Mark R. Mandel, MD
Robin Kuriakose, MD

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Experience you can trust. Results you can count on.

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LASIK Surgeon in the Bay Area

Welcome to Optima Ophthalmic Medical Associates, Inc.

We provide LASIK in Hayward

Meet Mark R. Mandel, MD and Robin Kuriakose, MD

Awarded Since 2018

Our surgeons will discuss why you should choose us in Hayward and the Bay Area for your vision correction needs. We have top treatment plans for LASIK, premium cataract, EVO ICL, CLR and keratoconus surgery.

Hayward and Bay Area LASIK and premium cataract surgeons, Mark Mandel, MD, and Robin Kuriakose, MD, begin with a firm commitment to patient education and a meticulous clinical evaluation. “Our ultimate goal is to achieve the highest degree of patient satisfaction — while always focusing on safety — by adhering to the highest standards of quality fortified by decades of experience.” Our surgeons and our team are able to provide unsurpassed treatment in a warm and comfortable atmosphere. Our surgeons are proud to offer refractive surgeries throughout the Bay Area.

Our initial objective is to educate the patient, so that each individual has realistic expectations about refractive surgery, and can make an informed decision regarding refractive surgery or premium refractive laser-assisted cataract correction based on realistic expectations. We then strive to ensure that each patient achieves their best natural vision, whether it is with, refractive surgery, or laser-assisted cataract surgery using premium lenses such as toric (astigmatism ), PanOptix, Vivity, Symfony, Light Adjustable Lens or other high technology implants.

Our Laser Eye Surgery Procedures

We provide a full range of laser eye surgery and laser vision correction procedures for patients in the East Bay, Hayward and throughout the Bay Area. The procedures that Mark R. Mandel, MD, and Robin Kuriakose, MD, offer include:
Implantable contact lens (EVO ICL) surgery
Corneal Collagen crosslinking for keratoconus
LASIK using the Allegretto and Visx lasers
All-laser LASIK using the IntraLase and the Ziemer femtosecond lasers
Clear lens replacement (CLR) / Refractive lens exchange (RLE)
PRK
Laser-assisted cataract surgery
Lens implants for cataract surgery
As refractive-cataract specialists, Dr. Mandel and Dr. Kuriakose are one of only a few surgeons in Northern California to offer laser-assisted cataract surgery with the LenSx femtosecond laser. Dr. Mandel and Dr. Kuriakose are cornea fellowship-trained external eye experts specializing in keratoconus and other corneal conditions.

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Mark R.
Mandel, MD

Robin
Kuriakose, MD

TRUST

Chosen by Doctors, Trusted by All

There’s no greater compliment than when fellow physicians choose you for their own surgery. Dr. Mandel and Dr. Kuriakose are proud to be the trusted surgeons for doctors, their families, staff, and patients across the Bay Area — year after year.

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EXPERIENCE

Dr. Mandel and Dr. Kuriakose bring decades of surgical experience in treating vision correction needs. As fellowship-trained corneal surgeons, they understand the importance of advanced and specialized training when it comes to vision correction.

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Kuriakose

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INNOVATION

We are proud to offer state of the art technology for measuring the eye and performing the latest in advanced surgical techniques… always striving to achieve the best possible outcomes.

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Kuriakose

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RECOGNITION

Dr. Mark R. Mandel and Dr. Robin K. Kuriakose are esteemed ophthalmic surgeons in the Bay Area, recognized for their exceptional skills, numerous accolades, and esteemed positions within the medical community.

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