Celeste A. Paz, O.D.

Dr. Paz, a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Optometry, opened her first practice in the Warms Springs District of Fremont, California in 1985, which was later moved to its present location in downtown Fremont in 1995. Her second practice in Daly City was opened in 1991 at the Westlake Mall in Daly City, California. Dr. Paz has been active with the V.O.S.H. medical missions to the Philippines since 1989, serving 3-4,000 needy people at a time for over 6 projects -- providing medical treatment and donated eyeglasses collected from the U.S., sponsored by Rotary or Lions Intl. grants.

Dr. Paz is a member of the California and American Optometric Associations. She was involved in cell tissue research at the Lawrence Berkeley Labs with dose-related studies involving gamma-xrays & cancer cells. While in Optometry School she did preliminary work on bacterial cells for future epithelial lens cell studies. She is TPA certified (Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents) to treat certain eye diseases including co-managing glaucoma, cataracts & LASIK. She enjoys fitting specialty contact lenses for high astigmatism, keratoconus, and bifocal contact lenses for presbyopia. She delights in seeing a wide spectrum of patients from 6 month to 101 yrs old. She has been involved in Dry Eye Therapy & Glaucoma work-ups.

Dr. Paz has been a Board Examiner for new optometry applicants in California. She has served in FDA studies in contact lenses and contact lens solution approvals.

Ask Dr. Paz about the funny anecdotes from her cowgirl veterinary experiences from VOSH medical missions and from patients in general!

You may contact Dr. Paz at her other optometric practice in Fremont, CA at 510-713-7737.

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S. Gabriel Respicio, O.D.

A graduate of UC Berkeley School of Optometry Dr. "Respicio" - latin for "I look upon" - began his career at Kaiser
Permanente in Vallejo, California. Wanting to explore the possibilities private practice had to offer, he became a part-time associate of Dr. Paz at Daly City Optometry (DCO) in 1996. One year later, the two doctors formed the DCO partnership. They first worked together during a VOSH mission in 1989.

Dr. Respicio participated and co-authored contact lens related studies in Optometric journals and texts. His doctorate thesis centered on Sports Vision which gave him the opportunity to work with the CAL baseball and softball teams. He is a member of the California and American Optometric Associations and is TPA certified to treat certain eye diseases.

Recently, he added Low Vision services to his practice in which devices such as magnifiers, filters, and telescopic devices are prescribed to help those with vision loss due to diabetes, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.

Dr. Respicio has worked with the Bay Area's premier LASIK surgeons. If you're not sure about the Bay Area's LASIK scene, Dr. Respicio IS! Having co-managed hundreds of patients, he has the experience to guide you through the process.

In the Fall of 2005, "Dr. Gabe" opened a second practice, OPTOMETRY BY THE BAY, in his hometown of Hercules in the East Bay. To reach him there, please call (510) 724-EYES or visit the website: www.optometrybtb.com

When he's not playing the drums, grinding out DYI projects at home, or hitting golf balls, Dr. Gabe enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife, Jennifer, and their three children - 11 year-old daughter, Niki, and 5 year-old son, Roman, and 3-month-old, Zane.

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