Puthussery Lab Lands Journal of Neuroscience Cover

The research helps explain why patients with genetic mutations in certain ion channels develop a blinding cone-rod dystrophy. Click to read more!

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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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Residency Placements

For the class of 2018, 80% of students who applied received residencies!
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Apply to Opto-Camp

Learn about the profession of optometry and the process of becoming an optometrist.
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Repairing The Retina

The lab of Berkeley Optometry professor John Flannery is developing gene therapies that could one day cure blindness.
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Post-Doc Fellowship Awarded

For research focused on how bacteria exit corneal epithelial cells to further disseminate.
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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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