Resident Forum
The residency program at Berkeley Optometry admits the best qualified post-graduate optometrists and provides them with advanced clinical education and concentrated clinical experience in specialty areas of optometry. Our residents encounter many interesting cases during their year of specialized study.
The Resident Forum 2024 featured online grand rounds presentations by residents from the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of California, San Francisco, the San Francisco VA, Palo Alto VA, Reno VA, and Fresno VA. The Resident Forum 2024 was offered as a live online webinar on Zoom, allowing attendees to interact with the speakers and ask questions in real-time via Zoom video conference.
Event Details
June 9, 2024Online Zoom Webinar
7 CE hours (California credit)
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Morning Session
Below is the schedule of speakers and topics from the Resident Forum morning session. Each online lecture was 19 minutes, and attendees had the opportunity to ask questions of the residents. To earn CE credit, full session attendance was required. Schedule was subject to change.
Morning Session (8:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT)
Ocular Trauma (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Demi Chen
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Angioedema (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Ka Wei Miranda Cheng
San Francisco VA
Giant Cell Arteritis (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Sally Chu
Palo Alto VA
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (MISC)
Dr. Vasudha Rao
Palo Alto VA
Retrograde Degeneration (MISC)
Dr. Katherine Gee
Palo Alto VA
Retinitis Pigmentosa (MISC)
Dr. Cade Oost
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Macular Hole (MISC)
Dr. Amelene Bartlett
Fresno VA
Dry Eye and Demodex Blepharitis (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Betty Li
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Tiffany Chen
University of California, San Francisco
Afternoon Session
Below is the schedule of speakers and topics from the Resident Forum afternoon session. Each online lecture was 19 minutes, and attendees had the opportunity to ask questions of the residents. To earn CE credit, full session attendance was required. Schedule was subject to change.
Afternoon Session (12:30 - 3:45 PM PT)
Post-operative Complications of Cataract Surgery (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Samantha Chan
University of California, San Francisco
Disc Hemorrhage (TPA-GLC)
Dr. Elise Chu
Palo Alto VA
Nystagmus and Multiple Sclerosis (MISC)
Dr. Sam Mainieri
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Optic Disc Drusen (MISC)
Dr. Diana Nguyen
Reno VA
Papilledema (TPA- Ocular Inflammation)
Dr. Ramie Sahota
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Myopia Control (TPA- Systemic Medication)
Dr. Jeff Kamo
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Myopia Control (TPA- Systemic Medication)
Dr. Kellie Melton
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Macular Degeneration (MISC)
Dr. Morgan Ichimoto
San Francisco VA
Alcohol-Induced Toxic Optic Neuropathy (TPA- Systemic Medication)
Dr. Jonathan Truong
San Francisco VA
Sponsors
Thank you to our Resident Forum 2024 sponsors.
Questions?
View our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on registration, CE credit guidelines, certification letters, cancellations, and refunds.