[Meet the Doctor's Woo]
Dr. Lisa Woo
A Heights resident since 1999, Dr. Lisa Woo opened her practice in 2003 along the Heights19th Street thoroughfare--a prime location for any Houston business and ideal for her growing endeavor. "It is a luxury" she says, "living only a few blocks away from 'the office' and enjoying the benefits of a small town, while in the heart of this huge city!" And though the paved road from her home to work is now only a few blocks from start to finish, the path that lead her to this place-in-time simply cannot be measured by miles alone.
Originally from Saigon, Vietnam, Lisa spent her high school years in Dallas, Texas, where her family owns and operates a sushi restaurant. Once the elation of her high school graduation wore thin, she pointed her car in the direction of a burnt-orange sunset--heading south-by-south-west to the University of Texas at Austin. While at UT, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Microbiology.
Immediately following graduation, Dr. Woo started her graduate education at the University of Houston, College of Optometry, in Houston, Texas. She continued her training at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the U.S. Army Hospital in Wurzbur, Germany.
And thus, along a path that began in a foreign land and spanned an ocean of opportunity that headed through Big D and along-side BEVO, Lisa's efforts culminated in the attainment of her professional degree, Doctor of Optometry, in May 2000. Since 2003, the past couple of years have brought an abundance of change to the Woo household. Lisa, and her husband, Dr. Stanley Woo, celebrated the birth of their first child, Kate, in late 2004. Well, their first child other than their beloved 4-legged friend--"Oz".
Credentials [Dr. Lisa Woo]
Dr. Lisa Woo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin. Immediately following graduation, Dr. Woo started her graduate education at the University of Houston, College of Optometry, in Houston, Texas. She received extensive training in Family Care; Contact Lens; Pediatric; Specialty Pediatric; Ocular Disease; Neuro-ophthalmology; and Low Vision clinics. Additionally, Lisa trained at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the U.S. Army hospital in Wurzburg, Germany. She has owned and operated in eye-care practice in the Houston--Heights since 2003.
Dr. Stanley Woo
Dr. Stanley Woo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, College of Optometry and founding director of the Center for Sight Enhancement. He completed his undergraduate training in pharmacology at the University of Toronto, and his doctorate in Optometry in 1994 at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1995, he completed residency training in low vision rehabilitation at the University of Houston, College of Optometry. Dr. Woo became a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry in 1997 and a diplomat in low vision in 1999. His research interests include low vision rehabilitation, nystagmus, and pharmacology.
Since 1995, Dr. Woo has been in part-time private practice in Houston, TX with the Vitreoretinal Consultants providing vision rehabilitation services. He has made presentations at various national and international meetings on topics related to vision rehabilitation, pharmacology and the retina. Dr. Woo also serves on the executive council of the Harris County Optometric Society and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Optometric Association.
Community Involvement
The Dr.'s Woo continually aim to be active in their local community through both their practice and personal lives. As proprietors of Eye-to-Eye, they are active members in the Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce; they have been affiliated with the Heights 1st Saturdays since its inception via the the Yale Street Art & Flower Market's ArtCrawl in the Heights [Eye-to-Eye routinely exhibits local artist work in-house].
On a more social level, Lisa belongs to the Heights' Mom's Group; additionally, both she and Stan entertain their joy for new cuisine via their weekly Wednesday Night Supper Club meetings--located at a new restaurant each week, somewhere in the City.
