Dr. Brittany Powell at Azul Vision in Encinitas is a board-certified ophthalmologist and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons specializing in vitreoretinal surgery for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal detachment. Her surgical training progressed from an ophthalmology residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego to a vitreoretinal fellowship at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, a credential pipeline that aligns her referral network with primary-care diabetes screening at offices such as Healthtopia Clinics on El Camino Real. Published in Ophthalmology Retina, Eye, and Clinical Ophthalmology, she holds an MD from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and a BS in Biology cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her membership on the American Society of Retina Specialists' Education Committee and the American Society of Ophthalmic Trauma's Board of Directors positions the Garden View Court office within an age-related sensory-loss continuum that includes audiology providers such as Advanced Hearing. The Encinitas suite performs vitrectomy consultations, intravitreal anti-VEGF injection protocols, and pneumatic retinopexy evaluations for complex posterior-segment pathology.