Dr. JillAnne W. McCarty

JillAnne W. McCarty, M.D., Ph.D., is a board-certified ophthalmologist. Highly skilled and experienced in cataract, anterior segment, and oculoplastic surgery, Dr. McCarty began her practice in Ventura in 1992. Her surgical expertise has helped thousands of patients, including many local physicians and health professionals, improve their quality of life. Dr. McCarty speaks Spanish fluently.

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Education

Dr. McCarty is a graduate of Stanford University. She received her Doctorate of Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, graduating at the top of her medical class, with numerous academic honors and awards. A Medical Scientist, Dr. McCarty was awarded her Ph.D. degree from the University of Iowa, College of Medicine, and has 20 scientific publications and abstracts. She has presented her ophthalmology research at national meetings.

Dr. McCarty completed her ophthalmology residency at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the UCLA School of Medicine. She is a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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An optician, an optometrist and an ophthalmologist do quite different jobs. An optician makes glasses to suit your prescription. An optometrist measures your eye and its degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness, and writes prescriptions. An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of eye disease.