Working Hours
Monday – Friday
7:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday (1x Month)
7:30am – 2:30pm
Sunday
Closed
Monday – Friday
7:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday (1x Month)
7:30am – 2:30pm
Sunday
Closed
Rupa Wong, M.D. is a board-certified ophthalmologist, with a specialty in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She is originally from North Carolina but was easily drawn to the beautiful island of Oahu. She attended Duke University on the prestigious Benjamin N. Duke academic leadership and National Merit scholarships. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Biology and a minor in Religion. She earned her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, winning numerous fellowships and awards. She then went on to a residency in ophthalmology at New York University-Manhattan, Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, serving as Chief Resident in her final year. She completed a specialized fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Harvard’s pediatric hospital, Children’s Hospital Boston, performing complex pediatric cataract, glaucoma, eye muscle and oculoplastic surgeries, as well as adult thyroid eye surgeries.
Dr. Rupa Wong is skilled in all of the ocular surgeries performed in infants and children. She is also trained in the techniques of adult strabismus surgery<span, including the adjustable suture technique to fine tune the surgery post-operatively. Dr. Rupa Wong is a board certified pediatric ophthalmologist and nationally recognized expert in the treatment of myopia management. Myopia management, also called myopia control, refers to the treatment strategies that help slow the worsening of nearsightedness in children.
Dr. Wong’s expertise and contributions in the field have made her a trusted authority in the management of myopia in pediatric patients.
Dr. Rupa Wong is board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Member of the Leadership Development Program. She is also extremely involved with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus and helps guide these professional organizations. Dr. Wong was selected for the Leadership Development Program for the AAO and sits on the Orbital Gala Committee. In addition, she is Vice-Chair of the Digital Media Committee for AAPOS, and serves on the Socio-Economic Committee for AAPOS as well.
In her plentiful spare time, she enjoys driving her 3 kids all across the island and organizing her home, and educating on social media via Instagram, Youtube and her podcast “It’s Good To See You’.
Duke University, B.S Biology with Minor in Religion
Magna Cum Laude
Cornell University
New York Hospital Queens
New York University – Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
Chief Resident in final year
Children’s Hospital Boston
Harvard Medical School
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Project Vision Hawaii – Board of Directors and Medical Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii – Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Board Certified Diplomate
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
American Medical Association
Hawaii Ophthalmologic Society