Dr. Melanie Ho Erb, MD

Dr. Melanie Ho Erb is an ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon in Irvine who performs eyelid surgery, neurotoxin and filler injections, and laser treatments around the eyes and face. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She took over the practice of Dr. Howard Conn in October 2016.

She earned a bachelor’s degree at UCLA and her medical degree at UC Irvine in 2000, followed by a surgery internship and an ophthalmology residency at UC Irvine. She completed a two-year, ASOPRS-approved fellowship in oculoplastic surgery at Eyesthetica in Los Angeles, then joined Eyesthetica as an oculoplastic surgeon and fellowship preceptor from 2007 to 2016. She was also a clinical assistant professor at the USC Roski Eye Institute from 2014 to 2016.

Dr. Erb has written book chapters and journal articles on eyelid surgery and related topics, has served on the ASOPRS journal committee since 2014, and was president of the Chinese American Ophthalmological Society from 2012 to 2014. Her official last name is Erb, and she also uses her maiden name, Ho, in patient materials.