Our Doctors

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Dr. Hoeft is a graduate of Southern California College of Optometry. He’s been practicing in Burbank for the past twenty-two years, having grown up in the local community. He specializes in Lasik consultation, state-of-the-art contact lenses, including difficult-to-fit lenses. Dr. Hoeft is a member of Burbank Noon Kiwanis and the Burbank Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife, Jenny, are the proud parents of two daughters, who are active club soccer players. He is a licensed soccer referee and coaches girls’ soccer.

Dr. Hoeft is active with the California Optometric Association in various committees, as well as being a past President and current Board member of the San Fernando Valley Optometric Association.

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Optometry Highlights

• Professor Emeritus, Southern California College of Optometry/MB Ketchem University.

• Past Chair, Low Vision Section, American Optometric Association (AOA).

• Past Chair, Low Vision Section, American Academy of Optometry.

• Past President, Los Angeles Optometric Society.

• Helping partially sighted patients improve vision abilities for over 60 years, designing Low Vision devices to improve their quality of life.

• Lectured on geriatric issues from coast-to-coast.

• Written many articles on geriatric Low Vision.

• Coordinator for over 50 years, Vision Screening Services (VSS) for over 25 school districts in Los Angeles County, which is state-mandated in California school districts.

• Volunteer at Grace To You.

Passions

• Serving the Lord ("As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"...Joshua 24:15)

• Member and Deacon at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA for 24 years.

• Watching grandchildren and great grandchildren grow up.

• Loving my wife.

• Living in the country.

• Golfing with family & friends.

• Enjoy reading spy novels.

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Dr. Linda Pang  graduated from Southern California College of Optometry and completed her residency training in ocular disease/low vision rehabilitation at the renowned Lighthouse International through the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry. After residency, she joined the staff at Lighthouse International and served as an adjunct clinical faculty for SUNY College of Optometry. In New York City, she published a book, The Lighthouse Clinician’s Guide to Low Vision Practice and was an advisory board member for Baruch College’s Computer Center for Visually Impaired People.  Dr. Pang returned to Southern California to serve as Chief of Vision Rehabilitation Service and Assistant Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry.  She trained optometry students & ophthalmology residents about interdisciplinary teams for optimizing vision performance and improving patients’ quality of life.  She has been invited to speak at Weill Cornell Medical College/ Department of Ophthalmology, City University of New York/York College Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, USC Keck School of Medicine’s Ophthalmology Residency Program, and Foundation for Fighting Blindness Los Angeles Vision Seminar.

At Burbank Family Optometry, Dr. Pang’s practice philosophy focuses on patient-centered care.  She advocates for persons with vision loss or blindness and empowers them with devices & resources to remain safe, healthy, and independent.  She prescribes custom-made optical systems, assistive technology, rehabilitation strategies, and support services to help people overcome the daily challenges associated with vision loss.  She is dedicated to improving people’s quality of life by providing practical real world solutions because she understands how vision loss affects people performing daily activities.

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Dr. Lusine Vardanyan was raised in Los Angeles and received her undergraduate education at UCLA; then she pursued a Doctor of Optometry degree at Western University of Health Sciences. Dr. Vardanyan served as president of the Armenian Student Association at Western University, and continues to be an active member of the Armenian American medical community. She is also an active member of the American Optometric Association, California Optometric Association, and San Fernando Valley Optometric Society.

While Dr. Vardanyan practices primary eye care and manages all ocular conditions, she is especially passionate about and has received extensive training in dry eye treatment, specialty contact lenses, and myopia control.

Dr. Vardanyan considers herself to be an educator at heart; she takes her time to thoroughly educate patients about their ocular health. She firmly believes an educated patient is an empowered patient.

Dr. Vardanyan and her husband love hiking, traveling, and cooking together.

​​​​​Ann Ngo, O.D. received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mount St. Mary's University Los Angeles. She recieved her Doctorate of Optometry from Southern California College of Optometry in 2015.

Dr. Ngo practiced her external rotations at Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital, The Center for the Partially Sighted, University Eye Center Los Angeles and Fullerton, and Las Vegas VA Ambulatory Care. At these sites, she became proficient in ocular disease, low vision, and primary eye care. She is passionate in always providing the utmost care to her patients. 

On her free time, Dr. Ngo loves to spending time with her family and concentrating on her hobbies. Her hobbies include getting creative with crafting, party planning, and rollerskating. Dr. Ngo recently started competing in artistic rollerskating and qualified at USARS Nationals July 2024.