From routine vision care to complex intraocular surgery, we provide world-class comprehensive eye care to our communities.
Medically reviewed by Benjamin Jastrzembski, M.D. on April 24, 2026.
Our highly trained ophthalmologists are national leaders in eye and vision care. They are advancing what’s possible through research and exciting breakthroughs. You benefit from their uncommon knowledge, experience and compassionate approach to care.
Our UC Davis Eye Center is Northern California’s leading referral center for highly specialized and comprehensive eye services. You receive care from recognized ophthalmological leaders. These eye specialists have the highest level of training and deliver the latest treatments.
We are heavily involved in research to improve vision and cure blinding eye diseases. Through our research and clinical trials, you often have access to the latest advances in treatment before they are widely available.
Our Eye Center is the only facility in Northern California offering the full range of specialty eye services in a single location. From glasses to glaucoma treatment and cataract removal, we optimize your vision and quality of life.
As Sacramento's No. 1 hospital, you'll benefit from unique advantages in primary care and specialty care. This includes prevention, diagnosis and treatment options from experts in 150 specialties.
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Our team of ophthalmic subspecialists treats every type of eye condition. Our broad range of eye subspecialists ensures you receive care from providers with special expertise in the condition affecting you.
We offer complete care for corneal disorders, including cornea transplants. We are also a regional referral center for hard-to-treat diseases that affect your eye’s surface.
From early diagnosis to personalized treatments, our nationally recognized experts effectively manage glaucoma. We also offer access to the latest advances and treatment through glaucoma clinical trials.
We offer the most technologically advanced laser vision correction procedures available. See how we help people say goodbye to their glasses and contact lenses.
Our neuro-ophthalmology service takes a team approach to treating unexplained vision loss. Our ophthalmologists, neurologists (brain specialists) and other subspecialists work together to get you answers.
Ophthalmic plastic and orbital surgery involve plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures around the eye area. Our skilled oculoplastic surgeons deliver excellent cosmetic results while restoring and improving eye function.
During cataract surgery, we remove cataracts and replace them with artificial lenses. Our advanced techniques help lower your risk of surgical complications and improve your level of vision recovery after surgery.
Choose from a wide selection of name brand and designer frames in our optical shops. Our experienced opticians also specialize in children’s eyewear.
Our optometrists are like primary care physicians for your eyes. They provide routine eye health exams and effective vision care. These services include contact lens fittings and eyeglass prescriptions. They also collaborate with our ophthalmologists to manage complex eye conditions.
Our pediatric ophthalmologists provide complete eye and vision care to children of all ages as well as care for adults with eye misalignment (strabismus). In our new Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute, children receive state-of-the-art treatment in a family-friendly environment.
Our ophthalmologists are skilled at delivering the latest treatments for all retinal diseases. These eye specialists are leaders in retinal care, including new treatments for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis.
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in pediatric nephrology, orthopedics*, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, cancer, orthopedics, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
For the 13th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.
Ophthalmology is the medical specialty that cares for your eyes and vision. Ophthalmologists are physicians who have completed the highest level of training in this field.
Cataracts affect your eye’s lens, located behind the colored part of your eye (iris). A clear lens helps you see clear, defined images. But with a cataract, your lens (and vision) becomes cloudy.
Light enters your eye through the cornea, the clear layer that covers your iris and pupil (the black dot at the center of your eye). At UC Davis Health, we treat the full range of routine and complex corneal and external eye disorders.
Like other parts of your eye, structural problems, certain diseases and infections may affect your eyelids. They are also vulnerable to injury.
Strabismus is the condition when the eyes are misaligned. This disorder is common in both children and adults, and may be treated with glasses or surgical intervention.
Your eyes are among the more delicate organs in your body. They are vulnerable to injury from accidents, chemical exposures and foreign objects.
Glaucoma damages your optic nerve. Your optic nerve is the highway your eyes use to send visual information to your brain. Untreated glaucoma can cause vision loss and blindness.
Bacteria, viruses and fungi can cause eye infections. We offer comprehensive treatment options for both common and complex infectious and inflammatory eye conditions, including conjunctivitis (pink eye), uveitis and diabetic retinopathy.
Refractive errors affect how light passes through your eyes (refraction) and cause you to see objects less clearly. They include nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism and presbyopia.
Light enters your eye through your cornea and travels through different eye structures to your retina. Your retina converts the light into electrical impulses that travel to your brain via the optic nerve. Structural problems, damage or injuries to your retina can make it harder to see.
Tears form a film that covers the surface of your eyes, which protects your eyes and keeps them moisturized and healthy. When your eyes can’t make enough high-quality tears, it can lead to a tear film disorder, such as dry eye syndrome.
Our nationally recognized eye specialists provide advanced therapies for all types of eye conditions. The UC Davis Health Eye Center team participates in clinical trials, which means we can often bring the latest treatments directly to our patients.
We offer cataract surgery to treat cataracts and other lens disorders. Our ophthalmologists use the latest techniques, including laser-assisted surgery and no-injection, no-stitch cataract surgery.
Our optometrists prescribe glasses and fit contact lenses for patients with all type of vision conditions. Our optical shops carry a range of eyewear, and our opticians can help you select the right pair.
We use intense light energy to drain excess fluid (aqueous humor) in your eye. This procedure treats glaucoma by lowering eye pressure.
We may suggest eyedrops, ointments, injections or oral medications to treat many types of eye conditions. Medications can help to treat eyelid disorders, glaucoma, retinal diseases and uveitis.
Our highly trained experts perform cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery on eyebrows, eyelids, eye sockets and tear systems. Procedures we offer include removing excess eyelid skin (lower and upper blepharoplasty) and eyelid reconstruction.
This minimally invasive eye surgery uses lasers to seal off abnormal blood vessels in your retina. We use photodynamic therapy to treat many types of retinal diseases.
People of all ages can benefit from seeing an eye care specialist. We recommend annual eye health exams to check your vision and screen for eye diseases. If you have a specific eye concern or condition, your eye specialist will create an individualized care plan for you.
Your care team may include ophthalmologists, who are medical doctors who specialize in eye care, and optometrists, who offer routine eye health exams and vision care. Your care team may also include ophthalmic subspecialists who focus on specific eye conditions, such as glaucoma, cornea and external diseases and neuro-ophthalmology.
Vision loss is most often caused by age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma. Early diagnosis to screen for these conditions and to get treatment if needed can help to prevent or delay any loss of vision.