OD, FAAO
Primary Eye Care, Myopia Management, Specialty Contact Lenses, Advanced Contact Lens Fitting for Irregular Corneas, Scleral Lens Fitting, Dry Eye Disease Management
UC Berkeley Cornea & Contact Lens
American Academy
of Optometry (FAAO)
Scleral Lens Wear
& Myopia Management
Southern California
College of Optometry
Optometry is an amazing career! He loves that doctors can do something very small and make a LARGE difference. He remembers fitting a highly farsighted 8-year-old patient with her first pair of contact lenses. She immediately smiled and her mother exclaimed that she looked beautiful and would no longer be teased for her thick glasses. Stories like these make the job magical.
Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Irvine, graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2018. He went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern California College of Optometry, graduating in 2023.
He completed his Cornea and Contact Lens Residency at the University of California, Berkeley in 2024, and earned his Fellowship of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) at the University of California, Berkeley in 2025. This means that for patients who need a contact lens and have keratoconus, irregular corneas, or anything affecting the cornea, he is the eye doctor to see.
Dr. Kamo is passionate about myopia management and specialty contact lens fitting, with a focus on irregular corneas and scleral lenses. He is dedicated to improving patients' quality of life through better vision while helping prevent vision loss and long-term eye health complications.
Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Irvine, graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2018. He went on to earn his Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern California College of Optometry, graduating in 2023. He completed his Cornea and Contact Lens Residency at the University of California, Berkeley in 2024, and earned his Fellowship of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) in 2025.
Dr. Kamo serves as a STAPLE (Soft Toric and Presbyopic Lens Education Program) Preceptor at the Southern California College of Optometry, helping shape the next generation of optometrists in specialty contact lens education.
Higher Order Aberrations in Scleral Lens Wear — Presented at VA Fresno, February 2024. Myopia Management with Multifocal Scleral Lenses in the Setting of Pathological Myopia — Poster Presentation, Global Specialty Lens Symposium, January 2024. Avoiding Anchoring Bias: Case Report on Underlying Keratoconus — Presented at University of California, San Francisco, September 2023. Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Optometry, October 2023.
Higher Order Aberrations in Scleral Lens Wear — Presented at VA Fresno, February 2024. Myopia Management with Multifocal Scleral Lenses in the Setting of Pathological Myopia — Poster Presentation, Global Specialty Lens Symposium, January 2024. Avoiding Anchoring Bias: Case Report on Underlying Keratoconus — Presented at University of California, San Francisco, September 2023. Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Optometry, October 2023.
Dr. Kamo serves as a STAPLE Preceptor at Southern California College of Optometry, mentoring future optometrists in soft toric and presbyopic lens fitting and specialty contact lens education.
2023: Richard W. Baker Contact Lens Award Recipient, CooperVision Contact Lens Award Recipient, Asian American Optometric Society Scholarship Recipient. 2022: Cecil Kohake Scholarship Recipient, Herbert McCracken Dixon Scholarship Recipient. 2021: SCCO General Scholarship Recipient. 2020: Juliet E. Hardtner / Blake Family Scholarship Recipient. 2019: Woody and Dorotha Jarnagin Memorial Scholarship Recipient.
Dr. Kamo was born and raised in Orange County. He currently lives with his girlfriend and dog, Kiwi. He enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle through basketball, indoor and beach volleyball, hiking, and pilates, and recently began taking online mat pilates classes with his girlfriend. Weekends often involve trying new matcha spots, searching for great breakfast burritos, and hiking with Kiwi.
He tries his best to live an active lifestyle. While this does not mean he started training for a marathon, he does get some cardio shooting hoops and playing grass or beach volleyball. Recently, he started online mat pilates with his girlfriend. He challenges anyone who thinks this sounds easy to try a workout by the YouTuber Pilates by Izzy. On weekends, he and his girlfriend can be found trying a new matcha spot or breakfast burrito before their weekend hike with their dog Kiwi.
When he was a teenager, one of his favorite "traditions" after a late night basketball or volleyball practice would be to "cook" some Shin Ramyun Red and watch the latest anime episodes. He is fortunate to say this tradition continues thanks to the many Asian grocery stores and his brother's Crunchyroll account.
Sidecar Donuts (Saigon Cinnamon Crumb) Hanuman (Pad See Ew) Stonefire Grill (BBQ Chopped Salad… sub balsamic vinaigrette dressing) He has coached both basketball and volleyball for a few years. In his gap year he worked at JuiceItUp and was a Paraeducator for a local middle school (Pioneer Middle School)
Dr. Kamo was born and raised in Orange County. He currently lives with his girlfriend and dog, Kiwi.
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