Dr. Michelle Kim
Dr. Michelle Kim received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Sociology at the University of California, Riverside and her Doctorate of Optometry from The New England College of Optometry in Boston in 1999. Since then, Dr. Kim has worked in a medical setting with Ophthalmologists for eleven years.
Dr. Kim is a board certified optometrist who diagnoses and assists in treating patients with therapeutic medicines and ocular disease. She assists and co-manages patients with surgeons for LASIK and cataract procedures. In particular, Dr. Kim provides specialty contact lens services as well as family eye care exams.
Dr. Kim has a wealth of research and lecture experience in several areas within Optometry. She co-authored an academic poster at the American Academy of Optometry in 1998. She also provided consultative services for a lens manufacturing company. She has done contact lens research for Bausch and Lomb. Finally, she has lectured audiences on the topic of diabetic retinopathy.