Celebrating Today: Farayha Zaidi, BS
Farayha Zaidi is currently a third-year optometry student at the UC Berkeley Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science. She was born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan until she moved to Chicago, IL at the age of 11 and graduated in 2019 from Benedictine University with a Bachelors in Health Sciences.
Celebrating 100 Years of Optometry & Vision Science
The Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science is celebrating its 100th year! Click for a message from Dean John Flanagan, event details for our centennial celebrations, our historical timeline, community profiles, and our vision for the future.
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.
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!
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.
Student Testimonials
Facts and figures only tell part of the story. Hear what our students have to say about their experience at the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science. We asked them about their classes, seeing patients, and life in Berkeley.
Vision Science
Vision is one of our most valuable senses. At the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, 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.
ViSUR Application Now Open
Apply to the Vision Science Undergraduate Research (ViSUR) program by February 1st, 2024!
New Emeryville Eye Care Center
The new center will double our clinical capacity and expand opportunities for world-class education and research.
Dr. Roorda Awarded Rank Prize
For the development of instruments that use adaptive optics technologies to capture high-resolution images of the living human retina.
Breakthrough In Puthussery Lab
Berkeley scientists discover retinal cells that help stabilize our world view.
Wertheim Foundation Pledges $50 million to Berkeley Optometry
A lead gift for a 10-year, $100 million investment.
Safety Protocols
Berkeley Optometry has taken measures to keep our students, faculty, and staff healthy. Click to read more.
