about us

Dr. Paymaun is the owner of Arden Park Optometry in Sacramento, California. He is a Sacramento native who is passionate about making a sincere desire to help people see to their fullest potential. Since graduating from the School of Optometry at UC Berkeley in 2018, he has developed an focus in areas of myopia management and specialty custom contact lenses. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and a board member for the Sacramento Valley Optometric Society.

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Monica Rodriguez-Bayes is native of Southern California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry. She completed her Bachelors of Arts in Biology at Amherst College in Massachusetts and her Masters of Science in Biology from Stanford University. She has served on the SVOS board as secretary for the last 2 years. In her free time, Dr. Rodriguez-Bayes enjoys running, hiking, and camping with her husband and 3 kids.

Dr. Thuy Ha, proud owner of VisionCare Optometry in Elk Grove since 2008, obtained her Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts.  Before that she completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Davis. Following her optometry degree, Dr. Ha returned to Sacramento, California where she dedicated a year and a half to working at an OMD/OD office in Roseville. Drawing on this valuable experience, she took a leap to ownership, purchasing a practice from a retired local optometrist.

In 2020, Dr. Ha took a bold step by relocating to a brand-new location, transforming it into her vision of excellence. This upgraded space now features high-end boutique eyewear and cutting-edge technology. Dr. Ha's driven by a passion for changing lives through vision, has expanded her expertise to include myopia management, specialty fitting contacts, particularly scleral lenses, and managing dry eyes with Optilight/IPL.  

In her spare time, she finds joy in exploration, with a particular love for travel and discovering new hiking destinations. Yosemite holds a special place in her heart as one of her favorite hiking spots. To stay active, she is now learning how to play pickleball with her daughter and husband. 

Dr. Lisa Hornick has over 20 years of clinical experience and currently practices at Stanford Ranch Optometry in Rocklin, CA. She received her doctorate in optometry from the Southern California College of Optometry where she attended on a US Navy scholarship. Dr. Hornick is therapeutics and glaucoma-certified. She practices full-scope optometry and is especially passionate about treating ocular surface and dry eye disease. Dr. Hornick is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. She is a board member for the Sacramento Valley Optometric Society, currently serving as President. Dr. Hornick has lectured on dry eye disease nationwide and in Canada. She has many published articles on the topics of dry eye disease, nutrition and glaucoma. She has also been on numerous podcasts and media interviews discussing dry eye disease and women in leadership. Dr. Hornick graduated with her MBA from University of California, Davis in 2023 with a concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation. 

Dr. Moos is the owner of Capitol Optometry. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry and completed her Bachelor of Science in health science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Moos has been passionate about eyes since she was 17, and her fire and love for the optometric profession continue to grow.

Dr. Moos is certified in treating and managing glaucoma and ocular disease. She is also passionate about treating and managing dry eye disease, because she experiences the struggles of dry eye disease. Dr. Moos enjoys treating patients of all ages, from infants to seniors.

Dr. Moos is an active leader in the optometric community serving as Past-President on the SVOS board and working as a VSP Ambassador.

In her free time, Dr. Moos likes to hike, cook, travel, and spend quality time with her husband, Alex, and her 2 boys, Ben and Eli. She is an avid sports fan, so feel free to talk to her about your favorite team.

Dr Kristyna Lensky Sipes graduated from Pacific University College of Optometry in 2006.  She completed her undergraduate work at the University of California, Davis. Upon graduating from optometry school, she worked in private practice in the Bay Area for several years before moving to Roseville in 2011.  After relocating to the greater Sacramento area, Dr Lensky Sipes practiced in a large MD/OD clinic before purchasing Stanford Ranch Optometry in 2013.  Dr Lensky Sipes is the sole owner and clinical director of Stanford Ranch Optometry. Her practice has since grown and currently has 3 associate optometrists.  Stanford Ranch Optometry is a high volume primary care, contact lenses and specialty lens clinic.  The practice serves a large population of ocular disease patients and has a fast growing dry eye clinic.  Recently, she purchased a commercial space and is planning on relocating her practice in the fall.  She has written several articles for Modern Optometry and has a passion for the treatment and management of ocular surface disease and loves using OptiLight to treat her patients.  Dr Lensky Sipes is a member the American Optometric Association, California Optometric Association along with several professional organizations and currently sits on the board of Sacramento Valley Optometric Society.  She loves to travel and has two daughters.

Dr. Jenny Truong graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry. She went on to complete her residency in Primary Care & Hospital Based Optometry at the Veteran Affairs Hospital in San Diego, California. For the first few years of her career, she split her time between private practice and an assisted nursing facility in the Bay Area. She has since relocated to Sacramento and now practices at an academic health center. Her current position has afforded her the opportunity to provide comprehensive and urgent eyecare exams to patients of all ages. She addresses general visual needs with glasses and contact lenses and collaborates with other health care professionals to diagnose and treat various eye diseases, and to screen for potential ocular manifestations from systemic disease and their associated medications.

In her free time, she enjoys attending Zumba classes and spending time with friends and family in the great outdoors.

Dr. Rappa completed her Bachelor of Science in 2000 from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY and her Doctorate of Optometry in 2004 from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA. She is certified to treat glaucoma and in January 2012 received a medical optometry certification from the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry.

Dr. Rappa grew up outside of Buffalo, NY but has called California home since 2006. She currently practices at a private practice in Rocklin, Stanford Ranch Optometry. She has almost 20 years of experience in full scope optometry but is passionate about medical optometry. She is currently a director on the Board and has previously served as Tahoe chair, secretary and president of the SVOS. She received the Sacramento Valley Optometric Society’s outstanding service award in 2008 and the California Optometric Society’s Young Optometrist of the Year award in 2010.

Outside of optometry, Dr. Rappa is an active Board member of a non-profit organization, Sacramento Feed from the Heart and a member of the Polish American Club of Sacramento.

She enjoys hiking, camping and traveling with her two dogs and rooting on her hometown team of the Buffalo Bills.

Dr. Heidi Miller received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry. She went on to complete a residency in cornea and contact lenses. She is a principal optometrist at the UC Davis Eye Center in Sacramento, California, specializing in anterior segment disease and fitting a variety of specialty contact lenses. She has contributed multiple articles for Contact Lens Spectrum and the “GP Experts” column for Review of Cornea and Contact Lenses. 

Dr. Miller is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Optometry and the Scleral Lens Education Society.  She is involved in research endeavors, lectures at national subspecialty conferences, and provides professional education to optometrists and students as a speaker. She is past president of the Sacramento Valley Optometric Society and a Board of Trustee for the California Optometric Association. Dr. Miller serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute, and was recently awarded "Young Optometrist of the Year” for California.