Mauricio E. Pons, M.D.
Downtown  (713) 659-3937
East Houston Eye Center  (713) 453-3521
Webster/Clear Lake  (281) 332-1559
Charles A. Garcia, M.D., P.A.
Exceptional Eye Care in Houston
Dr. Mauricio Pons received his medical degree from
the National University of Cuyo, School of
Medicine in Argentina in 1994.  He completed his
internship at Grace/Sinai Hospital in Wayne State
University in Detroit, Michigan and his
ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye and
Ear Infirmary, New York, NY.  

Dr. Pons did a Glaucoma research fellowship at The
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, a Retina Research
Fellowship at the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit
Michigan and a Surgical Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship
at the University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA. Dr. Pons has published extensively in
medical journals on his research in Glaucoma, and
diseases of the Retina and Vitreous as well as
medical textbooks for health professionals.  

He has presented at the Association for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology, the Retina Society and
the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual
meetings. He is also a recipient of the Louis J.
Girard M.D. Award for excellence in research in
ophthalmology at The New York Eye and Ear
Infirmary in 2004, the American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery/Medical University of South
Carolina excellence in research award, May 2004
and the Annual Prize of the Argentina Society of
Ophthalmology to the best scientific work in 2005.