Meet Our Ventura Optometrists

Dr. Bajwa was born and raised in Porterville, California. He is a graduate of the University of California Davis. Dr. Bajwa received his doctorate in Optometry from the Southern California College of Optometry and completed a one-year residency in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Bajwa returned to California to work for a non-profit health clinic in Grass Valley, California and then for an optometry and ophthalmology group in Bakersfield, California. In 2014, he brought his skills and experience to Ventura when he purchased an established optometry office and founded Buena Vista Optometry as the premier location for vision and medical eye care in Ventura County, Dr. Bajwa underwent extensive clinical training at Kaiser Permanente in southern California, the Optometric Center of Los Angeles, the Center for the Partially Sighted in Santa Monica, the Gila River Eye Clinic in Sacaton, Arizona, and the Eye Care Center in Fullerton. He has also had the pleasure of serving the members of the Navajo nation in Crownpoint, New Mexico at the hospital eye clinic, community clinics, inpatient department and emergency department. Dr. Bajwa is licensed to treat and manage a wide range of ocular diseases including the diagnosis, treatment, and management of glaucoma, diabetes, macular degeneration, allergy and dry eye. Dr. Bajwa’s training received during his hospital-based residency make him ideally suited to treat urgent eye care issues. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry, a member of the American Optometric Association, and is currently serving as President for the board of the California Optometric Association. He has volunteered his skills for clinical missions in the US and internationally, working with groups like Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity, OneSight, and the Special Olympics to provide eye exam to needy patients. When Dr. Bajwa is not in the office he likes to spend his free time with his family or volunteering in his local community. Dr. Bajwa has a wide variety of interests but spends most of his time enjoying music, cooking, sports, and photography.

Dr. Steve Langsford has practiced in the Ventura and Santa Barbara counties since 1996 and brings a wealth of experience to our office. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Science, and earned his Doctor of Optometry degree at the Southern California College of Optometry (MB Ketchum University).

While at SCCO he performed internships in contact lenses, low vision, vision therapy, and ocular disease. Since graduating he has spent over 20 years practicing primary and secondary care optometry. He has also been on the clinical staffs of multiple ophthalmology practices, including being the clinical director and executive director of a LASIK and cataract surgery center. In addition, he has also been a clinical professor at SCCO and served four years as a Trustee on the Board of the California Optometric Association.

In this office he will be performing comprehensive examinations to determine glasses and/or contact lens prescriptions and to evaluate the health of your eyes. He will also be performing LASIK co-management for those that would like to reduce their dependence on glasses. Dr. Langsford is fully trained and licensed to diagnose and treat many ocular diseases and conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, dry eyes, ‘red eyes’ / ‘pink eyes’ (conjunctivitis), allergies, ‘styes’, etc.

We are proud to have Dr. Langsford as a part of our Buena Vista Optometry family and invite you and your family to see him for any and all of your vision and eye health needs.

Services offered:

• LASIK Co-management
• Cataracts
• Ocular Disease Treatment
• Glaucoma
• Comprehensive Vision Exams