Dr. Vendal is a board-certified ophthalmologist and surgeon who is a diplomat of the American Board of ophthalmology and the founder of Westlake Eye specialist. She has practiced in central Texas for 18 years and has been voted Austin Top Doc by her peers in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2017 she was also recognized as a Woman to Watch by Austin Woman Magazine.

Dr. Vendal is committed to cutting edge technology in both cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery. She was the first surgeon in the US to implant the RESTOR Active Focus Toric implant which gave patients access to both near vision and astigmatism correction at the same time. After training at Harvard’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary for glaucoma, she also brought MIGS technology to the Austin area with the use of the OMNI canaloplasty device allowing for a minimally invasive approach to glaucoma surgery.

Dr. Vendal’s commitment to the Austin community remains a priority. She currently serves on the Board of Directors at the Contemporary Austin Museum. She also served as the president of the Board for ConnectHer, an organization devoted to the advancement of women and girls locally and internationally. In 2019, she was honored to be named a candidate for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Man/Woman of the Year initiative in Austin.