Our Eye Clinic in Long Beach

Credentials

• Licensed California optometrist
• DEA certified to prescribe oral and topical medications to treat eye infections and diseases
• Certified to treat glaucoma in California

Degrees

• Doctorate: Southern California College of Optometry
• Undergraduate: California State University, Fullerton—Bachelor of Science Biology, Minor Chemistry with Honors. College of South Lake Tahoe—Associate in Mathematics.

Hospital Affiliation

• County Hospital of UCLA, Optometry/Ophthalmology Department

Teaching Affiliations

• Current pre-optometry externship site for University of California, Irvine
• Former outreach instructor for Pennsylvania Optometry School

Internship Training

• Pearl Harbor Hospital, Hawaii
• Center for Partially Sighted and Blind, Santa Monica, CA
• Shonto Indian Health Hospital, northern AZ
• OCLA, south central Los Angeles, CA
• Eye Clinic of Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Consulting Experience

• Consultant to several pharmaceutical and contact lens companies

Fun Facts

• Introduced to the profession of optometry by his father, Dr. Harvey Goldstone, as an optical technician at the age of 12
• As a teen awarded Eagle Scout, the highest award in Boy Scouts
• Enjoys playing golf and eating a vegetarian diet
• Proud father of 3 children

Dr. Lauren Monsanto earned her Bachelor of Science degree at California State University, Fullerton with a major in Health Sciences and an emphasis on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA.

During her training, Dr. Monsanto had the opportunity to work with patients at a variety of clinical sites including Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX; the Orlando VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL; the Bradenton VA Outpatient Clinic in Bradenton. FL: and the Eye Care Institute at Western University in Pomona, CA. She has also volunteered at vision screenings and health fairs, providing free eye exams and glasses to underserved populations both locally and abroad in Mexico and Guatemala.

After earning her Optometry degree. Dr. Monsanto continued on to complete a residency in Primary Eye Care with an emphasis on Ocular Disease at the San Diego VA Medical Center, through which she was able to hone her skills in treating and managing ocular conditions including glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. Through her clinical training and experience. Dr. Monsanto has had the pleasure of working with a diverse array of patients from all walks of life and with varying levels of systemic and ocular health, which has helped her to provide proper care and guidance to her patients each dav, regardless of who ends up in her exam chair.

Dr. Monsanto was born and raised in north Orange County. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, playing board games, and spending time with her husband and their cat/fur baby, Mika.