“Since I was born, I struggled with amblyopia (lazy eyes) and strabismus (crossed eyes) in both my right and left eye.  I went through every treatment imaginable throughout my childhood.  Eye patches, surgery, glasses, more surgery, eyeglasses with one side blacked out, holistic healing, my parents did everything they could to get my eyes straight.  After years of corrective procedures, the right one was straight but the left one (the stubborn one) refused to collaborate with my right eye in any way shape or form.

At 30, I had come to accept that my eyes just were not going to work right regardless of what treatment I received.  I was just going to have to deal with the headaches and double vision.

I went to Dr. Rupa Wong for a standard checkup to get my new prescription for my terrible eyeballs, and halfway through my examination, she mentioned that she specialized in strabismus surgery, and could absolutely fix my left eye.  I was skeptical, all I had been hearing up to that point from a number of specialists was “it was the best they could do” and “closest it could get” to being straight.  Still, I went through the process of getting evaluated and scheduled a surgery on both eyes to fix the issue.

Dr. Rupa’s confidence throughout the process, from the evaluation to the pre-surgery, to the day of, got me through the unfathomable anxiety I was feeling up to that point.  I wanted to bail 1,000 times, and actually did for the first surgery, but her reassurances actually got me to the surgery center in October 2017.  I was terrified.

The 2.5-hour surgery could not have gone better.  I felt no pain or grogginess, it was over (to me) in a matter of seconds.  When I woke up I was floored at how straight my eyes were.  I actually started crying because for decades I believed it would never happen.  Thankfully, it went unnoticed because my eyes were bleeding.  Even the recovery was (mostly) painless.

My eyes are now 100% straight, I am much more confident on a day-to-day basis, my headaches and double vision are completely gone, and I have a new lease on life.

None of this could have been possible without the skill and professionalism of Dr. Rupa Wong.  I cannot recommend her enough.  She has improved my vision, my confidence, and my overall quality of life.  If you’re looking for an eye doctor you should contact Dr. Rupa Wong.”