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About Us

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Welcome to the Santa Clara County Optometric Society website! As a community of optometrists practicing in the Silicon Valley of the San Francisco Bay Area, we are dedicated to promoting and serving the profession of optometry. 

Originally the Central Coast Optometric Society, a group of optometrists from the north, including Dr. Art Heinsen, Dr. Larry Foster, and Dr. Bert Hersch, investigated branching off of the CCOS in 1953.  The Santa Clara County Optometric Society was officially formed and approved by the California Optometric Association House of Delegates in 1954, and Dr. Goodloe Gilmer became the first president of SCCOS.

Although SCCOS started out as a small Society, we were politically active from the beginning.  Over the years, our influence in the profession has contributed to increasing our scope of practice and promoted our profession at the local and state level.  We have been privileged to have great leadership within the Society, and many have gone on to become presidents of the COA. 

In addition to political contributions to optometry, SCCOS members proudly serve the Bay Area in performing school vision screenings, volunteering at local health fairs, and providing education to the public about eye health and vision.  We look forward to continually serving the community and dedicating our time to promoting the profession.   Thank you for visiting!


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Board Members

The following are the current 2022-2023 SCCOS Board Members, the optometry school they attended, and their current practice location. You may also email them with the button in each card.
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Katalina Yandell​
PRESIDENT
Western University, 2018

Optical Illusions
194 Hillsdale Shopping Center
San Mateo, CA 94403
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Richard Tom
Treasurer
UC Berkeley School of Optometry, 1989

Santa Clara Valley Health Center, Downtown
Eye Clinic, 3rd Floor
777 E. Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA. 95112
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Judy Lee
Secretary
UC Berkeley School of Optometry, 1989

1101 S. Winchester Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
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Jenna McBride
​Trustee for Division of Public Affairs
UC Berkeley School of Optometry, 2018

Silicon Valley Eyecare Optometry and Contact Lenses
70 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara CA 95050
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Karen Wong
TRUSTEE OF DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS
UC Berkeley, School of Optometry, 2017

Kaiser Permanente 
710 Lawrence Expy
Santa Clara, CA 95051
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Cindy Pouw
Trustee of Division of Professional Affairs
The University of Houston College of Optometry, 2014
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Site for Sore Eyes Palo Alto
460 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Teresa Nguyen
​Trustee of Division of COA Events
SUNY College of Optometry, 2017

UC Berkeley School Of Optometry
200 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Jackie Lim
​Focus Newsletter Editor
Southern California College of Optometry, 2021
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Silicon Valley Eyecare
770 Scott Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95050 
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Sarah Kwok
TRUSTEE OF DIVISION OF MEMBERSHIP
Western University of Health Sciences, 2016

2366 El Camino Real #5 
Santa Clara, CA 95050
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Teresa Nguyen
​​TRUSTEE OF EVENTS AND PROGRAM
Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 2018

San Ramon Family Optometry
175 Market Place
San Ramon, CA 94538
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Ece Turhal
 TRUSTEE OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS
 UC Berkeley, School of Optometry, 2018

Visual Expressions Optometry 
3580 Blackhawk Plaza Cir
Danville, CA 94506
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  • Home
  • About
  • FOR DOCTORS
    • Events
    • Calendar
    • Young OD Group
    • Updates and Photos
    • Newsletters and Directory
    • Division of Governmental Affairs
    • Division of Membership
    • Division of Public Affairs
    • Join COA/SCCOS
    • AOA Resources
    • Classifieds
    • Sponsors
    • SCCOS Google Forum
  • FOR PATIENTS
    • Find a Doctor
  • Contact