Meet Our Team

All of our optometrists are TLG certified, which is the highest scope of optometry in California.*

uyen nguyen, o.d.

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Dr. Uyen Nguyen grew up in sunny San Diego and received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the University of California San Diego. She proceeded to receive her Doctorate in Optometry at the University of California Berkeley. After graduation, Dr. Nguyen worked at an optometry practice near Santa Cruz for a few years before assuming ownership of Hayward Optometry in 2012. Since then, she has expanded Hayward Optometry to include additional services and modern upgrades to provide better patient care. Dr. Nguyen loves outdoor activities, wineries and breweries, and playing with her two young kids!

marilyn le, o.d.

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Dr. Marilyn Le has been a part of our practice since 2014 after graduating from the UC Berkeley School of Optometry. She did internships at the VA Southern Oregon, Kaiser Permanente in Roseville, and the VA Monterey Clinic where she received clinical honors. During optometry school, Dr. Le was president of the Berkeley Chapter of Beta Sigma Kappa, the nationwide optometric honor society. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Neurobiology at UC Irvine, graduating summa cum laude. When not seeing patients at the office, Dr. Le works with a non-profit organization screening grade school children for vision problems. A native of Southern California, Dr. Le has grown to love the Bay Area, even the San Francisco fog!

estella sim, o.d.

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Dr. Estella Sim was born and raised in the Bay Area. She then attended UCLA to receive a B.S. in Psychobiology and with a minor in Asian American Studies. Dr. Sim went on to complete her Doctorate of Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. She received extensive clinical training in primary care and ocular disease during her rotations at the Fresno and Livermore Veterans’ Affairs hospitals and Vandenberg Air Force Base. During her spare time, Dr. Sim loves to cook, spend time with family and friends, and try delicious cuisines and restaurants!