Matthew Jones, MD

Matthew Jones, MD joined Vantage Eye Center in 1998 to provide expert cornea and refractive surgery services. Dr. Jones completed medical school at the University of California at San Francisco. After graduating from medical school, he stayed at UCSF for his residency training in ophthalmology. After completing his ophthalmology residency, he performed a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Following this intensive extra year of training in diseases and surgery of the cornea, Dr. Jones joined Vantage Eye Center. In September of 1998, Dr. Jones performed the first corneal transplantation in the history of Monterey County. Prior to his arrival, Monterey County patients needing this delicate operation had to travel to UCSF or Stanford for their eye care.

Dr. Jones’ training also makes him the first fellowship-trained refractive surgeon in Monterey County. He has performed thousands of laser procedures including LASIK and PRK. “We have designed our laser vision correction program to fit with the philosophy of Vantage Eye Center as a whole—the very best in personalized care with the technology and expertise of a major university hospital”, Dr. Jones states. “We won’t cut corners for any reason — I think our patients notice and appreciate that, and that is the reason why our laser vision correction program has been so successful.”

Dr. Jones is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association, and the Monterey County Medical Society. He has hospital privileges at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, swimming, and jogging.