
Trinh Nhu, M.D., F.A.C.S, joined SoCal Eye in 1997, with the opening of their second office in Los Alamitos. Dr. Nhu is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Trinh Nhu is also a professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine.
As a board-certified ophthalmologist for over seventeen years, Dr. Trinh Nhu has extensive experience treating all eye diseases. In addition to performing cataract surgery with the latest accommodating, multifocal, and toric intraocular lenses, she also performs clear lensectomy, glaucoma, pterygium, eyelid cancer removal and reconstruction, as well as blepharoplasty. Most important of all, Dr. Trinh Nhu is committed to providing her patients with exceptional eye care.
BOARD CERTIFICATION
EDUCATION
Los Angeles, CA
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Science – Summa Cum Laude
School of Medicine
Irvine, CA
Doctor of Medicine – AOA Honors
Irvine, CA
Internal Medicine Internship
Department of Ophthalmology
Irvine, CA
Ophthalmology Residency
APPOINTMENTS
Partner Ophthalmologist, SoCal Eye
Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine
School of Medicine
STAFF SURGICAL PRIVILEGES
PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES
Fellow of American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellow of American College of Surgeons
Member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
HONORS AND AWARDS
RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS
Subinvestigator – Study AZ04; Collaborative Neuroscience
Subinvestigator – Study DSP; Collaborative Neuroscience
Subinvestigator – Study Seroquel D1443-C0040; Collaborative Neuroscience
Subinvestigator – Lens Opacification Classification System III; Forest II study; CNS
Subinvestigator – Lens Opacification Classification System III; Forest 36 study; CNS
Posterior Chamber Secondary IOL – Advantages & Morbidity.
Applications of PAR Corneal Topography to PRK.
Effect of Misalignment of the 193nm Excimer Laser and its Implication on Human Corneal Surgery. PRK clinical studies.
A Survey of Ophthalmic Screening for Diabetics by Primary Care Physicians.
Y Baribeau, J Eugene, TT Nhu, M Berns, S Firestein, Y Liaw, L Yow, M Wilson
Beckman Laser Institute
Application of the KTP and Excimer Laser in Performing Endarterectomies; Presented at the annual American Heart Association student researcher meeting.
Excimer Laser Radiation of Endarterectomy of Experimental Atheromas, Journal of Investigative Surgery, 1991; 4(3): 247-258