Ly T. Nguyen, MD

Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Eye Florida

Dr. Ly Nguyen’s journey into ophthalmology began when her father needed cataract surgery. At that time, she was a medical student at the University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine with an undecided specialty. This encounter with her father’s cataract surgeon, the late Dr. Jorge Camara, eventually guided Dr. Nguyen’s path into ophthalmology.

With Dr. Camara as her mentor, she developed a passion for medical research and publication. Dr. Nguyen published peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals on findings in Asian patients, including involutional lateral entropion and the use of the computer-assisted image-guided system (InstaTrak) in orbital surgery. She also researched public health issues among Vietnamese immigrants in Hawai’i during medical school.

Dr. Nguyen completed her residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, receiving the Resident Research Award in Ophthalmology. After residency, she worked at Mittleman Eye Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Seeking work-life balance, she opened St. Cloud Eye Center in an underserved Central Florida community, which later became Eye Florida.

As a Board-Certified Ophthalmologist, Dr. Nguyen specializes in cataract surgery with premium intraocular lenses, oculoplastics, and minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery. At Eye Florida, she offers medical and urgent eye exam exams, screening for corneal and retinal diseases using the advanced ophthalmic equipments, IV hydration therapy, Botox and Dermal fillers, in-office pterygium procedures including blepharoplasty (lid lift) and skin cancer removal, always prioritizing exceptional patient care.

Dr. Nguyen is an internationally recognized doctor, author, and speaker, with publications in the American Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. She has received numerous awards, including Top Doctors, Best of Florida, and has been named Orlando Style’s Elite Doctors, Top Eye Doctors, and Women of the Year.

In her free time, Dr. Nguyen enjoys spending time with her family, reading, traveling, and gardening. She dreams of writing a memoir about her family’s escape from Vietnam and their journey through Hong Kong’s refugee camps to the United States as first-generation immigrants. “These memories are stories of hope, determination, and overcoming adversity that I hope to pass on,” she says.