Dr. Mimia Wen Optometry

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My prayers go out to the dry eye and holiday sufferers 🙏🏻

So blessed to be able to host an event for Asian American therapists, psychiatrists, and other wellness professionals to gather and share their experiences. Thankful especially to for their efforts to expand mental health care to the Asian American community!

The Yellow Chair Collective founders Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon have also published a book! One of the few mental health books written by and for the AAPI audience, focusing on healing trauma and embracing Asian American identity. To be released January 9, 2024!

I’m not a really a but maybe starting now I will be.

Did you know that has a eyeglass chain that doubles as jewelry?? Because I just found out today and I am obsessed.

Stuff your stockings with this / chain this holiday season at www.shopcovry.com

To see what appointment slots are available for your next eye exam, check out www.drwenoptometry.com.

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3 lies you’ve been told about

1. Everyone’s eyes are brown
True, the melanin in everyone’s eyes is brown. But people have differing amounts of melanin in their irises, and this results in more or less light getting absorbed by or traveling through the iris making the eyes look hazel, green, blue, or brown. The less melanin in the iris, the lighter colored the eyes look.

2. Eye color can change over time
Yes and no. 90% of eye color changes occur in infancy before 6 months old, but the eyes can continue to get darker or lighter until age 6. After that, eye color is generally fixed but different outfit colors can “bring out the color” of your eyes. This is an optical illusion and not a true iris color change, so it is not true that some people’s eye color change by day or by situational differences such as the weather or their outfits.

Notable exceptions are if there is a true iris color change in adulthood. This is called and is associated with eye diseases such as , , or (among others). So if you or someone you know is an adult showing documented iris color changes, make sure to schedule an eye exam asap!

3. That blue-eyed baby must not belong to those brown-eyed parents…
False. Eye color is actually a trait determined by up to 16 genes, hence the spectrum of iris colors. But generally, brown is dominant and blue eye color is recessive. So if two brown eyed parents each contain the hidden blue eye genes in their DNA then they can in fact have a biological blue-eyed baby!

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Not gonna lie, I used to buy colored contacts from random street vendors when I used to live in China. But after learning in optometry school about all the terrifying cases of microbial keratitis or contact lens induced corneal ulcers from unregulated costume lenses, I have never worn them again.

Scroll through to see the reasons why you always hear eye doctors preach about saying no to shady online Halloween contacts!

COVRY X EMME collaboration launch party featuring yours truly and a special sound bath/reiki experience led by .

EMME is a fellow AAPI, female-owned home fragrance brand inspired by Asian scents and flavors and they collabed with us to create our own signature COVRY Costa Mesa scent starring white tea and bamboo.

This was my first time experiencing a and it was such a rejuvenating time. Apparently I carry a lot of negative energy in my neck and shoulders so the vibrations of the instruments along with the reiki helped to release, uplift, and heal that energy. 10/10 would try again in a less crowded setting for more of those positive vibes.

Hi, welcome! I’m Dr. Mimia Wen, a residency-trained optometrist passionate about dry eye therapy and myopia control. For those of you new to my page, here is a little background about me.

As a child I grew up in multiple different US cities and even for some years in Shanghai, China. I studied public health infectious diseases and epidemiology at UC Berkeley for my undergrad before going on to earn my Doctorate of Optometry from the UC Berkeley School of Optometry. After graduating with honors from , I completed a residency in Primary Care/Ocular Disease at the Veterans Affairs of Long Beach .

My interest in disease treatment and the fact that I’ve had poor eyesight all my life is what drove me pursue optometry. I love that optometry offers a way to very tangibly improve someone’s quality of life. And it provides skills that can be used anywhere in the world!

During my residency, I learned to treat a variety of ocular conditions, but the ones affecting the anterior segment, or ocular surface, are the ones that fascinated me the most. Whether it’s an emergency red eye or chronic dry eye syndrome, optometrist like me are the ones positioned as the first line of care, relief, and education. And that is something that I find incredibly rewarding and fulfilling.

Another aspect of optometry that I fell in love with during my training was myopia control. Having been myopic, or nearsighted, since I was 11 years old (and honestly probably before but just never diagnosed), I was stunned to learn in optometry school that there are effective treatments to prevent or slow the progression of myopia in children. It’s too late for me to reap the benefits now, but I am passionate about providing these preventative interventions to children to help them to thrive in this visually demanding world.

Thank your for following my journey in optometry and small business ownership as it unfolds.

to last week when I finally got my long messy tresses trimmed at .salon. Loved my stylist Matthew Wang! 10/10 recommend him and the entire Stranded experience.

An artist in the making ✨

Place your orders for ‘s summer sunwear sale and you may be lucky enough to win this custom art piece by .

(but I may keep it forever because look how cute!)

As a new business owner, the hours are long and work load can be overwhelming, but the appreciation you get from the people whose lives you’re able to impact make it all worth it. Thank you to all the amazing people who’ve left such nice reviews for me! Your small nugget of kindness really mean the world to me.

Saw my first pediatric patient today and he was the cutest! I remember loving my pediatric rotations in optometry school and though they can be challenging, this little 3-year old was an optometrist’s dream. So happy and compliant and excited for his first ever eye exam.

How old should a child start seeing an eye doctor? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) agree that comprehensive eye exams should start around age 3 and then yearly after that. Prior to 3 years old, children should receive basic vision screenings at birth (especially if born prematurely), and then between 6–12 months. These early screenings are to detect concerning eye conditions including eye cancers, eye turns, retinal disorders, congenital cataracts, or large refractive errors (farsightedness, nearsightedness, or astigmatism) that can lead to “lazy eye” or amblyopia.

If your child hasn’t had their eyes checked yet, book an appointment with me before I run out of Crocessories to gift them 😉

(Posted with permission from parents)

The end of my first week of patient care! It’s been a slow week but that’s the way cold starts work in the beginning. The light schedule has allowed me to really spend time with my patients and not only thoroughly check their entire visual system but also to get to know them and answer all their questions with no rush or hurry. I may not be the most productive at the moment, but I have never felt more fulfilled as an eye care provider. Week one down, with many more to come!
(Posted with permission from patients)