Dr. Cardoza was born in Nebraska, but grew up in Lemoore, CA. She attended Lemoore schools from 1st-12th grades and graduated from Lemoore High School. She then attended the College of Sequoias and California State University, Fresno. She knew she wanted to work in the healthcare field. She chose to become an Optometrist because she enjoyed helping people and found the field of Optometry to be fascinating after she spent time observing in Dr James Forte’s office in Lemoore.
She enrolled at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, IL and graduated with a Doctor of Optometry degree. After graduation, she was ready to leave that big cold city and return home to the Kings County Area to practice. She joined the Hanford office of J. Brent Madill, O.D. She eventually purchased his practice when he retired.
Dr. Cardoza has been a member of the California Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association during her whole career. She has the distinction of being the first woman member and first woman president of the Tulare-Kings Counties Optometric Society.
She and her husband live in Hanford and they raised their son here. She prides herself on providing quality eye care to the residents of our area for forty years and being part of this wonderful community.