Give Focus to Vision Wellness
General Vision Care & the Optical at Chao Vision Institute
General vision care and the Optical at Chao Vision Institute are provided with the same level of personalize care and university-level expertise you have come to expect from one of Orange County's most respected care in sight.
Highly-trained and licensed staff will work with you to select the right corrective lens options for the way you'd like to see.
Annual Eye Exams
Normal vision occurs when incoming light projects through the cornea and lens, onto the retina. This signal then travels via the optic nerve to the brain to form the images we see. Refractive errors and eye-related conditions affect the way we see. Refractive errors include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and/or presbyopia (an age-related condition) affect the way we see.
At Chao Vision Institute, we offer comprehensive eye exams to detect refractive errors as well as other eye conditions and age-related diseases.
Custom Prescription Eyewear | Polarized Sunglasses
If you’re considering new or replacement prescription eyewear or sunglasses, see us for your eye care needs including your annual eye exam, refraction, and eyewear selection.
The Optical at Chao Vision Institute carries a discerning collection of ophthalmic frames as well as polarized and RX-able sunglasses.
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La Font |
Coach |
Persol |
Maui Jim |
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Bvlgari |
Etnia Barcelona |
Prada |
Kazuo Kawasaki |
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Burberry |
Versace |
RayBan |
John Varvatos |
Contact Lens Evaluation, Fittings, and Supplies
If you’re a soft or rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens wearer, consult us for a contact lens evaluation and fitting. Our highly-trained staff can evaluate and fit soft and hard contact lenses including custom specialty RGP designs.
For your convenience we carry a wide range of trial lenses from top manufacturers including Johnson & Johnson, CIBA Vision, Bausch & Lomb, and CooperVision including the dailies or disposable, color, multifocal, and toric (or astigmatism correcting lenses.
When you're ready to order, we offer free standard shipping on all 6 months and annual supplies.
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Acuvue Oasys w/ Hydraclear |
Focus DAILIES |
Air Optix Night & Day Aqua |
Biofinity |
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Acuvue Advance w/ Hydraclear |
Freshlook Colorblends |
O2 Optix |
Proclear |
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Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism |
Air Optix Aqua |
Air Optix for Astigmatism |
PureVision |
Vision Wellness Matters
Chao Vision Institute is an in-network provider on select vision insurance plans including EyeMed and VSP Signature and Choice networks - preauthorization may be required.
Copays and deductibles are due at time of services rendered and/or prior to ordering of eyewear and contact lenses. Thank you for entrusting us with your well vision needs.
Chao Vision Institute specializes in cataract, cornea, LASIK, and refractive vision correction, providing patients with university-level expertise and personalized care. See Dr. Lawrence Chao for a consult or second opinion if you are considering eye surgery, including Crystalens ™, ReStor™, Visian ICL™, and LASIK surgery in Irvine, Orange County, or the Los Angeles , Riverside, and San Diego areas.
Call us at 888.OCEYEMD in our Irvine, Orange County office in the Los Angeles area to make an appointment or get more information.
Cataract surgery | CRYSTALENS | Refractive Lens Exchange | ReSTOR | Toric IOL
Dr. Lawrence C. Chao, MD - Corneal Refractive Subspecialist | Your Focus | Experience CVI
Custom LASIK | Visian ICL | Wavefront Technology | Corneal Care & Surgery
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CHAO VISION INSTITUTE
2500 Alton Parkway Ste 102
Irvine, CA 92606
Monovision LASIK Trial
Monovision is a vision condition intentionally created to compensate for presbyopia. It occurs when one eye is selected to be used to provide reading vision and the other eye is to provide distance vision.
Most patients may adjust to their new monovision within weeks after surgery; while others may not be able to adjust and can experience a feeling of being off-balanced.
If you're considering monovision LASIK eye surgery to compensate for presbyopia, consult us for a monovision trial with the use of contact lenses.
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Comments, Highlights, & Reviews
"The consultations with Dr. Chao were enlightening and impressive. Dr. Chao took the necessary personal time and concern that few doctors give today. Dr. Chao was understanding and reassuring, while answering my questions and providing relevant information that I needed during each visit without feeling rushed. I almost felt like I was his only patient. Dr. Chao became someone I could trust with my eyes.
Simply said, the professionalism and the high standards of Dr. Chao and the Chao Institute Staff exceeded my expectations."- RP, Author, Irvine, CA.
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Did you Know...
PRESBYOPIA - Between the ages of 40-50, the natural lens hardens and the focusing muscles weaken; the eye loses its ability to focus on near objects, resulting in presbyopia.
Those with presbyopia will require reading glasses, magnifiers, or need to hold objects further away (e.g. develop "long arms") in order to focus properly when reading, performing near tasks, and/ or using the computer.
Presbyopia can usually be corrected with eye glasses with bifocal lenses, multifocal contact lenses, or refractive surgery such as laser vision correction and custom intraocular lenses.
