Dr. Nguyen (*Win*) was born in Vietnam and
came to the states when he was 18 months old. He spent his childhood growing
up here in Bakersfield. Dr. Nguyen graduated from South High School in 1991
as one of the top 5 students in his class. During that year he was chosen
as one of the Bakersfield Californian’s Scholar – Athlete Of The
Year recognizing his achievements both in the classroom and on the tennis
court. In 1995, Dr. Nguyen received his Bachelor of Economics degree from
the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Nguyen then continued his education
by achieving his Doctorate of Optometry degree at the Southern California
College of Optometry in 1999.
Dr.
Nguyen is licensed in the use of both diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical
agents issued to him by the California Board of Optometry. This allows him to
utilize certain medications to treat a wide variety of ocular conditions such
as corneal ulcers, corneal abrasions, keratitis, lid styes, bacterial, allergic
and viral conjunctivitis, just to name a few. Dr. Nguyen underwent extensive
clinical training at the Colorado Optometric Center, Tripler Medical Hospital
in Hawaii, Schofield Army Barracks in Hawaii, Anadarko Indian Reservation in
Oklahoma and the Optometric Center of Fullerton. Dr. Nguyen’s goal is to
provide his patients with the highest quality and contemporary clinical care
possible.
On a more personal note, Dr. Nguyen enjoys playing tennis, hiking, biking, watching
movies, traveling and loves technological gadgets. He recently married his high
school sweetheart Irene Sam, who is a local
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