Dr. Margaret P. Liu
Specializing in Cataract, Vision Correction and Corneal Surgery
“I enjoy providing personalized care for each patient, custom-tailoring a treatment plan to suit individual needs.”
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Dr. Margaret Liu is a Board-Certified, Fellowship-Trained Ophthalmologist and she provides compassionate and skilled care in comprehensive ophthalmology as well as specialized treatment for cataracts, vision correction, and corneal diseases such as Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy and Keratoconus. Using the latest technological advancements, Dr. Liu performs customized eye surgery including small-incision cataract surgery with astigmatism and presbyopia correction, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), intraocular lens exchanges, pterygium excision, corneal transplants, and crosslinking. Furthermore, Dr. Liu evaluates patients for vision correction surgery such as LASIK, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), implantable collamer lenses (EVO ICL), and refractive lens exchange (RLE).
In addition to serving as founder and CEO of San Francisco Eye Institute, Dr. Liu is also the Medical Director of the Pacific Vision Surgery Center and Co-Chief of the Cornea Service at California Pacific Medical Center, where she volunteers time teaching residents complex cataract and corneal surgery and caring for the underserved population in the surrounding community. Her training and dedication to cataract, vision correction, and corneal surgery has led to national lecture invitations and paper presentations at conferences held by the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Liu is also frequently featured as an expert for media articles, many of which you can read here.
Born in Taiwan and fluent in Mandarin, Dr. Liu grew up on the East Coast. In her free moments, she enjoys spending quality time eating with family and friends, hiking, biking, and snowboarding. Dr. Liu is the proud mother of a young son and daughter, and loves seeing and exploring the world through their eyes.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude | University of Pennsylvania
- Medical Degree | SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
- Ophthalmology Residency | SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
- Fellowship in Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery | The WIlmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
Professional Affiliations
- Chief Executive Officer and Founder
- San Francisco Eye Institute
- Medical Director
- Pacific Vision Surgery Center
- Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Chief of Corneal and External Disease Service
- California Pacific Medical Center
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives
- International Society of Refractive Surgery
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Cornea Society
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