Daniel Yamamoto is an optometrist at Simply Eyes Hawaii

Dr. Daniel Yamamoto

Born and raised in Honolulu, Dr. Daniel Yamamoto has been caring for Hawai‘i’s eye health for more than 37 years. He attended Pacific University and completed his Doctor of Optometry at Pacific University College of Optometry.

Dr. Daniel M. Yamamoto provides comprehensive and attentive primary eye care, with clinical interests that include diabetic eye evaluations, treating glaucoma, managing chronic eye conditions, and fitting both soft and challenging rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses.

He is a proud member of the Hawai‘i Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association, and in 1991 was honored as the Hawai‘i Optometric Association’s Young Optometrist of the Year.

Clinical Expertise

  • Difficult rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens fittings
  • Complex vision cases requiring careful analysis
  • Management of chronic conditions such as:
  • Dry eye
  • Cataracts
  • Glaucoma
  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Comprehensive adult eye exams
  • Eye emergencies and red-eye evaluations

Education & Training

  • Doctor of Optometry, Pacific University College of Optometry
  • Bachelor studies at Pacific University
  • Over 3 decades of clinical experience in Honolulu
  • Member, Hawai‘i Optometric Association
  • Member, American Optometric Association
  • Award: Young Optometrist of the Year (Hawai‘i Optometric Association, 1991)