Affiliated Residencies

Berkeley Optometry is affiliated with off-campus residencies at hospitals and Veterans Administration (VA) sites.  While affiliated with Berkeley Optometry, these residencies are managed by the residency coordinator and mentors at each institution.

Ocular Disease – Primary Care Optometry

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center

The mission of the Optometry Residency program at UCSF Medical Center is to provide a one year post-graduate clinical training program designed to develop advanced competency in optometric care, facilitate scholarly development, and prepare its graduates for a career in a complex, multidisciplinary healthcare environment.

Ocular Disease

VA Fresno

The mission of the affiliate hospital based Ocular Disease Residency Program at Veteran Affairs Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) Fresno is to provide post-doctoral optometrists a rich clinical learning experience through its diverse patient base in a multi-disciplinary setting.  This program will allow the resident to attain advanced clinical competencies and specialty skills to enhance the quality of eye, vision, and health care for the veteran population served by VACCHCS Fresno.

Ocular Disease – Neuro Optometry – Brain Injury Vision Rehabilitation

VA Palo Alto

The mission of the Optometric Residency in Ocular Disease/Neuro Optometry/Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) is twofold:

1. To provide a mentored learning environment in which residents develop the skills to manage ocular diseases within the geriatric veteran population served by VAPAHCS.
2. To provide a mentored learning environment in which the resident attains advanced skills in the specialty of neuro-optometry and adult brain injury vision rehabilitation.

This mentored educational and clinical experience prepares the optometrist for lifelong scholarship in patient care, education, and optometric leadership.

Ocular Disease – Geriatric Optometry – Low Vision Rehabilitation

VA Palo Alto

The mission of the Optometric Residency in Ocular Disease/Geriatric Optometry/Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) is twofold:

1. To provide a mentored learning environment in which residents develop the skills to manage ocular diseases within the geriatric veteran population served by VAPAHCS.
2. To provide a mentored learning environment in which residents attain advanced skills in the specialty of adult low vision rehabilitation.

This mentored educational and clinical experience prepares the optometrist for lifelong scholarship in patient care, education, and optometric leadership.

Ocular Disease

VA Reno

The mission of the residency program at VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System is to provide residents with knowledge of diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular disease which enhances their proficiency and clinical competency in delivering quality eye care.  In addition, this program strives to enhance the quality of eye, vision, and health care for veterans.

Ocular Disease

VA San Francisco

The Optometry Residency Program at the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a one-year post-doctoral clinical training program designed to provide advanced competency in clinical skills and scholarly development for recent optometry graduates within the multi-disciplinary clinical setting of this medical center.