Palo Alto
650.322.4393
723 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Santa Cruz
831.427.1930
526 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Welcome to the Ophthalmology Practice of Harvey A. Fishman, MD, PhD.   

   
 

Dr. Fishman is committed to providing personalized eyecare for patients in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz, and Northern California. Dr. Fishman is an Eye Physician and Surgeon specializing in state-of-the-art, small incision cataract surgery and complex cataract and anterior segment surgery. He offers all available premium intraocular lens implants (Crystalens, Tecnis and ReStor multifocal lenses, Toric) and laser enhancements.

 

As a comprehensive ophthalmologist and anterior segment surgeon, Dr. Fishman offers full comprehensive eye care including the treatment of glaucoma, corneal and external diseases, eyelid disease as well as diabetic and macular degeneration screening, same day EyeSnapi iphone visits, and prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses.

 

With an MD PhD from Stanford in Analytical Laser Chemistry, a post doc in Neuroscience, and former founder and director of the Stanford Ophthalmic Tissue Engineering Lab, Dr. Fishman is uniquely qualified to evaluate the suitability of the most promising ocular innovations for his patients including Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery or Stem Cell Transplantation for eye diseases.  

 

Highlights of Dr. Fishman's Academic Accomplishments

 

        • Stanford-Trained Ophthalmologist with a Stanford MD, PhD
        • Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology
        • Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
        • Founder and Former Director of the Stanford Ophthalmic
          Tissue Engineering Laboratory
           
        • Founder of the Stanford Artifical Retinal Prothesis Project
        • Published in Journals including Science, PNAS, and
          The Archives of Ophthalmology
        • 10 U.S. Patents
        • Invited speaker to International Ophthalmology Conferences

           

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Cataract Surgery Premium Lenses


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Tecnis


Restor

 

Premium cataract surgery to help eliminate glasses after surgery and customize your vision

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Dr. Harvey A. Fishman, MD PhD is co-founder of MobileDx a start-up mobile health company connecting patients and doctors via mobile technology. If you are an established Dr.Fishman patient, please download EyeSnapi from the iTunes store. If you are an eye care professional, please download EyePhotoBill from the iTunes Store. 
 

 
Check out the Forbes.com interview where Dr. Fishman discusses EyeSnapi, the only Snap & Send EyeExam for the iPhone.
     

Sightmate



Dr. Fishman was a co-inventor of the Sightmate video-magnifying device developed by eyetonomy, a division of Vuzix. Sightmate is a vision enhancing device that allows people with low vision to regain their ability to perform essential every-day visual tasks such as watching television, reading books, seeing friends and family faces, reading small print in newspapers and magazines.