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The Doctor of Optometry (OD) program at Berkeley Optometry prepares graduates to practice at the leading edge of this rapidly evolving health care profession. 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.

Located at the top-rated public university in the world, Berkeley Optometry attracts the best and brightest students, and has a long tradition of producing excellent clinicians who are among the profession's leaders.

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In the Spotlight

Video Games and Amblyopia: Professor and Dean of Optometry Dennis Levi and his co-researchers discover that video games can help treat adults with amblyopia. See Video Games.

Berkeley Optometry—A History: A scholarly and candid account of more than nine decades of optometry and vision science at Berkeley. This impressive volume has been produced as a hardcover edition with 768 pages and 349 pictures. Note: All proceeds from book sales will benefit the Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund. See Contents/Excerpts, Reviews, and Ordering

Clinical Professor Receives Award from the Blind Babies Foundation: Dr. Deborah Orel-Bixler will be among the women honored by the Blind Babies Foundation for her contributions to the visually impaired community. See Orel-Bixler.

Home Visit Program is Featured in Local News: Berkeley Optometry's Home Visit Program, directed by clinical faculty member Meredith Whiteside, provides regular eye exams to patients unable to leave their homes, while also teaching students how to care for physically or cognitively impaired patients. See EyeCare Program.


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