Chi N. Quang, O.D.
Dr. Quang purchased Castro Valley Optometry Group in 2010. She is certified to provide full-scope optometric eye care, including the treatment of glaucoma. Dr. Quang is dedicated to giving her patients thorough and personalized eye exams, with special interests in low vision and specialty contact lens fittings.
Dr. Quang graduated from the University of California Berkeley, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Cell Biology (with a Neurobiology emphasis) in 2001, and a Doctor of Optometry degree in 2009. Following graduation, she completed a Primary Care and Low Vision Rehabilitation Residency at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She now solely dedicates her time to practicing at Castro Valley Optometry Group.
Dr. Quang speaks Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. Her interests include sewing, painting, and enjoying the outdoors.
Glen Y. Ozawa, O.D.
Dr. Ozawa graduated from the University of California Berkeley School of Optometry in 2001. He completed a residency in ocular disease in the following year, and he has been seeing patients in private practice since 2002.
Dr. Ozawa is also a Clinical Professor of Health Sciences at UC Berkeley, teaching in the classroom and seeing patients with interns at the Eastmont Wellness Center. In 2015, the California Optometric Association recognized Dr. Ozawa with an award for Excellence in Teaching. He has also received the Michael G. Harris Teaching Award from the graduating classes of 2014, 2015 and 2020, and the Roy Brandreth Award in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
When Dr. Ozawa is not teaching, he is involved in diabetes research. He has published a number of studies in various peer-reviewed journals regarding screening for diabetic retinopathy and electrophysiological changes in the eye that are associated with diabetes.
In his free time, Dr. Ozawa enjoys camping and fly fishing.
Maggie E. Francisco, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Francisco was raised in Castro Valley—it was her years as a patient at Castro Valley Optometry Group that inspired her to pursue a career in optometry. She is certified in full-scope optometric care with special interest in pediatric vision and myopia management.
After receiving a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, Dr. Francisco earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton, CA. She completed clinical rotations with emphasis on ocular disease, primary care & contact lens, pediatric eye care, and vision therapy. Her passion for pediatric vision led her to complete a residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation at the Optometry Center for Vision Therapy in Austin, TX. In residency, she worked with children with developmental & intellectual disabilities as well as adults with traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other neurological conditions. In October 2019, she was granted Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry for her additional research and study in the areas of binocular vision and vision rehabilitation.
Dr. Francisco is excited to be serving a community that is so close to her heart. Outside the office, she enjoys seeing musicals and visiting museums & zoos with her husband and daughter. She is a classically trained singer and is currently singing with the CV High Alumni Chorale.
Their next performance will be at the Castro Valley Tree Lighting Ceremony in The Village on December 4th.
In the News:
Dr. Francisco was featured in a November 2023 issue of the Castro Valley Forum.
