Eastern Eye Associates Optometrists has announced the recent affiliation of Dr. Jose Portal, an ophthalmologist.

Portal works at both the Eastern Eye office on Route 17, Hayes, and at its office in Williamsburg. He offers eye exams, as well as some surgical procedures of the eyelid and cornea.

Portal has been in practice for 28 years, most recently working 10 years for a Riverside optometry practice in Williamsburg. Previously, he worked for Hampton Roads Eye Associates and for a special medical business in Greenwich, Conn.

A native of Cuba, Portal said he is fluent in English and Spanish which is a plus in communicating with some patients. Portal was only a little over a year old when his family fled Cuba, with his mother swallowing some jewelry so it would not be confiscated.

He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Virginia and also graduated from the University of Virginia Medical School. He did his residency at the University of Florida.

Portal resides ...