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The application period for Fall 2019 is open now! In addition to becoming excellent clinicians, our students complete the OD program with a comprehensive understanding of the diseases they diagnose and the treatments they prescribe. We take pride in our ability to train technically proficient doctors who are also well educated in clinical and basic science.

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Welcome to Berkeley Video

Berkeley is a place where the brightest minds from across the globe come together to explore, ask questions, and improve the world. It is a place where distinguished faculty gather to educate, challenge, mentor and inspire tomorrow’s leaders.

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Why Berkeley?

Berkeley is the no. 1 public university in the world. Our students and faculty come from many places and backgrounds; together we create a vibrant and dynamic community that seeks to create a better world. Join us!

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Get Clinical Experience

Our students examine 2,500 patients by the time they graduate. That’s more than any other OD program. To get you ready for your first patient, we provide over 400 hours of preclinical training during your first two years.

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Student Testimonials

Facts and figures only tell part of the story. Hear what our students have to say about their experience at Berkeley Optometry. We asked them about their classes, seeing patients, and life in Berkeley.

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Vision Science

Vision is one of our most valuable senses. At Berkeley Optometry, world-renowned Vision Science faculty are exploring a rich array of research questions relating to how we see and why vision fails. The answers have the potential to change lives.

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Fellowship To Melinda Grosser

The study could lead to treatments to disrupt biofilm matrices, common in human infections.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Help Dry Eye

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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New Research: Puthussery Lab

Why patients with genetic mutations in certain ion channels develop blinding cone-rod dystrophy.
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In This Generation

We're looking ahead and asking ourselves a simple question: what can we change in a single generation?
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Myopia: Coming Epidemic

Confronting the rise of myopia with strategies that are proving successful at slowing its rapid progression.
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Skit Night Videos

We work hard here, but we have fun too! Take a look at the videos from our annual Skit Night.
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