Doctors & Staff

Meet the experienced and friendly doctors and staff who make Moreno Eye Care the leading provider of vision care products and services in Petal.

Dr. Alvaro J. Moreno

Dr. Alvaro Moreno earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1983 with a Major in biology and a Minor in chemistry from University of Southern Mississippi. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1989.

From there he joined the United States Navy where he was commissioned as a Lieutenant. He served in the medical service corp from 1989 to 1996 stationed in Newport Rhode Island, Jacksonville Florida, and Meridian Mississippi.

Loving Mississippi and wanting to stay he joined Southern Eye Center in 1996 and worked there until 2003 when he decided to open his own private practice in Petal. Moreno Eye Care has been serving the community with quality eye care and personal service for the last decade. In addition to building Moreno Eye Care, Dr. Moreno also has a clinic at South Mississippi Correctional Institute.

Dr. Moreno also works at Family Vision Clinic in Magee, MS. with Dr. Steven T. Reed Dr. Moreno is a member of Mississippi Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, and the Petal Rotary Club.

Dr. Moreno is married to Patricia who is a registered nurse and together they have five children; Paul, Jon, Monica, Mariana, and Cecilia. Any given weekend Dr. Moreno can be found coaching youth soccer, enjoying water sports, or grilling BBQ with the family.