Vantage Eye Center

Virtual Vantage Eye - online consultation with your Vantage Eye Doctor. Email at [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

The doctors and staff at Vantage Eye Center hope you are staying safe at home. We recognize that the COVID-19 virus outbreak has affected our day-to-day lives and that includes delivering top-notch eye care. Based on the current state and federal guidelines, we are only offering in-person medical care for patients with eye emergencies, conditions which need urgent evaluation at the Salinas office. Our other offices at Ryan Ranch and Cass Street will be closed starting Monday,... April 5th. Furthermore there are no surgeries at Vantage Surgery Center until further notice. Patients with appointments for vision examinations for eye glasses/contact lenses, or routine follow-up examinations will be rescheduled. Our staff will contact you if we need to reschedule your appointment. We appreciate your cooperation and hope to see you in person soon. However, we realize that there are a subset of patients who do not have vision threatening conditions, but have conditions which cannot wait for a routine follow-up examination. Patients with a swollen eyelid, a red eye, or mild eye discomfort which would benefit from a consultation but currently cannot be seen in-person. For these patients we would like to present a new service, Virtual Vantage Eye. Virtual Vantage Eye will be an online video consultation service staffed by Vantage Eye doctors that you know. Patients will be able to make appointments with our staff, and be examined through the doxy.me portal. As long as your eye condition can be evaluated through video conferencing, you can be examined. Just like an in-person examination, the doctor will talk to you, evaluate your condition, make a diagnosis, and render treatment which may include prescribing medications. If your doctor determines you need an in-person evaluation, they will make arrangements for you. Technical requirements for this consult is a computer or cellphone with audio/video conference capabilities and a good internet connection. Your Virtual Vantage Eye visit will be documented in your medical record. We will also bill your insurance for consultation. If you are interested in a consultation, you can email [email protected] to schedule a Virtual Vantage Eye appointment. We look forward to seeing you.

Monterey Herald readers have spoken. We are honored to be selected as Best Eye Doctor and proud of the care our staff and doctors provide to you.

Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and in line with recommendations from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the CDC, we are taking several measures to ensure the safety of our patients, staff, and community. The doctors at Vantage have been aggressively monitoring the coronavirus pandemic both in our state and neighboring communities, and although Vantage remains open, we have instituted the following changes to maximize the safety of all:

Vantage Eye Center will be limiting patient visits to those patients who have an urgent or emergent need, as determined/guided by our national authorities and best judgment. As such, your appointment may need to be rescheduled to a future date after the greatest risk has passed.

Vantage Eye is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Zachary Richardson. Dr. Richardson is a specialist in glaucoma and sees patient at all of our offices: Cass Street, Ryan Ranch, and Salinas. Dr. Richardson joined Vantage Eye Center in 2019. He received his bachelor of science degree in biology at the University of California, Irvine and his medical degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He completed his residency training in ophthalmology at New York Univer...sity Langone and Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospitals in New York City. He then went on to specialize in glaucoma, after completing his fellowship training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to coming to Vantage Eye Center, Dr. Richardson worked in private practice in New York City, and also as a clinical instructor at New York University and Bellevue Hospitals, where he was awarded teacher of the year from 2018 to 2019. Dr. Richardson is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society. In his spare time Dr. Richardson enjoys videography, traveling, music, hiking and camping.