Rangu Chandran, M.D., joined Sylvan Eye Associates in June 2004. He grew up in Southern California in Corona. His father is a retired ear, nose, and throat surgeon, and his grandfather is a retired general surgeon.

He received his undergraduate training at Stanford University. He completed his medical school training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where he served as president of his graduating class. After finishing his ophthalmology surgery training at Yale University, he returned to Baylor College of Medicine for a two-year postdoctoral retina surgery fellowship.

His practice at Sylvan Eye Associates is devoted only to retinal diseases and surgery. He is board certified the American Board of Ophthalmology. His major clinical interests are diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, uveitis and retinal tears and detachments.

He is member of the Modesto Downtown Rotary Club.

Dr. Chandran is married, has two boys, and lives in Modesto. He enjoys playing sports and is an avid guitar fan.

Anthony J. Guida, MD, has been in practice in Modesto since 1982 providing medical and surgical eye care to the community. Dr. Guida has been performing refractive surgery since 1983.

Dr. Guida's interest in ophthalmology began at a very young age. His father was an ophthalmologist in the Navy and later practiced in San Leandro. Young A.J. frequently visited his father's office, making ophthalmology second nature to him.

Dr. Guida received his medical degree from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He completed his internship at the Presbyterian Hospital of Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, and performed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Alabama's Eye Foundation Hospital.

Dr. Guida is an experienced surgeon and is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is certified as a Qualified Medical Examiner.

Kerry A. Horner, O.D., has provided optometric care to the Modesto Community since 1974.

Dr. Horner received his degree from the University of California School of Optometry at Berkeley in 1972. He has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor there since 1981.

Dr. Horner has designed and taught classes in "Optometric Assisting" at Modesto Junior College and has been an instructor for the California Optometric Association Congress. He is also the founder of the Modesto Optometric Emergency Service.

Dr. Horner is a past President of the San Joaquin Optometric Society and a member of California and American Optometric Associations. He is a member of the American Optometric Association's Contact Lens Section and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.

He is currently a thirteen-gallon donor at the Delta Blood Bank and has served on various board and committees with the Kiwanis Club of North Modesto for the past thirty-three years.

Ronald Janda, O.D., M.A., has been practicing Optometry since 1987. He has been involved in eye care since 1981. Dr. Janda received his degree from the University of California School of Optometry at Berkeley. He then went on to complete a Master's degree in reading and learning disabilities also at the University of California, Berkeley in 1988.

Dr Janda has continued to teach at the U.C. Berkeley School of Optometry since 1986. He has taught classes in optics, clinical procedures and pediatrics. Dr. Janda enjoys helping people see the world as clearly as possible with the right eyewear, contact lenses or laser vision correction.

A native of San Jose, California, Dr. Janda has lived in Modesto since 1999. His wife, Judy, is a native of Modesto. They have 2 children. Dr Janda enjoys auto mechanics, home projects, skiing, and traveling.

Sharon Lutosky, M.D., received her B.S. degree from the University of California at Irvine in 1968 and then went to U.C.L.A. for her M.D. degree which she received in 1972. She then went to Stanford for a Fellowship in Corneal Physiology in 1974.

While at Stanford she completed her Ophthalmology residency in 1978. She became Board Certified in Ophthalmology in 1980.

Dr. Lutosky is a member of the Stanislaus Medical Society. She is married and has one child.

Michael Martin, O.D., has been in practice for more than 32 years. He completed his optometric education at the University of California, Berkeley and served as president of his graduating class. Upon graduation in June 1970, he completed a year's residency program at he All India Institute in New Delhi, practiced in England for a year and 5 additional years in Capetown, South Africa. For the past 26 years he has been in practice in the Modesto area.

Dr. Martin has been active in the Boy Scouts, Modesto Downtown Rotary Club, North Modesto Rotary Club, Lions Club, Toastmasters, the Masonic Lodge, Shriners and the U.C. Alumni Association.

Dr. Martin is married, has twin sons and lives on the family farm in Balico.

Deborah E. Steinberg, OD has been practicing Optometry since 1988. Although she attended UCLA for 4 years as an undergraduate, she received both her B.S. degree and her Optometry degree from UC Berkeley. She also completed a residency program in Contact Lenses at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN., but she has been practicing in the Modesto area since 1990. Dr. Steinberg is known for her thoroughness and problem-solving skills, and is the newest addition to the Sylvan Eye team. “I love Optometry, because every patient that walks in the door brings in a different challenge with different needs. I enjoy putting all the pieces of the puzzle together, and figuring out ways to make patients see better and feel more comfortable in their daily life.”

Dr. Steinberg is married to Dr. Ross Redding, another Modesto Optometrist, and has two daughters. In her spare time Dr. Steinberg is a Girl Scout Leader, and enjoys running, backpacking, and mountaineering. In September of 2006 she summited Mt. Shasta, and will attempt to climb it again next winter using a different route.

Lily S. Wang, O.D graduated with the Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976. She had her own successful private practice in Woodland, California for over 20 years.

After selling her practice, Dr.Wang moved to Merced, California to be closer to her grandchildren. Her son and daughter-in-law are professors at UC Merced.

Dr. Wang is an avid reader. She also takes great pleasure in carriage rides and trail rides with her horse, Niko. She rode Niko from the Yosemitte Village to Tuolumne in 2 days and has explored Sequoia National Park with Niko.