Meet Our Expert

Her patients receive a thorough examination of their lifestyle visual needs and health status. Her exams take into account current medications, health conditions such as autoimmune disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, blood pressure heart conditions and hormonal balance. She then provides her patients a thorough education on how to preserve their best health.

Treatments may include pharmacological (including 6 new treatments for dry eye disease) nonprescription supplements, herbal, and special compounded medications. Dr. Alvarez also works with difficult refractive problems including prism correction for double vision, computer glasses, driving glasses and occupation glasses. She strives to find the root cause of any vision problems and treat them including specialty contact lenses, scleral contact lenses, moisture glasses and more. 

Dr. Alvarez is very experienced in managing pre- and post-operative care having worked closely with renowned surgeon Dr. Roswell Pfister for 30 years. She especially loves caring for corneal transplant patients to ensure clarity and longevity of their corneal transplants. 

She is a member and regular attendee of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meetings to keep abreast of the latest scientific and clinical advancements in vision science.

In addition to her fulfilling professional life, Dr. Alvarez has many cultural pursuits including playing the piano and Dance. Dr. Alvarez owns the Magnolia Ballroom where she teaches Argentine Tango and offers the public the opportunity to socialize, exercise and express themselves in a safe, easily assessable setting with 12 other world class dance instructors. She takes her tango students on an annual pilgrimage to Argentina as well at attending other dance festivals in the USA. Her adventurous nature has led her to participate in extreme snow skiing, sailing, planes and motorcycling.