Orange County Eye Project

Orange County Eye Project is focused on providing care to underserved communities in Orange County, CA & the larger SoCal region.

Last Saturday at OCEP was extra special ✨We had Dr. Sarah Ahmed, Cataract and Glaucoma Specialist at Advanced Eye Medica...
03/03/2026

Last Saturday at OCEP was extra special ✨

We had Dr. Sarah Ahmed, Cataract and Glaucoma Specialist at Advanced Eye Medical Group, at the OCEP clinic early morning evaluating patients she had operated on the previous day as part of the OCEP Surgery Program.

Our regular morning clinic was staffed by Dr. Anjali Tapadia, who leads a private practice in Placentia and continues to generously serve our patients.

As Dr. Ahmed was wrapping up and Dr. Tapadia was arriving, they ran into each other and realized they hadn’t seen one another in 10 years!

Moments like these remind us that the OCEP program doesn’t just restore sight — it brings people together. ❤️

Thank you both for your dedication, expertise, and generosity in caring for our patients and mentoring the volunteers who shadow you. We are so grateful for your continued support of OCEP.

Laser Peripheral Iridectomies (LPIs).At our nonprofit eye clinic, we often care for patients at risk for angle-closure g...
03/02/2026

Laser Peripheral Iridectomies (LPIs).

At our nonprofit eye clinic, we often care for patients at risk for angle-closure glaucoma, a serious condition that can cause sudden vision loss.

LPI is a simple, in-office procedure that can help prevent this vision loss.

Our LPIs are currently performed at the Advanced Eye Medical Group by Dr. Faris Ghosheh and others as part of their support for the program. Thank you Dr. Ghosheh and Dr. Ahmed for your help.

In the picture, Dr. Ghosheh is performing LPI on a patient.

✨ What does it do?
A gentle laser creates a tiny opening in the iris to improve fluid flow inside the eye and reduce dangerous pressure buildup.

⏱️ Quick procedure
🏥 Done in clinic / no surgery
👁️ Helps protect long-term vision

For many patients, this small step can prevent a major emergency.

If you’ve been told you have “narrow angles” or are at risk for glaucoma, early evaluation can make all the difference.

Because everyone deserves access to sight-saving care. 💙

Today's OCEP surgeries are being performed by Dr. Sarah Ahmed, Cataract and Glaucoma Specialist and Surgeon at Advanced ...
02/27/2026

Today's OCEP surgeries are being performed by Dr. Sarah Ahmed, Cataract and Glaucoma Specialist and Surgeon at Advanced Eye Medical Group in Mission Viejo. Thank you so much Dr. Ahmed for providing your time and specialist expertise to the program. We appreciate and value your time.

We also appreciate Dr. Faris Ghosheh for access to his operating room for these surgeries; these surgeries would not be possible without his and his's team help.

The Surgical Coordinator for the program, Gaby, is also in the OR, making sure to answer any questions from the Surgeon or the patient, to make sure all documents are completed, and patients are provided with adequate postoperative instructions before they head back home. It is very important for patients to know what to do once they reach home, how to take medications, and to be aware of the schedule for coming into the clinic for postoperative check. Thank you Gaby.

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OCEP's retina clinic on 1/31 was staffed by Dr. Suri Appa, Chief of Retina at Kaiser Permanente Orange County, and our B...
02/26/2026

OCEP's retina clinic on 1/31 was staffed by Dr. Suri Appa, Chief of Retina at Kaiser Permanente Orange County, and our Board member.

Thank you Dr. Appa for your continued support in evaluating and treating patients, as well as for providing access to surgical process to the retina patients who need surgery.

We also appreciate all the volunteers who were in the clinic that day. Humna, Clarisa, Steven, Yurixi, Kim, Adriana, Inaya, Aidan, Amanda, Janelle, Scot, Ashley, Meet, Ryan, Samuel, Vroniqa, Evelyn, and others.











Thank you to Dr. Ehsan Sadri MD FACS for his help with the anterior segment and glaucoma clinic at OCEP earlier this mon...
02/25/2026

Thank you to Dr. Ehsan Sadri MD FACS for his help with the anterior segment and glaucoma clinic at OCEP earlier this month.

Dr. Sadri is the CEO and Founder of Visionary eye institute, as well as a Board member of the Orange County Eye Program.

Thank you Dr. Sadri for your help and time, as well as commitment to the program.

We also had many volunteers that day in the clinic to help with patient care, including at stations such as vision, IOP, OCT, Scribe, Exit counseling, etc. Thank you to all OCEP personnel and volunteers - Dylan, Sergio, Angelica, Yurixi, Vidisha. Priya, Aidan, Shreya, Katelyn, Ridwan, Divyam, Adriana, Salma, Jana, Kashvi, Alyssa, Samuel, Lloyd, Rohan, with some folks missing from the picture.











Low vision patients generally do not have many options - they do not do well with routine refraction, and require a deta...
02/24/2026

Low vision patients generally do not have many options - they do not do well with routine refraction, and require a detailed and exhaustive interaction with a specialist to find what suits them best, and what can help them lead their lives productively.

Our last Low Vision Clinic was staffed by Dr. Ashley Deemer, Professor at Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, and a Low Vision Specialist.

Dr. Deemer, working with a dedicated team of volunteers including Humna, a 4th year OD student from Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry; Divya , an OD student from Ketchum, along with Erika, Yurixi, Venus, Ashley and others, provided care, glasses and low vision prescription, and advice about how to make changes in their daily lives. The latter was in collaboration with The Dayle McIntosh Center, with Gabriela Alvarez present in the clinic to talk to patients and help them with adjustments in their lives.

Thank you Dr. Deemer, Humna, Divya, Yurixi, and everyone else who was at the clinic and helped make a significant difference.

Thank you to Dr. Daniel Chao who came from San Diego to staff the retina clinic. We appreciate your help and support, Dr...
02/24/2026

Thank you to Dr. Daniel Chao who came from San Diego to staff the retina clinic.

We appreciate your help and support, Dr. Chao.

We also appreciate and thank all the volunteers who were present at the clinic - this picture was taken late and a significant number of volunteers had left. Thank you Rene, Dylan, Gaby, Fabiola, Clarisa, Jordan, Samuel, Sergio, Faith, Maddie, Meet, Yamilex, Priya, Amanda, Vidisha, Aidan, Baotran, Ridwan, America, Jessica, Yesly, Nathalie, Salma, Hope, Ashley, Margaret, Marolyn, Evelyn, Katelyn, Janelle.











Forty people in have been diagnosed with a rare sight-threatening condition connected to tattoos that can lead to perm...
02/19/2026

Forty people in have been diagnosed with a rare sight-threatening condition connected to tattoos that can lead to permanent blindness, representing a significant surge in cases of the little-known ailment.

The condition, called tattoo-associated uveitis, results from a presumed immune reaction to .

The 40 cases identified in Australia represent double the number of cases recorded globally in 2010.

https://bit.ly/4rrg0eQ

Pic (c) ABC

Group photo from the OCEP Clinic on Feb 10, with Dr. Aisha Simjee, Ophthalmologist at Southern California Eye Consultant...
02/12/2026

Group photo from the OCEP Clinic on Feb 10, with Dr. Aisha Simjee, Ophthalmologist at Southern California Eye Consultants, as the Eye Care Provider. Thank you Dr. Simjee for your continued support and help with the OCEP clinic.

We also had OCEP personnel and volunteers in the clinic, including Ivonne, Ayaan. Joseph, Kristi, Fabiola, Maricela, Salma, Delia, Kristiana, Matthew & Stephanie. Thank you all for helping out.









The OCEP team was trained in compounding intravitreal injections using the by Paul Salmon, affiliated with Prima Medic...
01/23/2026

The OCEP team was trained in compounding intravitreal injections using the by Paul Salmon, affiliated with Prima Medical and AseptiKits, on zoom.

Amanda led the way in getting trained, with Ivonne and Gaby also trying their hand in compounding a fake dose of Avastin. Fabiola and Venus watched the procedure and will be attempting the compounding soon enough.

We appreciate and thank Dr. Matt Ward, Paul Salmon and others who were involved in getting us this FDA-approved Vitrala kit for possible use in the OCEP clinic.

Photos from the first clinic on Jan 10, 2026. Dr. Raj Agrawal, OCEP Founder, in conversation with Dr. Charles Eifrig, Re...
01/17/2026

Photos from the first clinic on Jan 10, 2026.

Dr. Raj Agrawal, OCEP Founder, in conversation with Dr. Charles Eifrig, Retina Specialist at Retina Associates of Orange County, OCEP Board Member, and the Provider for the OCEP Clinic that day, along with Dr. Hiba Khalil, who was visiting the OCEP Clinic.





An OCEP Moment!Rene, OCEP’s Clinic Coordinator for many years and now also a nursing student, shares a moment with Dr. M...
12/23/2025

An OCEP Moment!

Rene, OCEP’s Clinic Coordinator for many years and now also a nursing student, shares a moment with Dr. Matthew Wade in clinic as he and Ayaan help bring in the next patient for evaluation.

OCEP is built on collaboration. From the moment a patient walks through our doors, they are welcomed at check-in, guided through vitals and intake, vision testing, IOP measurement, dilation, imaging, and finally to the Provider for examination and then to exit counseling before returning to the front desk for check-out. Most of these stations are staffed by dedicated volunteers who work seamlessly together to ensure each patient receives not only excellent care, but a genuinely positive experience.

We value every Provider’s time in clinic and deeply appreciate the commitment and contributions of our volunteers. Equally vital are the OCEP staff, who thoughtfully oversee clinic operations, ensuring Providers have the resources they need, volunteers remain actively engaged in patient care, learning, teaching, and shadowing, and, most importantly, that every patient is given the time, information, and attention they need to fully understand their care.

We believe this is what makes OCEP special.

Dr. Wade is a Cataract and Cornea Specialist at UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Professor of Ophthalmology at UC Irvine School of Medicine, and Director of Cornea Services at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Long Beach.

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801 N Tustin Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA
92705

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https://www.retinaglobal.org/ocep

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