MEET DR. HIRANO
To my wonderful Patients:
All things have a beginning and an end. I have practiced in the South Bay for over 40 years. It is now time for this phase of my life to come to an end. I want to sincerely thank you all for your years of support. There are some of you that I have seen since the early 1980’s. Some of you I saw as children and now I am taking care of your children. I remember starting in practice and having very few patients. Now, thanks to your help and support, the practice is thriving.
I am leaving you in the hands of two incredible optometrists. They have already been taking care of patients at Clear Choice Optometry for years. Marilyn Hernandez, O.D. is a residency-trained optometrist who graduated from my alma mater, the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Shelly Fukunaga is a graduate of the U.C. Berkley School of Optometry. I have known both of these fine doctors for decades. They are among the elite in my profession. They are skilled, compassionate, and knowledgeable. To be frank, I think they are both smarter than me and I have often sought their clinical opinion in difficult cases. I give them my full support and ask that you do the same. They are dedicated to giving you the same high quality and continuity of care that has helped Clear Choice Optometry be named “Best of the South Bay” 14 years in a row. (On a personal note, they will be my optometrists in retirement!)
Thank you once again. I will miss you all. It has been my honor and privilege to serve you and your families. God bless you all.
Paul S. Hirano, O.D (Retired!)
Dr. Paul Hirano grew up in the South Bay where he attended 186th Street Elementary School, Peary Jr. High School, and Gardena High School (when they were still the Mohicans! They have since changed the mascot to the “Panthers” to be politically correct.) He went on to excel at University of California Irvine where he was on the Dean’s Honor list.
From University of California Irvine, he went to the Southern California College of Optometry. During optometry school he was the president of a student-run organization called Project Concern. This group of students and optometrists ran community vision screenings throughout Orange County. He won 2 scholarships, the George I. Deane Memorial Leadership Award and the Asian-American Optometric Society Scholarship. He was also honored by his peers who elected him Senior Class President.
Dr. Hirano served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry for many years and is a member of the following organizations;
American Optometric Association
California Optometric Association
Asian-American Optometric Society
South Bay Optometric Society
His research on tear composition and contact lens wear has been published in the Archives of Ophthalmology. He was appointed to the National Academy of Sports Vision and was on the staff of the International Olympic Games and has examined athletes from around the world.
His philosophy in his practice is: “Unsurpassed Patient Care and Satisfaction”. The practice’s goal is to provide our patients with the best eye care they have ever received. From the first phone call to the time when the patient walks out happily seeing their world clearly, our goal is excellence.