Personalized Vision Care in Southern California
Welcome to Genetic Eye Therapies
Dr. Mauricio Vargas welcomes you to our Ventura eye clinic. Dr. Vargas is a board-certified and fellowship-trained retina and ophthalmic genetics surgeon. A leader in his field, Dr. Vargas trained at the top institutions in the world, Stanford, UCLA, and Harvard. He published research in prestigious journals and has won multiple awards. Dr. Vargas proudly provides bespoke, expert-level, retinal and comprehensive eye care to Southern California. Make your appointment today to experience our focus on quality care for yourself.
Genetic Eye Therapies is a medical and surgical ophthalmic practice that aims to empower and heal patients with retinal illness.
Why come to Genetic Eye Therapies?
Premiere expertise.
Personalized state of the art care.
Board certified & internationally recognized.
Areas of Expertise
Diabetic Retinopathy
People with diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy can cause blindness and can be detected with a simple dilated eye exam. Early detection can prevent blindness. We have many treatment options for diabetic retinopathy that can be tailored to treat the individual person’s needs.
Macular Degeneration
Age-related Macular Degeneration is a common vision problem in people above the age of 65. Symptoms of AMD can be central vision loss, difficulty reading, and straight lines appearing wavy. There are many new treatments for Age-related Macular Degeneration available now that can help preserve vision.
Stargardt’s Disease
Stargardt’s disease is an inherited retinal illness that causes damage to the retina over time. Mutations in a gene named ABCA4 causes Stargardt’s disease. It can lead to vision loss in children and adults. Changes in color vision, light sensitivity, and decreased central vision can be clinical symptoms of Stargardt’s disease.
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa is a genetic retinal illness that leads to vision loss. Retinitis Pigmentosa can be caused by over two hundred and sixty different genetic causes. Night blindness and loss of peripheral vision can be early symptoms of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Fortunately, there are many gene therapy clinical trials currently.
Retinal Vein Occlusions
Retinal Vein Occlusions are injuries to the retina due to compression of a retinal vein by a nearby artery or can be due to a blood clot in a retinal vein causing a blockage of normal blood flow. Retinal vein occlusion can cause painless central or peripheral vision loss. We currently have many treatment options for retinal vein occlusions.
What is Gene Therapy?
Gene therapy is a treatment based on introducing a working copy of a gene into cells that have a damaged copy of a gene. An analogy is like fixing a bad spark plug in a car by replacing it with a new spark plug. Gene therapy can also be used to introduce a gene that encodes for a therapeutic protein to treat a disease. In this case it is like fixing damaged wall by adding a support bracing.
Services
Diabetic Eye Health and Laser Treatment
Diabetic eye disease is a common problem. We can personalize treatments to meet your individual needs. We provide advanced laser treatments for diabetic retinopathy as well as many drug-based therapies.
Macular Degeneration Treatment
Treatment of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) has advanced greatly in the last decade and today there are many new treatments for ARMD. We offer education regarding the best nutritional supplements for ARMD. Genetic Eye Therapies provides personally tailored drug treatments for age-related Macular Degeneration that can help preserve vision.
Genetic Eye Diseases Services
Genetic eye diseases can cause a wide range of vision related problems. We offer advanced diagnostic imaging, kinetic visual field testing and electrophysiological testing for the diagnosis and monitoring of genetic eye diseases. Additionally, we provide genetic testing for definitive diagnosis of genetic eye disease.
Contact us
Get in contact with us and schedule your appointment to get your sight back.
Location
2895 Loma Vista Rd, Suite C
Ventura, CA 93003
Hours
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 5 PM
Contact
Info@GeneticEyeTherapies.com
Phone: 805-413-5557 Fax: 805-764-8576