Randall L. Nguyen, MD

"Dr. Randall Nguyen is a native of Southern California. He graduated in only three years with Magna Cum Laude honors in biology from the University of California at Irvine. He was then awarded his medical degree from the highly prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. While attending Johns Hopkins, he researched at the internationally respected Wilmer Eye Institute. After obtaining his medical degree, Dr. Nguyen returned to his family and home in California. He completed his medical internship at the University of California, Los Angeles – St. Mary Medical Center. Dr. Nguyen was recognized as the Medical Intern of the Year for providing excellent comprehensive care for his patients, excelling as a clinician and being attentive to his colleagues and staff. Dr. Nguyen then completed his ophthalmology residency the University of Southern California Doheny Eye Center. Inspired by the sight saving role of retinal surgery and fascinated by the ever-evolving technological advances of the specialty, Dr. Nguyen sought and completed his medical and surgical retina fellowship at the University of British Columbia Vancouver Eye Center. He trained with five other retinal surgeons and benefited from one of the busiest and highest surgical volume programs in both Canada and the United States. Dr. Nguyen has been a physician with South Coast Retina Center since 2000. His clinical expertise includes complex retinal detachment repair, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, management of macular degeneration and other retinal disorders."

"Founded in 1972, South Coast Retina Center has been preserving and preventing visual loss in Southern California for more than 45 years. Starting with only one office in Long Beach, the practice has expanded to additionally serve the Torrance and Huntington Beach communities. South Coast Retina Center consists of five highly skilled retina surgeons, including Drs. Randall L. Nguyen, Michael L. Roh, Julie L. Gasperini, Roberto Roizenblatt and Cindy Ung. All of our physicians are Board Certified and have completed highly renowned medical retina fellowships across the country. We offer various treatment options, including possible inclusion into clinical trial research programs. Our patients have found that these research programs have offered them access to treatments otherwise not available. In addition, our highly trained ancillary staff is equipped to assist with all facets of treatment, as a majority of them are looking toward obtaining a medical degree of their own in the near future. Over the years, South Coast Retina Center has been able to adopt a highly efficient means of assisting patients in obtaining coverage for expensive medication needed to treat the complications caused by macular degeneration and diabetes. It is our continued dedication to our community that has resulted in less than 1% of our patients paying anything out-of-pocket in order to receive their medication. (Please see our Copay Assistance page to learn more about copay assistance.) Our physicians currently operate in 25 hospitals and surgery centers in the Los Angeles and Orange Counties."