Mario Cruz, O.D.

Mario Cruz, O.D., is board licensed in the treatment of ocular disease and enjoys the complexities of eye care as well as pre and post-operative management of both elective (lifestyle enhancing) and medically necessary (sight saving) eye surgeries. He has 10+ years of experience in managing ocular disease and performing ophthalmic procedures with a strong record of successfully helping patient see better and live their life to their fullest. Dr. Cruz understands the importance of eye health and vision given his deep sense of compassion and a love for adventure and an appreciation for life’s precious moments.

Whether fishing remote lakes, hiking ridgelines, skiing, mountaineering, or catching a wave when traveling, exploration is central to how he experiences life. Raised in rural northern Nevada and son of immigrant ranchers, he is a proud graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. He holds an honors degree from the Southern California College of Optometry (MKBU) in the orange county foothills before making his way north to Alaska seeking a drastic change in scenery and a personal challenge in the backcountry. He joins us now in Colorado where he is closer to family and maintains an active outdoor lifestyle of hunting, fishing, camping, mountain biking and mountaineering.