COVID-19 Updates

Our clinic is open and providing full eye care services. Students will return to clinical training on June 8; our faculty continue to lead efforts to mobilize scientists around the globe in an urgent quest to find innovative ways to test and treat COVID-19; and we have developed detailed safety measures to keep patients and our school community safe.

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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, among the highest in optometry. 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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Living by our Values & Principles

Message from Dean Flanagan on the senseless killing of George Floyd and the many others before him.
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Thank You From the Class of 2023

Year-end message of thanks from the Class of 2023 to professors, mentors, and future colleagues.
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Perception as Inference: The Brain and Computation

Simons Institute video featuring Dr. Bruno Olshausen.
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Mobilizing Scientists to Combat COVID-19

“The only thing more contagious than a virus is hope. We are here to foster the collaboration of scientists across the globe…”
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