Larisa Marie Johnson-Tong, O.D.
Optometrist
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Locations and Contact
Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute
Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute
4860 Y St. Suite 1E
Sacramento, CA 95817
UC Davis Eye Services Folsom
Folsom Center for Health
14264 Innovation Drive, 2nd Floor
Folsom, CA 95630
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
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Philosophy of Care
Everyone's eyes are unique. Dr. Johnson Tong listens carefully and works with her patients to find the best possible solution for each patient's visual needs. She is very thorough in her eye health examinations and treats patients the way she would like her family members to be cared for.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Johnson Tong is an optometrist offering primary care and specialty contact lens services. She has a special interest in fitting scleral and other custom contact lenses for patients with conditions such as keratoconus, corneal scarring and corneal transplants. She also fits medically necessary contact lenses for infants and pediatric patients with conditions such as aphakia. When not working, Dr. Johnson Tong enjoys playing tennis and pickleball.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Johnson Tong's academic interests include keratoconus, pediatric aphakia, myopia control and scleral contact lenses.
Division
Optometry
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI 1994
Other School
O.D., Optometry, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 1998
Fellowship
Specialty Contact Lens and Cornea, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles CA 1998-1999
Robert L. Gordon and Andrea C. Silvers Leadership Award, 1998
Essilor Dispensing Award, 1998
UC Berkeley School of Optometry Dean's Optometry Thesis Award, 1998
George Dean, Jr. Memorial Leadership Award from the California Optometric Association, 1997
American Optometric Association Memorial Leadership Scholarship, 1997
Marquette University Senior Leadership Award, 1994
Alpha Eta Mu Beta Biomedical Engineering Honor Society, 1993
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 1993
Behandlung von durch Kontaktlinsen verursachten Komplikationen. Larisa M. Johnson, Barry A. Weissman. Schweizer Optiker. 2000; 1:12-16.
Managing Complication of Contact Lens Wear. Larisa M. Johnson, Barry Weissman. Practical Optometry 2000; 11(1):12-18.
Contact Lens Fitting and Refractive Error in Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity. Larisa M. Johnson, Lisa Barnhart, Steven Schwartz, Barry A. Weissman. Poster presented at the American Academy of Optometry Meeting in San Francisco, CA in December 1999.
Keratoconus with Good Unaided Visual Acuities: Two Case Reports. Larisa M. Johnson, Barry A. Weissman. J of Am Optom Assoc 1999; 70(12):769-772.
Contact Lens Base Curve Prediction from Videokeratography. Judy S. Chan, Robert B. Mandell, Larisa M. Johnson, Courtney Reed, Robert Fusaro. Optom and Vis Sci 1998; 75(6):445-9.