About Dr. Shahbazian
Dr. Angela Shahbazian provides primary eye care exams as well as medical exams including urgent care, glaucoma, complications from diabetes, and other conditions. She has a special interest in community health care. Dr. Shahbazian earned her doctor of optometry degree at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry and completed a residency in Primary Care and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry.
Dr. Shahbazian is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. When she is not in clinic, she enjoys spending her time hiking and swimming with her family.
Duties
- Mentor for Primary Care/Community Health Residency
- Clinical Instructor
Teaching
- Optometry 200E Clinical Examination and Treatment of the Visual System
- Optometry 200F Ophthalmic Laser and Minor Surgical Procedures
- Optometry 236 A/B Systemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations
- Optometry 430C Optometry Clinic
Education
OD
UC Berkeley, 2016
Residency
Primary Care/Community Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2017
Lectures, Papers & Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Publications
“Xerophthalmia as the Initial Finding in a Patient with Multiple Vitamin Deficiencies and Alcoholic Cirrhosis: A Case Report” | Case Report 2024: Clinical Insights in Eyecare, 2024;2(5).
“Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration” | Case Study 2018: In Clinical Cases in Eye Care, Rosenfield et al. – Wolters Kluwer.
Peer Reviewed Abstracts: Posters
“Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in a Patient with Bilateral Tonic Pupils” | Poster 2024: AAO Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
“Ocular Manifestations of Vitamin A Deficiency: That’s Not Fluorescein, Is It?” | Poster 2023: AAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
“Tattoo-Associated Bilateral Intermediate Uveitis in a Patient Without Confirmed Sarcoidosis” | Poster 2022: AAO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
“Pseudomembranous Conjunctivitis Secondary to Foreign Body” | Poster 2022: AAO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
“Retinal Detachment in Stickler Syndrome: Update on Treatment and Management” | Poster 2022: AAO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
“Reversible Skew Deviation After Cardiac Arrest” | Poster 2020: AAO Annual Meeting, Online
“A Rare Case of Presumed Peripheral Cone Dystrophy” | Poster 2016: AAO Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
“What’s Not Normal About Normal Tension Glaucoma” | Article Jan/Feb 2017: California Optometry Magazine
Invited Continuing Education
“Optic Neuropathies: A Systematic Approach” | Lecture 2025: UCSF Optometry Course, Online, 4/6/2025
“Your Vision and Parkinson’s Disease” | Lecture 2025: Parkinsonsresources.org, Online, 2/3/2025
“It Just Won’t Go Away: A Case of Ocular Surface Inflammation” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2024: Old Home Week, Berkeley, CA, 5/15/2024
“You’ve Got Some Nerve! An Inflammatory Tale” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2023: AAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/14/2023
“Through Thick and Thin: A Case of Anterior Segment Inflammation” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2023: Centennial Alumni Reunion, Berkeley, CA, 9/23/2023
“Don’t Stay in Your Lane! Improving Health Outcomes Equitably” | Lecture 2023: OPTOx Lecture Series, Berkeley, CA, 4/4/2023
“The Winding Road to Glaucoma” | On-Demand Lecture 2023: UC Berkeley
“Just the Facts, Ma’am: Evidence-Based Guidance on Ocular Nutrition” | Lecture 2023: Northwest Permanente Ocular Pathology Conference, Online, OR, 2/7/2023
“The Winding Road to Glaucoma” | COPE-Approved Lecture 2022: National Capital Region Federal Optometric Society, Online, VA, 1 hour, 2/25/2022
“Beyond the Pale: Bravely Taking on Optic Nerve Pallor” | COPE-Approved Lecture 2022: National Capital Region Federal Optometric Society, Online, VA, 1 hour, 2/25/2022
“In the Same Vein” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2021: Berkeley Optometry Alumni Reunion, 9/28/2021
“Just the Facts, Ma’am: Evidence-Based Guidance on Ocular Nutrition”| On-Demand Lecture 2021: UC Berkeley
“Beyond the Pale: Bravely Taking on Optic Nerve Pallor” | COPE-Approved Lecture 2020: Berkeley Optometry Alumni Reunion, 10/12/2020
“Ocular Manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease” | Lecture 2017: UC Berkeley bTalks, 6/1/2017
“Adult-Onset Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy” | Lecture 2017: UC Berkeley bTalks, 1/19/2017
“Testing Contrast Sensitivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration” | Lecture 2017: Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society, 1/22/2017