Asian American Optometric Society

Greetings to the members

of AAOS! I hope we all

had a terrific 4th of July

weekend with family and

friends. Can you believe

that it is already mid July?

Time sure flies by when

you’re having fun. For

those of you who missed

our SCCO Senior Honor’s

Banquet last May, we had

another great turnout with

both doctors and graduat-

ing seniors. We provided

2 hours of free CE to our

membership. Thank you

to Dr. Julie Schornack,

Associate Dean of Clinical

Eduation at SCCO, for an

interesting talk on sys-

temic medications and

contact lens wear. We

also provided a panel of

doctors from different

modes of practice for our

graduating seniors to net-

work with. We were

again able to provide some

terrific raffle items for

those who participated in

our event. A few doctors

went home with a laptop

computer, a 10 megapixel

camera, and a number of

gift cards. A special thank

you from our Corporate sponsors, Essilor Labs of

America, Bausch and

Lomb, TLC Laser Eye

Centers, and Marchon

Eyewear for

their participa-

tion in this

event.

As we start to

focus on the

second part of

the year, I

would like to

thank the board

for all their

hard work thus

far. They are all working

diligently to make this

2010 year a success.

Please save the date for

our last big CE event of

the year. Dr. John Lee has

put together a terrific slate

of speakers for this event,

which will again be held at

the Sheraton Cerritos.

Rumor has it that we will

be raffling off an Ipad, so

make sure you sign up

early. We again will be

donating the proceeds to

another wonderful charity

in the name of AAOS.

The theme of this quarter’s

newsletter is “favorite res-

taurants.” Dr. Connie Liu

has asked that we all share

one of our favorite restau-

rants that we have dined at.

For those of you with kids,

I recommend Portillo’s in

Buena Park. I drove an

hour from Ladera Ranch to

Buena Park

to try the

restaurant

and I have to

say that it

was quite

good. It’s a

Chicago

style hot

dog/

hamburger

joint. Nice

and loud with a fun atmos-

phere. My three kids

loved the salads, hot dogs,

hamburgers and chocolate

cake. It was definitely

worth the drive. For those

of you without kids, I rec-

ommend “Matsuhisa” in

Beverly Hills. If you en-

joy sushi, you have to try

this place. Ask for the

private sushi room and

have the “omekase” din-

ner. It’s like iron chef

sushi bar where they are

very creative with the food

and it tastes sooooo good!

Thank you for your atten-

tion

and

see

you at

the next

event.

Aaron

Volume 2, Issue 3

PR E S I DE NT ’S ME S S AGE : DR . AARON SA KO

July 2010

Special points of inter-

est:

• Congratulations to our

AAOS Scholorship Win-ners!

• Learn about the latest in

bandage contact lenses!

• Dr. Richard Roe discusses

a case involving polypoi-dal choroidal vasculopathy

• Tag along with our board

to discover some of our favorite restaurants in Southern California

• Don’t forget to sign up for

our free 5 hour August CE!

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Recap: Honor’s Ban- 2-3

Cornea Corner 4

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

5

Favorite Eats: AAOS Board

6-8

Upcoming CE Event: August 15, 2010

9

Sponsors 10-11

EYE TO AAOS

Each yeah, AAOS hosts a banquet to

honor the graduating seniors of

SCCO. This year, a few changes and

additions were made to the program

which left our guests pleasantly sur-

prised.

On Sunday, May 16th, AAOS mem-

bers and the graduating class of 2010

gathered at a new location: McCor-

mick and Schmick’s Seafood Grill in

Anaheim’s “Garden Walk”. For the

past few years, this banquet was held

at Newport Beach’s “Wildfish

Grille”, which was always a wonder-

ful and delicious experience. But a

closer location and a fresh change

was in the calling.

Although the main focus of this

event is to honor the graduates, a

short CE lecture was offered to our

AAOS members at the start of the

banquet which had not been done in

previous years. Dr. Julie Schornack,

O.D. was gracious enough to teach

and entertain us with a 2 hour lecture

of the effects systemic medications

can have on contact lens wearers.

The lecture was definitely informa-

tive yet enjoyable, as Dr. Schornack

kept our attention with tons of laughs

throughout the lecture. AAOS mem-

bers were surprised to see an AAOS

CE meeting in such an intimate set-

ting. Definitely a change from our

typical CE meetings, which usually

hosts well over 100 doctors. Due to the

size of the room and again, to keep the

focus on our graduates, the CE was

limited to a small group who RSVP’d

early.

After the CE lecture, AAOS doctors

gathered in the patio as the class of

2010 graduates began to arrive. Doc-

tors and students enjoyed a delicious

McCormick’s buffet together on a

sunny Sunday afternoon. A few stu-

dents were able to network with some

of the doctors and exchanged informa-

tion for possible job opportunities.

After the lunch buffet, the students

were asked to gather inside for their

“Panel of Doctors Q & A” session. At

the front of the room sat this year’s

panel of doctors: Dr. Dan Tang

(private practice), Dr. Cindy Chiang

(Lenscrafters), Dr. Gemie Pham

(military), Dr. Chester Cheng (group

ophthalmology), Dr. Larry Macapagal

(Kaiser/managed care), and Dr. David

Tanouye who represented industry and

research, a mode of practice never be-

fore represented on our panel. Working

for Bausch and Lomb as a research and

development doctor, Dr. Tanouye pro-

vided great insight into a mode of op-

tometry most students are unaware of.

Dr. Macapagal also was a great

speaker, as he fired up the interest and

excitements of the students about to

enter the workforce. After a short intro-

duction and quick review of their typi-

cal day, the students were able to ask

the doctors specific questions about

their mode of practice. All doctors

proved to be extremely informative and

greatly appreciated by the students.

Special thanks to McCormick’s for

providing a delicious buffet and a won-

derful atmosphere, and to our panel of

doctors who took the time out of their

busy schedules to give valuable advice

to the students. And again, congratula-

tions to the graduates of 2010, who are

now our colleagues! Welcome to the

profession!

-Kristal Kawamoto, AAOS Social

Chair

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MAY HO NO R ’S BA NQU ET : A NE W TWI S T O N OLD TR A D IT IO N S

Volume 2, Issue 3

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O O U R AAOS S C H O L A R S H I P R E C I P I E N T S

From left to right:

Dr. Arthur Sugino Memorial Scholarship

Recipient: Christine Chen

Dr. Rodger T. Kame Memorial Scholar-

ship Recipient: Julie Tran

Dr. William Yamamoto Memorial Schol-

arship Recipient: Jeff Nishi

Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 3

Eye to AAOS

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all on your way to enjoying the summer. Recently, the AAOS

board gave me permission to submit short, and hopefully informative, tid-bits on the cornea.

I’ve always been fascinated by the cornea: its clarity (or lack thereof), its amazing ability to

heal and, most of all, the different types of surgeries that it can withstand. I’ve decided to call

this my “Cornea Corner” and I hope you’ll enjoy…

Recently, a patient came to see me after an incident of ocular trauma. A cheap pair of sun-

glasses had snapped off and hit him in the right eye. My slit-lamp examination found a 3mm

wide by 2mm high epithelial abrasion on the inferior 1/3 of the cornea. In situations such as

these where the open abrasion is causing unbearable pain to the patient, I immediately think

about using a bandage contact lens to protect that “wound”. In the past, FDA approved therapeutic contact lenses, such

as the Plano T or CSI Clarity, were expensive and took a long time to order. They also had very low oxygen transmissi-

bility. Nowadays, we all have at least one type of silicone-hydrogel contact lens in our offices that can be used as a

therapeutic lens. By definition, a bandage contact lens is any “hydrophilic or rigid corneal lens that is used for the

treatment of acute or chronic corneal pathology.” In other words, you don’t have to use a lens that has FDA indication

for “therapeutic bandage lens” use. The lens you choose only need to be FDA approved, which includes all lenses on

the market today. Currently, there are three silicone-hydrogel lenses indicated for therapeutic use: Optix Night & Day

Aqua (CIBA Vision), Acuvue OASYS (Vistakon) and PureVision (Bausch & Lomb).

When fitting a therapeutic contact lens, consider these things:

A lens with less movement will less likely agitate the “wound”

Aim for full corneal coverage

A lens with low modulus will drape the cornea better than a lens with high modulus

Silicone-hydrogel lenses are best for long term use (> 2 days of extended wear)

When used with topical medications (ciprofloxacin), hydrogel lenses will release more drug than silicone-

hydrogel lenses1,2

Ionic (FDA groups 1 & 2) lenses will release more drug (ciprofloxacin) than non-ionic (FDA groups 3 & 4)

lense1,2

Use code CPT code 92070. If fitting both eyes, use modifier -RT & -LT and bill for each eye. This code covers

the cost of bandage lens itself, but does not cover the office visit to remove it.

So the next time a patient problem warrants the usage of a therapeutic contact lens, fit confidently and bill accordingly.

Hopefully, the patient will heal properly and you will be compensated handsomely.

Until next time,

Long (ltran@scco.edu)

1. Karlgard CC, Jones LW, Moresoli C. Ciprofloxacin interaction with silicone-based and conventional hydrogel contact lenses.

Eye Contact Lens. 2003 Apr;29(2):83-9.

2. The behavior of pharmaceutical agents will be different when combined with different contact lens materials.

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CORN E A CORN ER L O N G D . T R A N , O D , F A A O

Eye to AAOS

Exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the U.S. in patients

over the age of 60. Patients will typically present with either the classic or occult forms of choroidal ne-

ovascularization. However, a smaller number of patients may present with a different type of neovascular

macular degeneration called polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Figure 1.

The diagnosis of PCV can often be made on careful biomicroscopic examination. Polypoidal lesions are seen as orange or red-

dish-colored retinal pigment epithelial detachments beneath the macula or around the optic disc. These lesions are often associated

with subretinal hemorrhage and exudation. The only way to definitively diagnosis PCV, however, is with an imaging modality

similar to fluorescein angiography called indocyanine (ICG) angiography. Similar to fluorescein angiography, the ICG molecule is

infused into the vein and high speed digital photographs of the retina and choroid are subsequently taken. The physicial character-

istics of the ICG molecule allow for better visualization of the dye through overlying melanin, xanthophyll, hemorrhage, and exu-

date. The ICG molecule is also larger than the fluorescein molecule and thus much more easily retained within the fenestrated

choriocapillaris vessels, better highlighting choroidal vascular pathology. The branching vascular network with terminal dilata-

tions seen in the choroid with PCV is easily captured using ICG angiography (figure 1). High resolution optical coherence tomo-

graphy can also be helpful in the diagnosis of PCV. Polypoidal lesions will appear similar to a retinal pigment epithelial detach-

ment, but the dome-like elevations are steeper in their peaks and will have underlying moderate reflectivity within the dome.

The visual prognosis of PCV is better than typical wet AMD. Reports on the natural history of PCV have shown that 50% of pa-

tients have a favorable course with long term vision greater than 20/40 while the remaining 50% tend to have recurrent submacular

bleeding and leakage leading to more severe vision loss. Observational reports have also shown that while polypoidal lesions may

resolve spontaneously over time, in many cases the branching vascular network remains.

Current treatment for PCV consists of both photodynamic therapy (PDT) as well as anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

therapy, with PDT being the most effective. Studies have revealed that PDT can stabilize or improve vision in 85-95% of patients

with PCV. Intravitreal anti-VEGF agents such as bevacizumab have shown to be effective as well in decreasing exudation, but the

leakage often returns. This is demonstrated by the observation on ICG angiography that the polypoidal lesions often remain after

anti-VEGF therapy as opposed to after PDT.

PCV should be recognized as a type of exudative AMD more prevalent in Asian patients. Along with biomicroscopic examination,

ICG angiography is the definitive diagnostic imaging modality. While anti-VEGF therapy can be considered a possible treatment

for PCV, PDT has been found to be the most effective treatment for PCV to date. As the underlying pathogenesis of PCV contin-

ues to be elucidated, new treatment modalities will continue to be explored.

Legend

Figure 1. Indocyanine Green (ICG) angiogram of the right eye of a patient with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy highlighting

peripapillary polypoidal lesions as well as a large submacular hemorrhagic pigment epithelial detachment.

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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy By Richard Roe, M.D.

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is characterized by a branching vascular network with

polypoid-like dilatations within the choroidal vasculature causing recurrent serous and hemor-

rhagic leakage below and within the retina. The exact pathogenesis of the disease is not fully

understood, but both PCV and AMD have been found to share common genetic factors. PCV

has been found to have a higher prevalence in Asians and African Americans as compared to

Caucasians. The proportion of PCV among all Asian patients with neovascular AMD has been

reported to be as high as 50% while the prevalence of PCV in Caucasians is significantly lower,

with reports of only 8-10% of all neovascular AMD in the U.S.

My favorite restaurant...

My favorite Thai

restaurant is Jit-

lada. You're proba-

bly thinking, jit-

whaat? Jitlada. It's

amazing and you've

got to try it. Al-

though it's a small restaurant, the

flavor is unbelievable. Two

words...authentic and SPICY! I'll

mention a few of my favorite dishes,

but honestly, I haven't experienced a

bad one yet. The coco-mango salad is

very popular. Everything is so flavor

infused- it's amazing! I also like the

deep fried sea bass in chili sauce. The

fish is fresh and moist and the crispy

skin gives it a unique texture. Their

pineapple fried rice is served in a pine-

apple...enough said. The green mus-

sels are heavenly. It

comes in a tasty broth

that is delicious over

rice! Hope you all

get a chance to try my

favorite Thai restau-

rant. Enjoy!

Cheers,

Stacey

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FAVO R ITE EA TS F ROM OU R 2010 AAOS B OAR D

Volume 2, Issue 3

P R E S I D E N T E L E C T : S TA C E Y G I N

A D M I N I S T R A T I V E A S S I S TA N T : C H R I S T I N A L E U N G

Hello AAOS members!

Summer is offi-

cially here and I hope all of

you are having lots of fun in

the sun! The AAOS board

is busy planning the next

Summer CE. We look for-

ward to seeing all of you there.

In the meantime, if you’re

looking for a good sushi

restaurant, I recommend

trying the all you can eat

sushi bar at Benihana. The

sushi is made to order so

everything is fresh and

served quickly. They have

a good variety of sashimi, rolls, han-

drolls, and other

entrees. And the

best part is it’s all

you can eat!

-Christina Leung,

Administrative As-

sistant

Hello AAOS members:

I hope you’re enjoying the sum-

mer! With the Lakers once again

sitting atop the basketball world, in

the midst of another 3-peat and the

women’s softball team adding an-

other championship at

UCLA (the men’s base-

ball team came soooo

close!), it’s a good start

to my summer! My

daughter is enjoying her

time off from the gruel-

ing schedule of a first

grader and looks for-

ward to the all-nighters she will have

to endure in the second grade!

Hard to believe, but August is

just around the corner. That means

our summer CE seminar is quickly

approaching! Please check our web-

site at

www.AsianAmericanOptometricSocie

ty.org for a schedule

of upcoming events.

If you’re not yet a

member for 2010,

don’t worry, it is

never too

late to

join!

You can

find an application on the

website – download and

send to me…oh, don’t

forget the check! With

the high quality lecture

material, vendors present to answer

any questions and lots of raffle prizes

to be won, it’s sure to be another fan-tastic event!

For a unique dining experience,

consider The Melting Pot. Food is

cooked fondue-style in one of a variety

of broths. You are your own chef,

choosing what you are going to

cook next and which sauces you

will use to flavor your food. The

downside is you are only able to

cook a couple of bite-sized pieces at

one time. Dinner, I must say, is just

average, as far as taste…go more

for the experience. BUT dessert is

the part worth going for! They of-

fer several different morsels that you

dip into the choco-

late sauce of your

choosing…YUM!

Kenny Fukuda,

Membership Chair

M E M B E R S H I P C H A I R : K E N N Y F U K U D A

Please check our web-site at

www.AsianAmericanOptometricSociety.org

for a schedule of up-

coming events.

Hello AAOS members!

I hope everyone is doing well. I feel

like its been a long time since our

last newsletter. But, I guess we’ve

all been busy sweat-

ing out that last Laker

championship! I

don’t know how

we’re going to top

that one, except this 3

kings (c’mon, now)

should make it inter-

esting. Anyway, my

restaurant choice would be a little

place called C&O Trattoria down in

Marina Del Rey. It’s a fairly small

Italian restaurant located right near the

beach that is good for big parties or

even that casual romantic date. They

have serve yourself (honor

system) chianti wine, large

portions of food and sing

along music every ½ hour or

so. The wait can be long, but

they usually serve little bread

sticks appetizers to those

waiting outside. See you

there!

Here is the updated treasurers report:

Our current balance is $32,996.95.

Available scholarship funds are as fol-

lows:

SCCO $2,829

Berkeley Fund $3,307

Research Fund $3,153

RTK Foundation $1,200

AAOS Foundation

$1,075

Total

$11,564

~Shawn Yamamoto

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CO N T . . .F AV E EA T S F RO M O U R 2010 AAOS B OA R D

Volume 2, Issue 3

T R E A S U R E R : S H A W N Y A M A M O T O

OMG, I can go on forever on favor-

ite restaurants because I'm a restau-

rant connoisseur!

"My absolutely favorite restaurants

of all time is Mastros steakhouse. If

you're looking for the absolute best

in terms of high qual-

ity steak, it's Mas-

tros. They dry age all

their steaks at least 30

days in a special

locker thus compact-

ing the flavor of the

cuts of beef. Though

their steaks aren't as

fancy as their

neighbor, Wolfgang

Puck's Spago, you get a mouth wa-

tering, fork cutting tender, and a

very flavorful steak. All dishes are

served al la carte but their sides are

also to die for. They are famous for

their Lobster Mash Potatoes and my

favorite, the Gorgonzola Mac N' Cheese. Mac N' Cheese? At a fancy

Beverly Hills restaurant? You

betcha! Trust me, your taste buds

will tell you it will be the best Mac N'

Cheese you've ever had.

I, normally, do not typically (EVER)

order dessert at a restaurant or eat it at

home, besides ice cream on hot

days. However, Mastros has one of

the best tasting "OMG"

desserts of all time. Just

like the restaurant, it is

simple yet elegant. It is

so famous that the first

time I went to Mastros, a

famous celebrity came in

and bought 14 of them to

go. I know because he

told me while we were in

the bathroom together

but that is a different story. Who's the

celebrity? Let's just say he won

"Dancing With the Stars" a while

back. In any case, I would put my life

on it that you will enjoy Mastros

"Warm Butter Cake."

Typically, Mastros has 2 types of am-

biances with the same type of lighting

W E B M A S T E R : J A S O N L A M

for a steakhouse, dark. They have 4

locations in California: Costa Mesa,

Bevery Hills, Thousand Oaks and

Newport Beach. Depending on which

one you go to, they set them up in dif-

ferent areas. Usually, if you want the

quiet private conversation area, where

you have the best chance to see a ce-

lebrity, you got to tell the host-

ess. Otherwise, Mastro has nightly

live music areas with lots of high pow-

ered execs and lawyers.

The staff at all the Mastros gets 5 star

service from me. My only gripe is the

high valet fee but if there is any place

to catch a car show, stand outside as

people retrieve their cars and you'll be

entertained...until

they bring your

car up."

- Jason

Welcome back to our summer edition

of the newsletter. We’ve had some

great programs this past year and I

think you will enjoy what we have to

offer as we gear up for our Takao

Shishino Education Symposium in

August. This time, we have 5 hours of

CE from three great speakers on Au-

gust 15th. It will be at the same loca-

tion as our last program, at the Shera-

ton Cerritos hotel. As with past pro-

grams, the cost is zero as a benefit to

our members. Please see our flyer for

registration information. Please tell

your friends and colleagues about our

program! I look forward to seeing

everyone there and thank you for your

confidence in our CE programs.

I know that we are supposed to talk

about our favorite restaurants but I

don’t particularly have one. I like “hole

in the walls” though. The bigger the

“hole,” the better I probably

like it. If you have any sugges-

tions, please pass them my way.

I probably started loving these

places from my days living in

New York where I just walked

into random restaurants and sampled

their food. However, I am going to go

off theme a little and be a little different.

Recently, I discovered a bakery called

Porto’s in Glendale with a sister bakery

in Burbank. Those of you living in the

area probably know this bakery well but

it is new to me. The crowds of people

and lines coming out the door when I

went for the first time bode well for me.

When I finally got inside, I could not

believe the choices of baked goods avail-

able. Well, to make a long story short,

you can’t go wrong with anything there

and the prices are fantastic. If you

do ever drop by, go for the cheese

rolls and the refugiado, a guava and

cheese strudel. And if you are in-

terested in some “hot” pastries,

definitely try the potato balls. Give

it a try. And not to cop out completely, I

recently came back from Las Vegas and

tried the M resort’s buffet. It’s pretty

good, especially the weekend seafood

buffet. And it

comes with all you

drink wine and

beer! Thanks for

reading!

John

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CO NT . . .FAV E EAT S F RO M O U R 2010 AAOS BOA R D

Volume 2, Issue 3

THE BEST THING I EVER ATE

It’s summer time, which means enjoy-

ing the sun and taking off to new des-

tinations. Whether you are near or far,

you’ll definitely want to make the

drive to Westwood and have

one of the best meals ever at

“Damon and Pythias”.

Not only is it located

next to one of the finest of

colleges in the nation (GO

BRUINS!), but if you go on a

Wednesday afternoon, you’ll

also be able to enjoy Westwood’s

farmers market directly in front of the

restaurant.

I stumbled upon this place

shortly after graduating and have been

coming back ever since. What’s differ-

ent here is the quality of every ingredi-

ent they use. From the real bits of gar-

lic on their curly fries, to the tender

marinated beef in their steak sand-

wich, each ingredient is of the highest

quality and extremely fresh. When

someone says to me “cheesesteak”, I

imagine chewy chunks of beef, some

cheese whiz or maybe a slice of

melted American, all piled on a stale

roll. Not at Damon and Pythias. They

use certified angus USDA choice steak

slices, so tender it almost melts in your

mouth, blue cheese and caramelized on-

ions, all on top of freshly baked focaccia

bread. This is defi-

nitely not your typical

cheesesteak sandwich!

Add a side of garlic

fries, made with real

bits of sautéed garlic,

for $2.00, and you’ve

got the perfect meal.

Now, the ideal scenario would

be to go with at least 1 other person, so

you can enjoy my other favorite dish on

the menu: the CA Cobb salad. I know, I

know, you’re thinking “salad? Cobb?”

and you’re absolutely right. I thought the

same thing myself. But again, this is

Damon and Pythias’s version, which

means a jazzed up version of the highest

quality ingredients you can imagine.

Start with mixed greens, fresh diced to-

matoes and avocados, then add fresh

roasted corn, caramelized onions, crum-

bled blue cheese and the best balsamic

S O C I A L C H A I R : K R I S TA L K A W A M O T O

dressing drizzled on top. But wait, you

also have the option of adding on chunks

of fresh roasted turkey meat for $1.50,

which puts this salad above everything

else. You can actually see them taking

the turkeys out of the roasters in the

back, carving off pieces, and piling them

high on your salad. It’s so fresh and

moist, your salad actually comes out

steaming from the heat of the turkey

meat. And the portion sizes are huge! A

half order is more than enough to share.

’m thinking of sending this

blurb to D&P to get a lifetime discount

for free advertisement, but I really do

believe this is one of the best restaurants

in L.A.. Anything on the menu is sure to

please. And for those whose alma mater

is UCLA, it’s a great

excuse to stroll through

Westwood and go down

memory lane, and maybe

even grab some Diddy

Riese cookies for dessert

if you have room.

-Kristal Kawamoto

E D U C A T I O N C H A I R : J O H N L E E

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ASIAN AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY P R E S E N T S

Takao Shishino Education Symposium

5 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

Featured Speakers:

Alan Berg, MD Carl Shibata, MD

David Tanouye, OD

When: Sunday August 15, 2010 Time: 8AM-2PM

Where: Sheraton Cerritos Hotel 12575 Center Court Drive

Cerritos, CA 90703

Registration starts at 7:30am. Program starts promptly at 8am. Free parking is available at the hotel. Breakfast will be served.

The cost is ZERO as a benefit for our members. Cost is $100 for non-members.

Our space is limited so please sign up soon! Deadline is August 5, 2010.

Please register online at www.asianamericanoptometricsociety.org Email John Lee (jlee@scco.edu) for information

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TH A NK YOU AAOS SPO N SOR S !

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2010 A S I A N A M E R I C A N O P T O M E T R I C S O C I E T Y B OA R D

PRESIDENT: Aaron Sako, O.D. 949.586.8200 aaronsako@yahoo.com PRESIDENT ELECT: Stacey Gin, O.D., FAAO 714.308.5036 staceygin@gmail.com SOCIAL CHAIR: Kristal Kawamoto, O.D. 818.642.3803 kkawamoto.2008@scco.edu TREASURER: Shawn Yamamoto, O.D. 310.344.3260 yamay33@gmail.com

MEMBERSHIP: Kenny Fukuda, O.D. 714.403.1395 kfukudaod@gmail.com EDUC. & RESEARCH John Lee, O.D., FAAO 714.992.7837 jlee@scco.edu ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. Christina Leung, O.D. 714.864.1175 christinaleungod@yahoo.com PUBLICATIONS Connie Liu, O.D. cliu.2006@yahoo.com

WEBMASTER: Jason Lam, O.D. 818-709-2290 jlamod@gmail.com TRUSTEES: Steve Bae, O.D. 323.938.5558 stevebaeod@sbcglobal.net Greg Kame, O.D., FAAO 213.628.7419 drkame@aol.com Charissa Lee, O.D. charissa_lee@msn.com Don Matsumoto, O.D.

310.390.9527

cdmatsumoto@hotmail.com

Mark Sawamura, O.D., FAAO

714.449.7407

msawamura@scco.edu

Cindy Siu, O.D., FAAO

949.640.2023

drcsiu@yahoo.com

Dan Tang, O.D.

310.557.6401

danielstang@yahoo.com

Long Tran, O.D., FAAO 714.992.7873 ltran@scco.edu

Judy Tong, O.D., FAAO

714.449.7429

jtong@scco.edu