Dr. Hardeep Kataria, OD

Dr Hardeep Kataria is a graduate of the New England College of Optometry. After completing her residency at the Baltimore VAMC in Primary Care and Ocular Disease, she joined the Retina Institute of California, managing posterior segment disease and working closely with retina and glaucoma surgical specialties. She also served as Adjunct Faculty Assistant Professor at the Western University College of Optometry where she developed a community health center vision program and mentored Doctor of Optometry candidates.

She then joined a private practice retina ophthalmology clinic where she founded the Advanced Dry Eye Center, focusing on medical glaucoma, ocular surface disease and neurotrophic keratitis management. Dr Kataria is passionate about learning from and educating others about ocular surface disease and has lectured on various topics at Optometry’s Meeting, MOD Live, Eyes on EyeCare and Academy of Ophthalmic Education. She is a member of the Editorial Board for many publications including Modern Optometry and has contributed to various publications including the Review of Optometry. She is also a founding member of Young OD Connect, mostly involved in the mentorship of young optometrists.

Dr Kataria is now the CEO and founder of her practice, Avant Eyes Optometry & Advanced Dry Eye Center in Porter Ranch, CA. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of VOSH.