Dana Dean, originally born in Johannesburg, South Africa, moved to San Diego with her family in the mid 1980’s. She attended San Diego State University and received a B.S. degree in Biology. Having a passion for wanting to work with people, she attended the New England College of Optometry and received her Doctorate degree in Optometry.

     After a residency in Vision Development and three additional years with her mentor, Dr. Robert Sanet, Dana Dean opened her own primary eye care practice in San Diego in 2003, in the Old Town area, working with both children and adults. Her new practice, a referral center for Vision Therapy offers treatment for many visual disorders ranging from Strabismus, Amblyopia, Visual Related Learning Difficulties, traumatic brain injuries, autism, cerebral palsy, and many others.

     Besides her everyday practice, or spending time with her husband and two sons, Dr. Dean is very involved in community services and parent education for Vision and Learning. She has performed vision screenings for Special Olympics and dedicated her time and services doing vision exams in Mexico for over 2500 patients, as well as serving the local community and offers school screenings in the private school setting of San Diego.

With her state of the art facility and well-trained staff, Dana Dean Optometry – The Center for Vision Development is what complete eye care is all about.

Dr. Dana Dean's Resume