Dr. Daniel Valdes

Dr. Daniel Valdes serves as Assistant Director of Optometry at Arizona Eye Institute & Cosmetic Laser Center and is listed as a medical optometrist. He is an optometrist (O.D.) with more than two decades of experience in routine vision care and in treating more advanced eye diseases.

He earned his Doctor of Optometry from Nova Southeastern University, graduating cum laude with honors. Earlier, he received a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Miami, where he studied AIDS-related cytomegalovirus, and an Associate in Science degree from the University of Michigan. He completed a residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, focused on ocular diseases, emergencies and infections.

His clinical work includes macular degeneration and glaucoma, along with the management of ocular diseases, emergencies and infections. He oversees dry eye diagnosis and treatment at the Sun City office's Dry Eye Center of Excellence, and he provides eye exams and general and cosmetic care appointments at the Wickenburg office. He often can see patients for same-day eye exams. He has worked closely with surgeons on refractive surgery and laser-assisted cataract surgery using premium intraocular lenses, and he uses the clinic's technology investments to advocate for the individual care each patient needs. The website describes him as a highly respected medical optometrist. He received Doctor of the Year awards in 2007 and 2010 from the American Association of Corporate Optometrists.