Dr. JOHAN M. TRAN, Ph.D, O.D

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Get to know Optometrist Dr. Johan M. Tran, who serves patients in Huntington Beach, California.

Dr. Tran is a compassionate, board-certified optometrist who sees patients at Healthy Eye Center Family Optometry in Huntington Beach, California. His combined broad scientific knowledge, extensive clinical experience, and strong communication skills allow him to understand in detail the biology of the eye, keep him current with new advances in technology, and help him treat eye conditions effectively.

Healthy Eye Center Family Optometry handles everything from adult and children’s eye exams and hard-to-fit contact lenses, to eye emergencies, treatment of eye diseases, and co-management of eye surgery such as LASIK.

Besides his extensive clinical experience in eye care (15+ years in practice), Dr. Tran was also involved in research and teaching for 10+ years at many research institutes (West Virginia University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Schepens Eye Research Institute) in the field of biochemistry.  

As for his academic career, he earned his Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from the New England College of Optometry in 1999. He also holds a Doctorate (PhD) from the University of California of Riverside. 

The doctor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry, whose mission is to advance the quality of eye care by promoting excellence through education, assessment, practice, and professionalism for the benefit of all patients.

Optometry is a health care profession that involves examining the eyes and applicable visual systems for defects or abnormalities, as well as diagnosing and managing eye disease. Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary eye care through comprehensive eye examinations to detect and treat various visual abnormalities and eye diseases. Being a regulated profession, an optometrist’s scope of practice may differ depending on the location. Thus, disorders or diseases detected outside the treatment scope of optometry (i.e those requiring certain surgical interventions) are referred out to relevant medical professionals for proper care, more commonly to ophthalmologists who are physicians that specialize in tertiary medical and surgical care of the eye. Optometrists typically work closely together with other eye care professionals, such as ophthalmologists and opticians, to deliver quality and efficient eye care to the general public.

In addition to English, Dr. Tran communicates well in Spanish and speaks French fluently.   

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