned that the best way to examine little kids is to try to work at their level and keep them engaged at all times.  Being in the Silicon Valley and watching my spouse and friends juggle a smart phone, tablet or laptop at all times has kept me involved in the visual effects of these devices.  I always try to keep myself educated about the symptoms that these devices can give and ways to alleviate them.

Apart from working, I love the outdoors and have visited over 25 National Parks and have traveled to 10 countries around the world within the past 5 years.  I also love reading books, cooking Indian delicacies and spending time with my family.