Sara Chiu, OD

Dr. Sara Chiu is a UC Berkeley-trained optometrist providing comprehensive eye care in Dublin, with a particular passion for pediatric vision and childhood myopia management. She has more than 15 years of experience fitting orthokeratology and multifocal contact lenses to help manage progressive nearsightedness.

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Dr. Chiu studied Cell Biology and Genetics at the University of British Columbia before earning her Doctor of Optometry degree at UC Berkeley. Her clinical training included internships at the Fresno and Portland Veterans Affairs hospitals, emphasizing primary eye care, ocular disease, and specialty contact lenses.

Dr. Chiu received the American Optometric Association’s 2006 Julius Neumeuller Award in Optics for her myopia research and was named 2011 Young Optometrist of the Year by the Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society.

A past-president of the Bay Area Optometric Council, she has also helped develop continuing education programs for California optometrists and serves as a local Vision Source administrator.

Outside the office, Dr. Chiu enjoys time with her two sons, her husband—also an optometrist—and their labradoodle. She loves barre classes, skiing in Tahoe with her family, trying new restaurants, and will never say no to a fresh cup of Philz Coffee!
 

Dr. Chiu is licensed at the highest level under California law and is therefore certified to diagnose & medically treat eye diseases including glaucoma, macular degeneration, eye infections, and dry eye syndromes.