
Sonia H Yoo, MD
LASIK and Laser Vision Correction SurgeryCataract and Refractive DiseaseCornea and External Diseases
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
Languages
- English
About Sonia H Yoo
Roles
Professor of Ophthalmology
Secondary Appointment in Biophysics
Greentree Pruett Hickman Chair in Ophthalmology
Areas of Expertise
Clinical Centers & Programs
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute: LASIK and Laser Vision Center
Research Interests
Corneal Endothelial and Lamellar Transplantation
Femtosecond Laser Technology
Honors and Awards
The Ophthalmologist Power List 2023
Biography
An expert in vision correction surgery, Sonia Yoo, M.D., is recognized as one of the world’s most skilled cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeons, with exceptional experience and knowledge of the field. Interested in the development and evaluation of new diagnostic and surgical technologies, as well as laser applications, she has served as a principal investigator on numerous drug and device trials and testing of new IOLs, and cataract surgery and imaging devices. She served as a lead clinical investigator in efforts to develop intraoperative OCT to assist and guide anterior segment diseases like dry eye, keratoconus, and Fuchs dystrophy, allowing real-time visualization on the anterior segment during surgery; and on the development of femtosecond laser-assisted sutureless anterior lamellar keratoplasties. She has served as the program chair of the Refractive Surgery subspecialty day program of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and received the International Society of Refractive Surgery’s prestigious Founder’s Award for her accomplishments in cataract and refractive surgery. She has been the chief editor for Refractive Surgery Outlook since 2020 published by the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and she serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. She holds several patents and has authored more than 200 book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles as well as serving as the principal investigator in numerous drug and device trials. Dr. Yoo was named to The Ophthalmologist Power Lists: 2018, 2021.
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Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Ophthalmology, 1998
- Residency: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Ophthalmology, 1997
- Internship: Mount Auburn Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1994
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, 1993
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology: American Board of Ophthalmology
Insurance
- Aetna - WC
- Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
- Aetna Behavioral Health
- Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
- Aetna-HMO
- Aetna-Medicaid HMO
- Aetna-Medicare HMO
- Aetna-Medicare PPO
- Aetna-POS
- Aetna-PPO
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
- Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
- Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
- Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
- Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
- Argus Vision
- AvMed Choice
- AvMed-HMO/POS
- AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
- AvMed-Medicare HMO
- AXIS
- BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
- BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
- BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
- BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
- BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
- BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
- BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
- Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
- Beech Street-PPO
- Broward Health Medical Center
- CarePlus-Medicare HMO
- Catholic Hospice
- CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
- Charlotte County Sheriff's Office-PPO
- Cigna Affiliates
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
- Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
- Cigna Shared Administration
- Cigna-EPO
- Cigna-HMO
- Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
- Cigna-POS
- Cigna-PPO
- Clear Health Alliance-SNP Medicaid HMO
- CompCare (Comprehensive Behavioral Care)
- Concordia Behavioral Health
- CorVel - WC
- Coventry First Health - WC
- Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-HMO/POS
- Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-PPO
- Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-HMO
- Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-POS
- Coventry National-PPO
- Coventry Summit-Medicare HMO
- Coventry Vista-Medicare HMO
- Coventry-First Health-PPO
- Delta Dental-PPO
- DentaQuest (ADI)
- DIKLA
- Dimension - WC
- Dimension Plus-PPO
- EHN - PPO
- EQUIAN (fka Health Systems International)
- Europe Assistance/Global Corporate Solutions
- eyeQuest
- FCCI - WC
- Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
- Florida PACE (FPC)
- Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
- Freedom Health-Medicare HMO
- Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
- Global Excel Mgt PPO
- Global Health Claims Services
- Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
- Guardian Life PPO
- HAA Preferred Partners
- Health First Health-HMO/POS
- Health First Health-Medicare HMO
- Health First Health-PPO
- Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
- Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
- Humana - HUMx
- Humana Behavioral Health (fka LifeSynch)
- Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
- Humana National Transplant
- Humana-EPO
- Humana-HMO
- Humana-Medicaid HMO
- Humana-Medicare HMO
- Humana-PPO
- Humana-Premier
- iCare Health Solutions
- Interlink Health Services
- International Kids Fund (IKF)
- League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
- Life Trac
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
- MDAbroad
- Medica-Medicare HMO
- Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
- Medicus
- Metlife Dental-PPO
- MHNet Behavioral Network
- Molina
- Molina - Market Place
- Molina-Medicaid HMO
- Molina-Medicare HMO
- Morgan White International
- MultiPlan-PPO
- Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
- National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
- North Broward Hospital District-PPO
- Olympus Managed Healthcare
- Optum
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicare HMO
- Prestige Health Choice-Medicaid HMO
- Prime Health Services - WC
- Quality Health Management
- Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses-PPO
- Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
- Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
- Sanus Health Corporation
- Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
- Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
- Start Healthcare Network
- Sunshine
- Sunshine - AMBETTER
- Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
- Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
- Sunshine-Medicare HMO
- Tricare South Prime-HMO
- Tricare South Standard-PPO
- United Behavioral Health (UBH)
- UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
- UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicaid HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
- UnitedHealthcare-PPO
- University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
- VUMI
- Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
- Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
- Wexford Health-State Inmates
- Worldwide Managed Care
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
468 ratings, 58 reviewsUHealth is committed to being transparent with our patients and community. To achieve this, we include positive and negative comments from the care provider section of the medical practice survey. All ratings and comments are submitted by patients who have experienced outpatient care with our providers. Comments are carefully reviewed to ensure that each one accurately reflects the patient's perception of the care they received.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/19/2026
All is fine!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/15/2026
Excellent doc !
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/13/2026
Outstanding care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/10/2026
Very knowledgeable and helpful continued care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/6/2026
All great
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/28/2026
Helpful advice
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/18/2026
Amazing care. So grateful
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/14/2026
Everything went well things that stuff at the UN thank you.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/9/2026
Excellent care and patient experience!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/7/2026
Dr Yoo is one of the most fantastic doctors and surgeons I have ever met. I am very grateful for her help.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/16/2025
very good and well versed in her expertise
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/2/2025
ALL GOOD
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/24/2025
Dr Sonya Yoo is amazing, gifted and outstanding in her knowledge, concern and abilities!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/1/2025
All good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/28/2025
Doctor was nice and answered all of my questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/19/2025
Dr Yoo is very good.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/17/2025
Keep it up
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/12/2025
Thanks
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/11/2025
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/1/2025
when all departments go beyond the call of duty on every asoect of the process i will reccomend BP it is my third time
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/22/2025
Thank you for your excellent service
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/22/2025
Dr. Yoo is very knowledgeable, competent, attentive to patient needs and teaches her fellows a great deal ! A fantastic doctor who became a friend!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/14/2025
All good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/5/2025
Dr. Yoo has excellent “bedside manner.” I would recommend her to anyone.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/25/2025
Provided excellent service
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/25/2025
Effortless
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/17/2025
Doctor Yoo and her team are super in every respect.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/9/2025
General care was excellent.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/20/2025
Excellent!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/13/2025
Thank Dr Yoo and her Amazing Team
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/13/2025
My visit was very good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/6/2025
From the moment we stepped into the facility everyone was very polite, helpful, and professional.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/6/2025
Dr. Yoo is the best .
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/6/2025
Dr. Yoo is an excellent doctor who cares about her patients. She listens to concerns and answers them accordingly. I will highly recommend she and Bascom Palmer to others.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/26/2025
Top notch . Every single care provider is extremely knowledgeable and professional
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/16/2025
Dr Sonia Yoo is an excellent doctor. She is very knowledgeable, very thorough. She was very sweet and tender checking my eye. Answered all my questions in a very easy way for me to understand. Explained to me that my cataract surgery should be complete in about a month, when my eye is completely healed. Dr Yoo is an outstanding doctor and I am blessed to be under her care. Congratulations!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/13/2025
Dr. Yoo deserves more than a 5; I'll give her a 100!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/12/2025
Good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/11/2025
Dr Yoo is amazing. Had lasik over 20 years ago and my vision is still 20/25
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/7/2025
All of the explanations and care provide were exxcellent.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/26/2025
Dr. Yoo is outstanding - very confident, yet humble and calm explaining everything. I am with her for over a year and it's been fantastic . My eye is doing extra good . She can always be reached for any questions! Top notch !
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/14/2024
Excellent overall
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/12/2024
Very good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/8/2024
Dr.Yoo is very helpful & explains everything very nicely and in easy to understand way
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/11/2024
Dr. Yoo is amazing. I am very fortunate to be under the care of someone with her knowledge and reputation. She follows up her talent with excellent care and results!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/9/2024
Dr. Yoo and her staff provide excellent customer service. She is patient, friendly, caring, knowledgeable and thorough. Thank you!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/22/2024
She was great
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/19/2024
I want to thank Dr Yoo and Silvia for the most informative tele conference after my visit .
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/30/2024
Care provider was caring, compassionate and demonstrated high knowledge
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/26/2024
MD was extremely thorough with their explanation and follow-up procedures
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/24/2024
Dr. Yoo is excellent with patients.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/9/2024
Dr Sonia H. Yoo is excellent as a professional as well as a considerate human provider
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/26/2024
Dr Yoo is one of the best drs Ive ever seen
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/10/2024
Dr.Yoo was friendly, concerned, open to discussing my issues.....offered me a treatment plan. I left feeling that all my questions were answered.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/5/2024
Dr Yoo and her assistant were caring and informative
- 2 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/29/2024
Dr. Yoo spent very little time explaining the reason of my problem . Most of the time she spent it dictating to the assistant. The actual interaction time between us was less than 5 minutes.
- 3 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/28/2024
Provider spent most of visit looking at computer screen, talking to computer screen, seemed disinterested in focusing on and communicating with patient, answering patient's questions
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/16/2024
Again, my experience was totally excellent.