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Alex Onishi, MD

Ophthalmology located in Santa Monica, CA

Dr. Alex Onishi is a skilled ophthalmologist serving patients throughout Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area at the practice of E. Joseph Nadji, MD.

 
Dr. Onishi is a native Californian who graduated with the highest distinction from the University of California, Berkeley. He then spent four years of medical school in Chicago at Northwestern University, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He went on to complete his residency training in ophthalmology at the University of California, Los Angeles Stein Eye Institute.
 
Dr. Onishi offers the full spectrum of ophthalmology services, with a special interest in cataract and refractive surgery. He performs conventional and laser-assisted cataract surgery with both traditional and advanced technology lenses, as well as laser vision correction. He also diagnoses and treats conditions such as dry eye, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. His priorities are to better understand his patients’ visual goals and help them achieve those goals to improve their quality of vision and, therefore, quality of life.
 
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Onishi’s hobbies include weightlifting, soccer, pickleball, and hiking. He also enjoys caring for his houseplants.  
Alex Onishi,   

Dr. Alex Onishi is a skilled ophthalmologist serving patients throughout Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area at the practice of E. Joseph Nadji, MD.

 
Dr. Onishi is a native Californian who graduated with the highest distinction from the University of California, Berkeley. He then spent four years of medical school in Chicago at Northwestern University, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He went on to complete his residency training in ophthalmology at the University of California, Los Angeles Stein Eye Institute.
 
Dr. Onishi offers the full spectrum of ophthalmology services, with a special interest in cataract and refractive surgery. He performs conventional and laser-assisted cataract surgery with both traditional and advanced technology lenses, as well as laser vision correction. He also diagnoses and treats conditions such as dry eye, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. His priorities are to better understand his patients’ visual goals and help them achieve those goals to improve their quality of vision and, therefore, quality of life.
 
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Onishi’s hobbies include weightlifting, soccer, pickleball, and hiking. He also enjoys caring for his houseplants.  

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