Dr. Marlen Mata is a therapeutic optometrist and optometric glaucoma specialist. She is a Georgia native, but has been calling San Antonio home since 2012. Dr. Mata knew she wanted to pursue optometry after a high school field trip to an exhibition called Dialogue in the Dark, which highlighted the day to day lives of those who are visually impaired. She then followed to received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with Honors from the University of Texas at San Antonio and her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry in San Antonio, Texas. Upon graduation, Dr. Mata topped off her education with an Ocular Disease and Glaucoma residency at a VA in Illinois. Dr. Mata is energetic and passionate for eye care and remains an active member of the American Optometric Association and the Texas Optometric Association
Outside of work, Dr. Mata enjoys running, crocheting, and spending time with Nori, her Sphynx cat.