Our Team

Dr. Cynthia Ward is a Central Florida native and a graduate of the University of Central Florida and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She is the founder of Lake Nona Eye Care and was the first optometrist to establish a practice in the Lake Nona area.

Dr. Ward has been in practice for 20 years and is dedicated to providing personalized, high-quality eye care. She strives to ensure that every patient sees the difference that a personal touch can add to each and every visit.

Married with two children, she enjoys spending time with her family and values creating meaningful experiences together.

Dr. Sandoval was born in New Jersey and raised in the small town of Inverness, FL. She attended the University of Central Florida, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in Molecular Microbiology. In 2005, she earned her Doctor of Optometry degree with Highest Honors from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

With 20 years of experience in primary care optometry, medical optometry, and specialty contact lenses, Dr. Sandoval has a special passion for working with medically necessary contact lenses for corneal irregularities and ocular surface disease. She finds great fulfillment in seeing the life-changing impact these treatments can have on her patients and is dedicated to providing the very best vision and ocular comfort—so her patients can focus on the greater things in life.

A Lake Nona resident since 2007, Dr. Sandoval enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters, family, and friends. In her free time, she loves jogging, getting lost in a good book or a captivating mini-series, and cooking delicious meals for the people she loves.

Dr. Britney Beard was born and raised in South Florida. She is a graduate of University of Central Florida and Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. She has been in the optometry field for 10 years, working as an optometric technician for several years prior to attending optometry school. She was even one of our optometric technicians in 2019.

Dr. Beard is a dedicated optometrist; passionate about ensuring optimal eye health for all of her patients. She believes eye exams are not “one size fits all” and is committed to providing personalized, thorough care.

When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and creating new recipes, and caring for her extensive house plant collection.