The Berkeley Optometry OD program will prepare you to meet the challenges of expanding primary eye care as the practice of optometry evolves over the coming decades.

We offer training in all clinical areas, including primary care and specialties such as binocular disorders, contact lenses, low vision, ocular disease, geriatrics, pediatrics, and refractive surgery. You will also acquire a knowledge of cell and molecular biology, pharmacology, genetics, and epidemiology of eye disorders.

In the Spotlight

CE Grand Rounds: A new annual program of Grand Rounds (with CE credit) begins on May 21, 2008. See CE Grand Rounds.

Admissions: Our Admissions pages will provide you with detailed guidance for preparing your applications to Berkeley Optometry. See Admissions.

A Great Career: Optometry is rated as an excellent career by U.S. News & World Report: See USNWR-December 2007.

Alumni Elected by COA: David M. Redman ('91) was elected as President of the COA Board of Trustees and Page A. Yarwood ('76) was re-elected as a Trustee. See Redman and Yarwood.

Clinical Research Center (CRC): Patient-based, interdisciplinary research in partnership with private and public institutions, as well as pre/post-doctoral training opportunities. See CRC.

Optometric Private Practice Institute: Berkeley Optometry announces a new organization to assist practitioners in the management and operation of private optometric practices. See OPPI.

Faculty Recruitment Plan: Rationale and plan for recruitment of 15 faculty colleagues to replace an estimated 10 faculty retirements over the next 10 years (by 2016). See Faculty Plan.

New Faculty: Lu Chen, MD, Assistant Professor of Vision Science/Optometry (see Chen) and Karsten Gronert, Acting Associate Professor of Vision Science/Optometry (see Gronert).

TMS Research: Professor Freeman and his graduate students connect neural activity and blood flow in new brain stimulation technique. See TMS.

Long-Distance Diagnosis: Berkeley Optometry clinical faculty member Dr. Jorge Cuadros has been featured in an article in the June 2007 issue of The Monthly. See Monthly News Article.