Joel M. Corwin, M.D. founded Miramar Eye Specialists Medical Group in July 1983.
Today, the group has grown to be one of the five largest Ophthalmology groups in California, with 18 doctors who represent each of the eye surgery and medical eye care specialties, including:
The sole mission of our dedicated, professional staff and doctors is to provide excellent, comprehensive patient care in a friendly, caring and efficient environment. Most of our surgeries are performed in our own state-of-the-art Surgery Center.
Dr. Corwin, a Harvard-trained retinal specialist, also oversees multiple research studies and coordinates Miramar's teaching of ophthalmology at the Ventura County Medical Center, a UCLA teaching hospital.
Dr. Corwin is a principal investigator for major pharmaceutical companies and the National Eye Institute. Miramar patients receive the newest therapies for glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and vascular occlusions.
Dr. John L. Davidson performs more surgery than any other doctor on the Central Coast for cataract, corneal transplantation, pediatric eye conditions and strabismus. He has performed laser vision correction since 1999. Dr. Davidson is the busiest cataract surgeon in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties (according to the leading manufacturer of intraocular lens implants, or IOLs). He has been an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA since 1992. Dr. Davidson offers refractive lens exchange to minimize the need for glasses.
Joel M. Corwin, M.D. selects only the best educated and most qualified physicians to join Miramar Eye Specialists Medical Group. Our latest additions are:
Dr. Shayna J. Aberle Mangers earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2003, where she graduated with honors and was named to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national Honor Medical Society. She also received the Merck Award for Excellence in Surgery. Her internship was fulfilled at the University of Illinois College of Medicine/St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She completed her residency in ophthalmology, as well as her glaucoma fellowship, at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Mangers specializes in medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma, and also provides comprehensive ophthalmic services for adolescents and adults
Dr. Adam Martidis completed a residency at Indiana University where he served as chief resident in his final year. During his residency, he earned the Grayson Leadership Award, an honor given to only three prior graduating residents in the history of the training program. Before joining Miramar Eye Specialists Medical Group, he accepted an academic position at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, an internationally recognized eye institution. Here, Dr. Martidis trained numerous residents and retina fellows in surgical and medical retinal diseases. He has participated in multiple research studies, including personal projects and national clinical trials.
Dr. Martidis is a pioneer in managing macular edema using an injection of corticosteroid medication into the vitreous cavity. He published the first article on the use of this technique in the management of diabetic macular edema as a complication of diabetic retinopathy
Dr. Ashish Toor is a comprehensive ophthalmologist who provides medical and surgical eye care for adults and children. Additionally, she has a special interest in the management of glaucoma patients. Dr. Toor earned her medical degree from the University of Cambridge in 2003, graduating in the top 1% of her class. She was a recipient of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship and William Harvey Studentship for academic excellence. Her internship in Internal Medicine was fulfilled at the Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York, where she was voted Intern of the Year.
Dr. Toor completed both a clinical research fellowship in glaucoma as well as her residency in Ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Toor has conducted numerous research projects and presented findings at national and international conferences of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Lowering Intraocular Pressure. A. Toor, L.A. Polikoff, C. Coleman, J.B. Serle, A.S. Prywes, R.R. Rothman, C.H. Marcus, J. Weinstein. Presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2004 Joint Meeting, New Orleans.
Dr. Toor speaks English, Spanish, Hindi and basic French.
In May 2003, renowned plastic surgeon Daniel Ebroon, M.D. joined Miramar. He had been an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Northwestern University for five years, where he taught 25 doctors the very specialized skill of cosmetic eyelid plastic surgery (performed to remove excess skin on the eyelids, and to remove puffy "bags" under the eyes). He is one of approximately 400 trained eyelid plastic surgeons in the world.
Dr. Ebroon also offers BOTOX®/JUVÉDERM® and collagen treatments to smooth and soften facial lines and wrinkles.
We have six convenient locations throughout Ventura County.
Our main telephone number is (805) 648-3085.