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Our Beginnings
The idea of See The Light Optometry initially sprouted in Dr. Kelly Kao’s mind back in 2011. By then, she had graduated from UC Berkeley School of Optometry (UCBSO), completed her residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation at SUNY College of Optometry, and returned to the Bay Area to practice optometry.
Dr. Kao worked four different jobs as clinical faculty at UCBSO, a vision researcher at Google, an optometrist at a group practice, and an optometric missionary for a non-profit she founded. The organization seeks to serve the underprivileged around the world by providing healthcare, public health education, and catechesis.
Dr. Kao eventually left these jobs to focus on her non-profit full-time as a missionary. After three years, Dr. Kao finally felt it was time for her to also serve the people of the Silicon Valley and build up a rehabilitation practice.
Our Mission
We are here to provide exceptional and specialized eye care in an open and comfortable environment. We strive to help you experience the world through vision like never before. At See The Light Optometry, we are here to serve you like you are family.
Additionally, we promote goodness by sending our doctors on mission, providing pro bono services for those that cannot afford it, and mentoring the next generation of eye care professionals.
We are so delighted you chose us to care for your eyes and we hope that, together, we can work to spread good to all those we encounter.
Our Doctor
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​Dr. Kelly Kao earned her Doctor of Optometry degree with Clinical Honors from the University of California – Berkeley School of Optometry. After teaching at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry, conducting vision research at Google and Verily, and doing optometric missionary work overseas, she now enjoys helping her patients improve their quality of life through vision therapy and myopia (nearsightedness) control.
She completed a residency program in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation at the SUNY College of Optometry in New York, NY. There, she received advanced training in the evaluation and treatment of strabismus (eye turn), amblyopia (lazy eye), visual skills deficiencies (eye teaming, focusing, and tracking), learning-related deficiencies, and acquired brain injuries.
Dr. Kao is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She is certified to fit Paragon CRT lenses and is excited to serve the young and bright future of Silicon Valley.
