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    MediFind found 62 doctor with experience in Nearsightedness near San Mateo, CA. Of these, 45 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    62 providers found
      Donna Ornitz
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      101 S. San Mateo Dr., Suite 310, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Donna Ornitz is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Ornitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Her top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), and Neuroretinitis.

      Robert Filer
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      San Mateo Care Center

      50 South San Mateo Drive, Suite 200, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Robert Filer is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Filer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Dr. Filer is currently accepting new patients.

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      Elizabeth M. Grace
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Advanced in Nearsightedness

      San Mateo Center

      50 South San Mateo Drive, Suite 200, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Elizabeth Grace is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Grace is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Her top areas of expertise are Meibomianitis, Cataract, Cloudy Cornea, and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage. Dr. Grace is currently accepting new patients.

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      Jacqueline T. Koo
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      101 S. San Mateo Dr., Suite 310, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jacqueline Koo is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Koo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Her top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Presbyopia, Glaucoma, and Cataract. Dr. Koo is currently accepting new patients.

      Aarthi Vinca
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      101 S. San Mateo Dr., Suite 310, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Aarthi Vinca is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Vinca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Glaucoma, Dry Eye Syndrome, and Blepharitis. Dr. Vinca is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      50 S San Mateo Dr, 200, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Bruce Bern is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Bern is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Sjogren Syndrome, X-Linked Retinal Dysplasia, and X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis.

      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      50 S San Mateo Dr, Suite 200, 
      San Mateo, CA 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Macdonald is an Ophthalmologist in San Mateo, California. Dr. Macdonald is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Nearsightedness, and Presbyopia.

      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Kim Cooper is an Ophthalmologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Cooper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Her top areas of expertise are Allergic Conjunctivitis, Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Neuroretinitis, and Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Dr. Cooper is currently accepting new patients.

      Edward Koo
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      1720 El Camino Real Care Center

      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edward Koo is an Ophthalmologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Koo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, and Fuchs Dystrophy.

      Kenneth C. Chern
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      1720 El Camino Real Care Center

      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kenneth Chern is an Ophthalmologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Chern is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, Fuchs Dystrophy, and Cataract. Dr. Chern is currently accepting new patients.

      Matthew S. Zore
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      1720 El Camino Real Care Center

      Burlingame, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Zore is an Ophthalmologist in Burlingame, California. Dr. Zore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Blepharitis, Pinguecula, Cataract, and Glaucoma. Dr. Zore is currently accepting new patients.

      Ehsan Rahimy
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      San Carlos Center

      301 Industrial Road, Level 4, 
      San Carlos, CA 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ehsan Rahimy is an Ophthalmologist in San Carlos, California. Dr. Rahimy has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Rahimy is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Experienced in Nearsightedness

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Prithvi Mruthyunjaya is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Mruthyunjaya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma of the Eye, Uveal Melanoma, Retinal Detachment, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy.

      Distinguished in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Distinguished in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edward Manche is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Manche is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Astigmatism, Nearsightedness, Keratoconus, Cataract, and Iridectomy.

      Distinguished in Nearsightedness
      Distinguished in Nearsightedness

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Darius Moshfeghi is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Moshfeghi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Retinopathy of Prematurity, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Vitrectomy, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Moshfeghi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Experienced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      1150 Veterans Blvd, 
      Redwood City, CA 
       (7.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ronald Melles is an Ophthalmologist in Redwood City, California. Dr. Melles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome, Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Cataract Removal.

      Diana V. Do
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Diana Do is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Do is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Her top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

      Chase A. Ludwig
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Chase Ludwig is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Ludwig has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. Their top areas of expertise are Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment, Nearsightedness, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Chang is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Chang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), Cataract, Cataract Removal, and Trabeculectomy.

      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Nearsightedness
      Ophthalmology

      Stanford Health Care

      300 Pasteur Dr, 
      Stanford, CA 
       (12.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Steven Sanislo is an Ophthalmologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Sanislo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nearsightedness. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Sanislo is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Nearsightedness?

      Nearsightedness is when light entering the eye is focused incorrectly. This makes distant objects appear blurred. Nearsightedness is a type of refractive error of the eye.

      If you are nearsighted, you have trouble seeing things that are far away.

      When should I see an Nearsightedness doctor near San Mateo, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Nearsightedness doctor near San Mateo, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Nearsightedness doctors near San Mateo, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Nearsightedness doctors near San Mateo, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Nearsightedness doctor near San Mateo, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Nearsightedness doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Nearsightedness doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Nearsightedness doctor near San Mateo, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Nearsightedness doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Nearsightedness doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Nearsightedness doctors near San Mateo, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Nearsightedness doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Nearsightedness doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Nearsightedness doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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