Dr. Fatema Esmail

Dr. Fatema Esmail is a board-certified pediatric ophthalmologist at CHOC in Orange County, California. She cares for babies, young children, and teens with a wide variety of eye conditions. Her clinical expertise includes strabismus, amblyopia, pediatric cataracts, pediatric glaucoma, eyelid and lacrimal disorders, and myopia control. Dr. Esmail also treats disorders related to ocular manifestations of systemic diseases.

Dr. Esmail serves as the Assistant Division Chief of CHOC Specialists Ophthalmology and is involved in committees within the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Her research interests include retinopathy of prematurity and amblyopia. She has co-authored a textbook chapter on pediatric cataract surgery. Dr. Esmail is dedicated to working with families to maximize their child’s vision during early developmental phases.