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Dr. Ralph Yunsen Chu, MD

  • Ophthalmology, Other Specialty
  • Accepting new patients
  • 33 years of experience
  • Chu Vision Institute 9117 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • (952) 230-6200

Brief Intro

Founder and medical director of Chu Vision Institute and Chu Surgery Center, Dr. Chu is recognized as an international leader in refractive and cataract surgery. He is a fellowship-trained corneal specialist whose practice focuses on refractive, cataract and corneal surgery. Dr. Chu received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed an internship at Evanston Hospital and an ophthalmology residency at Duke University Eye Center. Dr. Chu then completed a one-year fellowship in cornea and external disease, refractive surgery, cataract and lens implant surgery and glaucoma in Minneapolis. He has participated in over 50 clinical evaluations or FDA clinical trials dealing with cataract and intraocular lens implantations, phakic lens implantations, laser vision correction technologies and ocular therapeutic treatments.

 Dr. Chu is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, along with 21 other professional memberships. He has been honored by selection to the editorial boards of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today, Review of Ophthalmology, EyeWorld and Refractive Eye Care. 

 Dr. Chu has lectured and taught physicians on nearly every continent including Asia, Australia and Europe, and is a much sought after speaker, both nationally and internationally, regarding cataract and refractive surgery.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Evanston Hospital

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Northwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine - 1992

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • English

Location & Hours

  • Chu Vision Institute
  • 9117 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • Mon:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Ophthalmology
  • Other Specialty

Conditions Addressed

  • Retinal Detachment
  • Glaucoma

Procedures Performed

  • Lasik Surgery
  • LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis)

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Meritain Health
  • Medicare
  • Aetna
  • Palmetto GBA
  • HealthPartners
  • Tricare
  • UCare
  • Cigna
  • United Behavioral Health
  • Medica
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
  • CHAMPVA
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Gilsbar 360 Alliance
  • HealthScope Benefits
  • Sanford Health Plan
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