The Eye Institute of Silicon Valley

I am making this Unilocal review on behalf of my mother.
My mother has a eye procedure done by Dr Lien Huong Nguyen in June 2013.
It was done incorrectly.
My mother has been trying for years by herself and with her new eye dr’s help to get the medical records release so she can get new care.
No dr will help her because they need the medical records.
I tried to make a compliant to the state medical board but I can’t find their licenses online for either Dr Nguyen or her husband, Dr Barry Fung.

Dr Fung is very thorough. He explains all the detail questions for me. I was so worry when I knew that my eyes got the cataract… but now I am so happy to thank a lot to Dr. Fung who has brought the clear and the bright eyes came back to my life after my eyes got surgery by Dr. Fung. I remembered that when I came back to work all my co-​workers were so surprised because I didn’t need the glasses any more… I don’t know how to describe all my satisfaction to DR.Fung. He is kindness and experience to help me to choose the lenses for my eyes. Mei is one of his staff who always is nice, friendly. She explains and reminds me how to use the eyes drop before and after the surgery day. I would highly recommend Dr. Fung to everyone, my friend and my family.
Happy Thanksgiving to Dr. Fung and your family.
Wishing you and your family will have a wonderful Holiday’s season.

I have been taking my elderly mother to Dr. Fung for many years now. He is kind, patient and honest with her. He knows his audience and works with her in a way that she understands. Dr. Fung has performed a flawless cataract surgery on each of her eyes. These surgeries could not have gone smoother. I appreciate the respect for an older person that he has. We will continue to see Dr Fung for a long time. His office is pleasant and inviting. His staff is helpful and nice to us. Mae is always a pleasure in the office, she is welcoming and thoroughly explains anything that we ask her.

My son just had the surgery (sewing the lower left eye lid) done from Dr. Fung. He is fun and kind, and my son likes him so much。My son’s left eye looks naturally due to Dr. Fung’s delicate and professional skill after the surgery. The worry that I had was all gone after the sutures were removed. We also enjoy the beautiful clinic while waiting.

I have been seeing Dr. Fung for over 5 years and always have a very nice experience. He had done two minor laser operations on me and both are very successful. My eye pressure has dropped from both operations. Dr. Fung has been very professional and always ready to share his opinions. He recommended some other doctors to help me seek 2^nd opinion and after visiting them, I have decided to stay with Dr. Fung.
The office visit has always been nice and i liked their fish tank and quiet animal videos, very soothing. The assistants are also very nice. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience.

Dr. Fung, Yue-​Ping, definitely a nice man,
but why 2 star?
I was in his eye institute for healing the infection on my right eye, which he diagnosed as a conjunctivitis, so he prescribed me a white steroid eye drop; as I followed the instructions day by day but it’s just never healed, and eventually both eyes were infected somehow. I went there 5 times but without any improvements; instead burning my money everytime on my visit; finally, he said there is nothing he can do, the only way is to send my record to the Stanford medical center and I need to go there for a better cure…
As I was a poor college student without insurance, $ 150 per visit x 5 + the pricey eye drops (don’t remember how much) I felt like it was a scam, specially to a college poor student; now sending me to Stanford medical center to burn more cash? So I completely lost faith with this guy, in fact every time on my visit he just simply looked at my eyes, then prescribed me the same eye drop like EVERYTIME, what a easy job. This was happened back in 2006 winter, I am still mad, and I remember told him, «I don’t have an insurance here, but I do in Taiwan, as for how much cost from visiting here; I can already buy a round trip flight tickets to Taiwan and get it cured with change! » Money wasn’t the main issue, but he failed his job, and I almost lost everything; it was a bad moment in my life that I will always remember, and if I knew he was like this bad and ended up kicking me to another hospital then I wouldn’t have wasted my time in his clinic. Lastly, as he tried to send me to the Stanford Medical center; I believed it implied that he was not as good as Stanford. Then, if you don’t want to take the chance of the risk like what I had, why don’t you go Stanford instead of this place? You probably remember me now Dr. Fung. I see your commercial just now on KTSF 26 so I need to speak out the truth to everyone before they pay but not getting healed; good luck with your business. 2 Stars is because you can speak Chinese and being a nice guy. 1 more downside to the viewers, his clinic always need to wait for 1 hour or plus; never on time, although you already make an appointment with them. THEY ARE NOT PUNCTUAL!

I took my 13 year old daughter to the Milpitas office to see Dr. Fung. Daughter had a cyst inner corner of her left eye for almost a year, and it kept growing. The cyst was about half an inch wide at the time we saw Dr. Fung. It took 7 or 8 months for cyst to grow to this size and still growing.
Dr. Fung did a thorough exam on her eye and found that it’s not affecting her eye/​nerve. He also said that the cyst will be absorbed by the body and to leave it alone, or have the option of surgically removed. We opted to leave it alone taking Dr. Fung’s better advice. Lo and behold 3 months later her cyst got smaller and flat without any surgery! The doctor was absolutely correct! Like Dr. Fung said «give it a year» and sure enough my daughter’s cyst dissolved right before its 1^st birthday.
Five stars for Dr. Fung and his assistant, May.
I gave four stars overall because of the wait even though we made appointments in advance. Been there 3 times (once for cyst and twice for other eye related issue) and each wait is 15 – 45 minutes. Dr. Fung is only available at the Milpitas office twice a week and the rest at his Mt. View office.

I visited their office and both times I was on time. However, I waited for at least one hour to see the doctor. The second time I called them 15 minutes in advanced and asked if I will be visited on time or it is better to come later. They said you will be seen on time. Surprisingly, I had to wait one hour again at the office. They schedule too many people per day. Besides, don’t expect a real institute with many doctors. There are only two doctors there.

Dr. Barry Fung was recommended to me by my primary care physician at El Camino Medical Group over 7 years ago. I have been seeing him regularily ever since. Several years ago I had cataracts removed and the results were great! He is friendly, personable, thorough and professional. I would highly recommend him to anyone needing eye care. He just moved into a new office on El Camino in Los Altos.

To start off, my visit to Dr. Fung’s Ophthalmologist office was great. I was going to him for my routine eye exam because I had noticed that my glasses were not as effective as i remembered.
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the office was how clean it was! Everything was neat and nothing was out of place. The waiting room was comfortable, well lit, and relaxing. They also had BBC’s Planet Earth on the TV and not some random TV channel or childish movie playing.
I wasn’t waiting in the waiting room for that long and when I was called for my appointment, the assistants promptly started examining my eyes. They were very friendly and professional the entire time. Quickly after, Dr. Fung called me into his office where he warmly welcomed me and started to discuss my test results with me. He stated and explained why my that everything was in good shape and explained why they were. He examined my eyes a second time just to put to rest all of my concerns. He then asked one of his assistants to measure my eye glasses and started to examine my eye sight. I would say, he spent almost a surplus amount of time walking through the eye exam. He reviewed with me the results again and asked if i had any more concerns, I didn’t of course though.
Overall, my trip to Dr. Fung’s office was Fantastic! The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They work efficient and are still «human» when you talk to them! Dr. Fung answered all of my worries and discussed with me my eye condition. It’s rare these days to find doctors who will actually talk to you as if you’re human. Dr. Fung is by far one of the best doctors I’ve seen. He gets my 5 stars!

I had cataract surgery performed (along with another procedure to correct my vision) for both of my eyes by Dr. Fung from this office. Up until that point, all my life, I had depended on wearing glasses. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that in my current age my vision could improve! It’s been more than a year since the operation and my eyes still feel great!
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My surgery went very smoothly. The procedure itself wasn’t very long. I did have my daughter drive me to and from (It wouldn’t have been a good idea for me to operate heavy machinery after the surgery). I made sure I didn’t strain myself or did any heavy lifting (Doing these things my delay your recovery time.)
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The staff is very professional and knowledgeable. The equipment looks very new and clean.
I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with this office (surgery, appointments, and followups). My eyes are very important to me and I trust only Dr. Fung to take care of them. He is a very honest person that advises you on things you only need and nothing that you do not. I highly recommend this office and the doctors here! If you need help with your vision, you must setup an appointment to meet with Dr. Fung!

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Dr. Fung operated on my mother and he was great. Very professional, and compared to his San Jose location, the mountain view one rocks! Hope my mom is okay by next week… but so far so good!
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Barry Y.P. FUNG –MD. FRCSC, MEng-that’s what it says on the card.
Nice clean office with an exceptionally friendly in take staff. Who am I kidding… it’s Dr. Fung and Susan at this branch. Dr Fung was very busy when my mother and I visited his Mountain View office. Reason for the visit: my mother was recently diagnosed with cataracts, and was referred to Dr. Fung by her primary care physician. He did a good job explaining that everyone gets cataracts as they get older, but that it’s good to catch them while they are still «repairable» with surgery. Moreover, he flagged my mother for possible glaucoma and ordered additional tests… which was a little more worrisome. Glaucoma can be more severe and is caused by pressure in the eye.
Again, although he was pleasant and thorough… he was a little rushed. The poor man had like 7 people in the waiting room and only bummer was that there were not enough chairs to sit in.
Stellar Star BONUS Points go to Susan. WOW-​that woman rocks it super bad! She was answering the phone, taking eye tests, completing intake forms, navigating patients from exams to rooms. I assume she was more than an office manager… but that Lil lady… was moving fast. Very diverse crowd, and lots of parking. This location is located across from El Camino Hospital, and he has 2 other locations in milpitas and San Jose. Side note~ he was voted a top doctor in 2006 by Sillicon Valley Magazine and performs lasik surgeries. He will be doing my mom’s cataracts surgery, and I hope he does a good job.
NOTE: if you go in… know that your eyes maybe dilated and sensitive to light. Wear shades or have someone drive you home.