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Thomas G. Chu, MD

Accepting New Patients
1245 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 380
Los Angeles, CA 90017
1976.1 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, Los Angeles County
Saint John's Physician Partners Affiliated Providers
Speaks: English
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Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group

1245 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 380, Los Angeles, CA 90017

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About Thomas G. Chu

Dr. Thomas Chu is an internationally recognized clinician, scientist, and surgeon. He attended Brown University in Rhode Island, where he majored in Biochemistry. He completed his medical training and Doctorate Degree in Biochemistry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

Thereafter, he completed residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard University, followed by a retina fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute, USC Keck School of Medicine. He has held academic positions at USC and UC Davis. Dr. Chu has broad research interests, including the management of complicated retinal diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis and retinal detachment.

Medical School

Mount Sinai of New York University
1986

Internship

New York Presbyterian Hospital
1987

Residency

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
1990

Fellowship

Dohney Eye Institute
1992

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
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Clinical Interests

  • Abnormal Pupil Function
  • Abnormal Red Reflex
  • Abnormalities Of The Eyes
  • Absence Of Eye
  • Accommodating Lens Implant
  • Accommodation
  • Achromatopsia
  • Acute Inflammation Of Orbit
  • Agenesis Of Eye
  • Allergic Conjunctivitis
  • Alternating Hyperphoria
  • Aniseikonia
  • Anisocoria
  • Anisometropia
  • Anterior Uveitis
  • Aphakia
  • Arterial Biopsy
  • Aspheric Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Astigmatism
  • Astigmatism Lenses
  • Autoimmune Retinopathy
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Retina
  • Benign Tumor Of Choroid
  • Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  • Biopsy Of Eye
  • Blepharoptosis
  • Blepharospasm
  • Blind In One Eye
  • Blood Clot In Eye
  • Blurred Vision
  • Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion
  • Brown Syndrome
  • Buphthalmos
  • Cataract
  • Cataract Removal
  • Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
  • Chloroquine Retinopathy
  • Chorioretinal Coloboma
  • Chorioretinal Scar
  • Chorioretinitis
  • Choroid Hemorrhage
  • Choroidal Disorders
  • Choroidal Neovascularization
  • Choroidal Senile Atrophy
  • Ciliary Body Adenocarcinoma
  • Ciliary Body Degeneration
  • Coats Syndrome
  • Coloboma
  • Color Blindness
  • Combined Hamartoma Of The Retina And Retinal Pigment Epithelium
  • Complex Cataract Surgery
  • Cone Rod Dystrophy
  • Congenital Chorioretinal Degeneration
  • Congenital Vitreous Anomalies
  • Conjunctival Injury
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Contact Lens Induced Corneal Edema
  • Contact Lens Infections
  • Contact Lenses
  • Corneal Diseases
  • Cotton Wool Spots
  • Crystalline Deposits In Vitreous
  • Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
  • Dacryocystorhinostomy
  • Diabetic Eye Exam
  • Diabetic Macular Edema
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation
  • Diplopia
  • Disorders Of The Vitreous
  • Dissociated Vertical Deviation
  • Divergence Insufficiency
  • Dry Eyes
  • Ectopia Lentis
  • Ectropion
  • Enhanced S Cone Syndrome
  • Entropion
  • Epiretinal Membrane
  • Esotropia
  • Extramacular Disciform Lesions
  • Eye Cancer
  • Eye Health
  • Eye Lesions
  • Eye Pain
  • Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
  • Farsightedness
  • Flashing Lights
  • Floaters
  • Floppy Eyelid Syndrome
  • Foreign Body (Cornea)
  • Fuchs Dystrophy
  • Giant Cell Arteritis
  • Glaucoma
  • Grave's Disease
  • Hemangioma Of Retina
  • Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy
  • Herpes Simplex With Ophthalmic Complication
  • Histoplasmosis With Retinitis
  • Idiopathic Juxtafoveal Telangiectasis
  • Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Disease
  • Infectious Uveitis
  • Inflammation Of The Eyelid
  • Intraocular Lens Dislocation
  • Intraocular Lens Explantation
  • Intraocular Lymphoma
  • Intravitreal Injection
  • Iritis
  • Jensens
  • Kearns Sayre Syndrome
  • Keratitis
  • Keratoconus
  • Kuhnt Junius Degeneration
  • Laceration Of Eye
  • Laser Vision Correction
  • Legal Blindness
  • Leukocoria
  • Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome
  • Lipiflow
  • Lipiview
  • Lupus Eye Conditions
  • Macular Cyst
  • Macular Degeneration
  • Macular Diseases
  • Macular Edema
  • Macular Hole
  • Macular Scars
  • Macular Stains
  • Macular Translocation
  • Maculopathy
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Choroid
  • Mechanical Vitrectomy
  • Melanoma Of Eye
  • Microsurgery
  • Monofocal Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Multifocal Lens Implant
  • Myopia
  • Myopic Degeneration
  • Neoplasm Of Retina And Choroid
  • Neuroretinitis
  • Neurotrophic Keratopathy
  • Night Blindness
  • No Stitch Cataract Surgery
  • Non Infectious Uveitis
  • Nystagmus
  • Nystagmus Testing
  • Ocular Hypertension
  • Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
  • Old Partial Retinal Detachment
  • Ophthalmic Trauma
  • Optic Nerve Disease
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Optic Neuropathy
  • Optic Neve Hypoplasia
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Orbital Floor Fracture
  • Papilledema
  • Pars Planitis
  • Partial Central Choroidal Dystrophy
  • Persistent Fetal Vasculature
  • Pneumatic Retinopexy
  • Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
  • Premium Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Presbyopia
  • Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome
  • Pseudophakia
  • Pseudostrabismus
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Pterygium
  • Punctal Plugs For Dry Eyes
  • Red Eye
  • Red Reflex Exam
  • Refractive Amblyopia
  • Refractive Lens Exchange
  • Repair Of Retinal Detachment
  • Repair Of Retinal Tear
  • Replacement Of Contact Lens
  • Retained Lens Fragments
  • Retina
  • Retinal Angiomata
  • Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysm
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion
  • Retinal Cancer
  • Retinal Cyst
  • Retinal Damage
  • Retinal Degeneration
  • Retinal Detachment
  • Retinal Detachment Surgery With Silicone Oil Injection
  • Retinal Disorders
  • Retinal Disorders In Pediatrics
  • Retinal Drusen
  • Retinal Dystrophy
  • Retinal Edema
  • Retinal Exudates And Deposits
  • Retinal Function Tests
  • Retinal Hemorrhage
  • Retinal Imaging
  • Retinal Ischemia
  • Retinal Laser Surgery
  • Retinal Microaneurysm
  • Retinal Neovascularization
  • Retinal Nerve Fiber Bundle Defects
  • Retinal Tear
  • Retinal Telangiectasia
  • Retinal Vascular Abnormalities
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion
  • Retinal Venous Engorgement
  • Retinitis
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Retinopathy
  • Retinopathy Of Prematurity
  • Retinoschisis
  • Ruptured Vessel Of Eye
  • Scarred Retina
  • Scleral Buckle Surgery
  • Scleritis
  • Sensitivity To Light
  • Separation Of Retinal Layers
  • Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Test
  • Shingles Of The Eye
  • Sickle Cell Retinopathy
  • Silicone Oil Removal (Sor)
  • Sjogrens
  • Stevens Johnson Syndrome
  • Strabismus
  • Stye
  • Sudden Vision Loss
  • Tear Osmolarity Test
  • Toric Intraocular Lens Implant
  • Toric Lenses
  • Toxic Maculopathy
  • Transient Arterial Retinal Occlusion
  • Uveitis
  • Uveitis Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Viral Conjunctivitis
  • Vision Loss
  • Visual Discomfort
  • Visual Disturbance
  • Visual Field Defects
  • Visual Impairment
  • Vitrectomy
  • Vitreomacular Adhesion
  • Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome
  • Vitreoretinal Dystrophy
  • Vitreous Abscess
  • Vitreous Hemorrhage
  • Vitreous Prolapse
  • Vitritis
  • Vogt Koyanagi Harada Disease
  • Weakness Of Eye Closure
  • Xerophthalmia