Professional Schools and Certifications

• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 1972 (Bachelor of Science, Optometry)
• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 1974 (Doctor of Optometry)
• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 1982 (Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents License)
• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 1996 (Therapeutic Management of Ocular Disease & Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents License)
• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 2001 (Lacrimal Irrigation and Dilation Procedure Certification)
• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 2001 (Punctal Occlusion Procedure)
• Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), 2001 (Treatment & Management of Glaucoma Program)
• Paragon Vision Sciences, 2002 (Corneal Refractive Therapy Certification No. 10893)
• ChromaGen Certification, (Chromagen Color Vision and Academic Skills Disorder Certification) November 2002
• Preceptor, University of Pennsylvania Optometry School, 2003 to present
  

Memberships

• American Optometric Association (AOA)
• American Optometric Student Association (AOSA-1970-1974)
• Omega Delta Fraternity of Optometrists (1970-1974)
• California Optometric Association (COA)
• Rio Hondo Optometric Society (RHOS- 1974-1979,Director of Public Health & Information, KNBC Health Fair Chairman, Optometric Care Council Delegate, COA Delegate)
• Orange County Optometric Society (OCOS-1979 to present)
• Better Vision Institute (1974-1979)
• Vision Conservation Institute (1974-1979)
• AOA Contact Lens Section (1986-1998)
• National Eye Research Foundation (1990-1998)
• Primary Eyecare Network (Board of Director- 2002 to present)
• Office Mate (Advisory Board 2005 to present)

Awards

• Duffens Contact Lens Award (1974)- “The Impact Resistance of PMMA lenses”
• California Optometric Association California Young O.D. of the Year Award (1978)
• Optimist International Life Member Award (1978)
• Greatest Increase in South Coast Plaza Award (1984)
• 20/20 Magazine’s “Best and Brightest OD of the Year” (1990)
• FDA Investigative Studies
• 1975- FDA Clinical Investigator for Wesley Jessen Durasoft Contact Lens
• 1981- FDA Clinical Investigator for Younger Optics CPS Progressive Lens
• 1982- FDA Clinical Investigator for Barnes Hinds Hydrocurve Extended Wear Soft Lens
• 2004- FDA Clinical Investigator for Fresh Look One Day Colors

Affiliations

• American Eye Management (AEM)
• Pacific Laser Eye Center (PLEC)
• The Laser Center (TLC, Thomas C.Tooma, MD)
• Laser Excimer Eye Surgery (LEXES)
• LaserCare Medical Center (LCMC)
• California Optometrist Laser Associates (COLA)
  

Dr. Wu graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and with a Minor in Psychology.  He then completed his optometric training at Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) in 2006, followed by a post-graduate residency in Primary Eye Care/Hospital-Based Geriatric Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Hospital in 2007. 
In eye care, Dr. Wu has a special interest in vitreo-retinal diseases, glaucoma, and neuro-ophthalmic disorders.  His published article, "Idiopathic Juxtafoveal Retinal Telangiectasia," appears in the November 2008 issue of Optometry, the Journal of the American Optometric Association.  Dr. Wu is also a member of the California Optometric Association and the Orange County Optometric Society.  He loves Optometry but when he is not practicing eye care, he enjoys golf and spending time with his pet beagle, "Bauer".