Optometry

University of California, Berkeley

This is an archived copy of the 2014-15 guide. To access the most recent version of the guide, please visit http://guide.berkeley.edu/.

About the Program

The School of Optometry provides professional training in the art and science of vision care. Drawing upon the principles of anatomy, optics, physiology, and psychology, the four-year professional program leads to the degree of Doctor of Optometry, which qualifies one to take national and state board examinations.

Doctors of Optometry are health care professionals. Optometry is a primary health care profession that encompasses the prevention and remediation of disorders of the vision system through examination, diagnosis, treatment, and/or management of visual efficiency, eye health, and related systemic manifestations. Optometry graduates are able to diagnose patients with ocular disease or systemic diseases with ocular manifestations. Recent changes in optometry laws across the United States have expanded the scope of optometric practice, giving practitioners responsibility for nonsurgical pharmaceutical treatment of eye disorders and diseases.

Doctors of Optometry are educated in the sciences of anatomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, neurology, bacteriology, microbiology, disease processes and detection, pharmacology, behavioral science, social science, public health, and many other related fields. The school provides four years of comprehensive training in vision care aimed at training primary eye care practitioners. The first year emphasizes advanced study of sciences which form the background of optometry, such as ocular anatomy, medical physiology and biochemistry, ocular pathology, physiology, microbiology and virology, neuroanatomy, the psychology of vision, vision science, geometric optics, ophthalmic optics, pharmacology, and theoretical and practical optics. The second and third years are devoted to the science of optometry and the acquisition of skills in examination procedures. Although clinic participation is involved in all four years, active responsibility for patient care begins in the spring preceding the third year. The fourth year is devoted to primary care practice of optometry and the detailed study of specialized areas, including contact lenses, binocular and infant vision, vision functions, ocular disease, vision of the elderly, and low vision.

Optometry offers a wide variety of interesting, challenging, and rewarding careers in private practice, in hospitals and other health organizations, and in public service. The education acquired at the School of Optometry provides today’s Doctors of Optometry with the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the challenges of providing vision care.

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Admissions

Admission to the University

Uniform minimum requirements for admission

The following minimum requirements apply to all programs and will be verified by the Graduate Division:

  1. A bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution;
  2. A minimum grade-point average of B or better (3.0);
  3. If the applicant comes from a country or political entity (e.g. Quebec) where English is not the official language, adequate proficiency in English to do graduate work, as evidenced by a TOEFL score of at least 570 on the paper-and-pencil test, 230 on the computer-based test, 90 on the iBT test, or an IELTS Band score of at least 7 (note that individual programs may set higher levels for any of these); and
  4. Enough undergraduate training to do graduate work in the given field.

Applicants who already hold a graduate degree

The Graduate Council views academic degrees as evidence of broad research training, not as vocational training certificates; therefore, applicants who already have academic graduate degrees should be able to take up new subject matter on a serious level without undertaking a graduate program, unless the fields are completely dissimilar.

Programs may consider students for an additional academic master’s or professional master’s degree if the additional degree is in a distinctly different field.

Applicants admitted to a doctoral program that requires a master’s degree to be earned at Berkeley as a prerequisite (even though the applicant already has a master’s degree from another institution in the same or a closely allied field of study) will be permitted to undertake the second master’s degree, despite the overlap in field.

The Graduate Division will admit students for a second doctoral degree only if they meet the following guidelines:

  1. Applicants with doctoral degrees may be admitted for an additional doctoral degree only if that degree program is in a general area of knowledge distinctly different from the field in which they earned their original degree. For example, a physics PhD could be admitted to a doctoral degree program in music or history; however, a student with a doctoral degree in mathematics would not be permitted to add a PhD in statistics.
  2. Applicants who hold the PhD degree may be admitted to a professional doctorate or professional master’s degree program if there is no duplication of training involved.

Applicants may only apply to one single degree program or one concurrent degree program per admission cycle.

Any applicant who was previously registered at Berkeley as a graduate student, no matter how briefly, must apply for readmission, not admission, even if the new application is to a different program.

Required documents for admissions applications

  1. Transcripts:  Upload unofficial transcripts with the application for the departmental initial review. Official transcripts of all college-level work will be required if admitted. Official transcripts must be in sealed envelopes as issued by the school(s) you have attended. Request a current transcript from every post-secondary school that you have attended, including community colleges, summer sessions, and extension programs.
    If you have attended Berkeley, upload unofficial transcript with the application for the departmental initial review. Official transcript with evidence of degree conferral will not be required if admitted.
  2. Letters of recommendation: Applicants can request online letters of recommendation through the online application system. Hard copies of recommendation letters must be sent directly to the program, not the Graduate Division.
  3. Evidence of English language proficiency: All applicants from countries in which the official language is not English are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency. This requirement applies to applicants from Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and most European countries. However, applicants who, at the time of application, have already completed at least one year of full-time academic course work with grades of B or better at a U.S. university may submit an official transcript from the U.S. university to fulfill this requirement. The following courses will not fulfill this requirement: 1) courses in English as a Second Language, 2) courses conducted in a language other than English, 3) courses that will be completed after the application is submitted, and 4) courses of a non-academic nature. If applicants have previously been denied admission to Berkeley on the basis of their English language proficiency, they must submit new test scores that meet the current minimum from one of the standardized tests.

Doctoral Degree Requirements

Curriculum

OPTOM 200AClinical Examination of the Visual System2
OPTOM 200ALClinical Examination of the Visual System3
OPTOM 200BLClinical Examination of the Visual System3
OPTOM 200CLClinical Examination of the Visual System2
OPTOM 200DLClinical Examination of the Visual System2
OPTOM 432Introduction to Clinical Topics for the New Clinician2
VIS SCI 203AGeometric Optics4
VIS SCI 205Visual Perception Sensitivity4.5
VIS SCI 206AAnatomy and Physiology of the Eye2
VIS SCI 206DNeuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of the Eye and Visual System2
OPTOM 200BClinical Examination of the Visual System2
OPTOM 213Evidence Based Optometry1
VIS SCI  203BCourse Not Available
VIS SCI 206BAnatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Visual System3
VIS SCI 206CAnatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Visual System2
VIS SCI 217Oculomotor Functions and Neurology2
VIS SCI 219Binocular Vision and Space Perception2
OPTOM 200CClinical Examination of the Visual System2
OPTOM 222AOptics of Ophthalmic Lenses4
OPTOM 226ASystemic Pharmacology2.5
OPTOM 236ASystemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations3
OPTOM 270BEyecare Business and Professional Management I2
VIS SCI 215Visual System Development2
OPTOM 200DClinical Examination of the Visual System2
OPTOM 222BAdvanced Clinical Optics2
OPTOM 226BOcular Pharmacology2.5
OPTOM 236BSystemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations3
OPTOM 240Diagnosis and Treatment of Sensory/Motor Anomalies3
OPTOM 260AContact Lenses: Examination Principles and Practice3
OPTOM 430AOptometry Clinics4
OPTOM 241Advanced Management and Rehabilitation of Sensory/Motor Anomalies3
OPTOM 246Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior Segment Ocular Disease4
OPTOM 251Low Vision2.5
OPTOM 430BOptometry Clinics9
OPTOM 435Advanced Procedures in Ocular Disease Diagnosis2
OPTOM 256Diagnosis and Treatment of Posterior Segment Ocular Disease4
OPTOM 270CEyecare Business and Professional Management II2
OPTOM 430COptometry Clinics9
OPTOM 440AAdvanced Optometry Clinic2.5
OPTOM 441ASpecialty Clinics2.5
OPTOM 440BAdvanced Optometry Clinic9
OPTOM 441BSpecialty Clinics7
OPTOM 450AGrand Rounds and Seminar2
OPTOM 440CAdvanced Optometry Clinic9
OPTOM 441CSpecialty Clinics7
OPTOM 450BGrand Rounds and Seminar2
OPTOM 452Current Concepts in Ocular Disease1

Courses

Optometry

OPTOM 200A Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units

Fundamentals of the optometric examination. Case history, visual acuities, objective and subjective methods of determining refractive status. Basic examination of anterior ocular structures and the ocular fundus; perimetry.

OPTOM 200AL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 3 Units

Fundamentals of the optometric examination. Case history, visual acuities, objective and subjective methods of determining refractive status. Basic examination of anterior ocular structures and the ocular funds; perimetry.

OPTOM 200B Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units

Classification and epidemiology of refractive errors, evaluation of accommodative and binocular status. Tonometry, advanced techniques of examining the posterior pole, evaluation of visual pathway function.

OPTOM 200BL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 3 Units

Classification and epidemiology of refractive errors, evaluation of accommodative and binocular status. Tonometry, advanced techniques of examining the posterior pole, evaluation of visual pathway function.

OPTOM 200C Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units

Case analysis of refractive, accommodative, and binocular anomalies. Pediatric examination techniques. Advanced methods of examining the peripheral ocular fundus; anterior chamber angle evaluation.

OPTOM 200CL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units

Case analysis of refractive, accommodative, and binocular anomalies. Pediatric examination techniques. Advanced methods of examining the peripheral ocular funds; anterior angle evaluation.

OPTOM 200D Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units

Modification of the exam sequence for specific patient needs. Evaluation and management of tear film disorders; analysis of vision with cataract. Patient management and professional communications; legal and ethical issues; managed care and optometry.

OPTOM 200DL Clinical Examination of the Visual System 2 Units

Modification of the exam sequence for specific patient needs. Evaluation and management of tear film disorders; analysis of vision with cataract. Patient management and professional communications; legal and ethical issues; managed care and optometry.

OPTOM 213 Evidence Based Optometry 1 Unit

Basic concepts in evidence based optometry including various clincal study designs, potential sources of bias in each design as well as development of a systematic approach to evaluate strength of evidence from published studies, to identify potential limitations and develop appreciation for the importane of evidence based practice as a practice philosphy.

OPTOM 222A Optics of Ophthalmic Lenses 4 Units

Optical and physical characteristics of ophthalmic lenses, to include spheric and aspherical surface of single and multifocal lens designs, and ophthalmic prisms. Lens power measurement methods, lens thickness power relationships and considerations in designing prescription eyewear. Characteristics of absorptive lenses, ophthalmic coatings, lens materials, and their role in ocular protection.

OPTOM 222B Advanced Clinical Optics 2 Units

Ophthalmic lens aberrations and minimization. Ophthalmic lens designs relating to anisometropia, aniseikonia, and high refractive errors. Optics of the eye, contact lens optics, and optical principles of low vision aids. Environmental vision and related ophthalmic standards.

OPTOM 226A Systemic Pharmacology 2.5 Units

Basic pharmacology, terminology, and concepts (both pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic) and pharmacotheraphy of medical conditions commonly encountered in clinical optometric practice (including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, infection and inflammatory conditions, as well as central nervous system disorders).

OPTOM 226B Ocular Pharmacology 2.5 Units

Basic pharmacology, terminology, and concepts (both pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic) as applied to the eye and ophthalmic drugs, clinical prescribing issues including formulation, dosing and prescribing, and pharmacotherapy of anti-inflammatory, centrally acting, hormonal and other "specialist" systemic drugs.

OPTOM 230A Graduate General Clinical Practice 2 - 6 Units

General optometric practice for four hours per week per credit hour, including optometric examination, dispensing, consultation, and subsequent vision care of patients, performed independently by graduate student clinicians.

OPTOM 230B Graduate General Clinical Practice 2 - 6 Units

General optometric practice for four hours per week per credit hour, including optometric examination, dispensing, consultation, and subsequent vision care of patients, performed independently by graduate student clinicians.

OPTOM 231A Graduate Specialty Clinics 2 - 8 Units

Clinical examination of patients in designated specialty clinics. More than one clinical specialty may be taken simultaneously.

OPTOM 231B Graduate Specialty Clinics 2 - 8 Units

Clinical examination of patients in designated specialty clinics. More than one clinical specialty may be taken simultaneously.

OPTOM 236A Systemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations 3 Units

The pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and clinical management of systemic and ocular diseases will be discussed through a combination of lecture and problem-based learning approaches. Disease processes will be emphasized and include cellular injury and repair, inflammation, infection, degeneration, and neoplasia. Neurologic, cardiovascular, endocrine, pulmonary, and congenital disease and their relative ocular manifestations will be presented.

OPTOM 236B Systemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations 3 Units

The pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and clinical management of systemic and ocular diseases will be discussed through a combination of lecture and problem-based learning approaches. Disease processes will be emphasized and include cellular injury and repair, inflammation, infection, degeneration, and neoplasia. Neurologic, cardiovascular, endocrine, pulmonary, and congenital disease and their relative ocular manifestations will be presented.

OPTOM 240 Diagnosis and Treatment of Sensory/Motor Anomalies 3 Units

Diagnosis and treatment of heterophoria, accommodative, vergence and oculomotor anomalies including sensory anomalies and amblyopia. Rationale and methods for treatment with lenses, prism, occlusion, and vision training. Design and implementation of treatment programs.

OPTOM 241 Advanced Management and Rehabilitation of Sensory/Motor Anomalies 3 Units

Advanced diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of strabismus, neurologic oculomotor disorders, amblyopia, and other associated sensory anomalies. Assessment and management of developmental and acquired visual perceptual disorders in relationship to learning disabilities. Design and implementation of treatment programs.

OPTOM 246 Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior Segment Ocular Disease 4 Units

This course series consists of the pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and clinical management of systemic and ocular diseases through a combination of lecture and problem-based learning approaches. Disease processes will be emphasized and include cellular injury and repair, inflammation, infection, degeneration, and neoplasia. Neurologic, cardiovascular, endocrine, pulmonary, and congenital disease, and their relative ocular manifestations will be presented. The basic principles of pharmacology will be followed by overviews of drugs used to treat diseases of each system. The role of the optometrist in the health care system will be emphasized.

OPTOM 251 Low Vision 2.5 Units

Epidemiology and etiology of low vision. Optical principles of low vision aids. Optometric examination and treatment of the low vision patient. Interdisciplinary rehabilitation resources, counseling, and referral.

OPTOM 256 Diagnosis and Treatment of Posterior Segment Ocular Disease 4 Units

This course series consists of the pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and clinical management of systemic and ocular diseases through a combination of lecture and problem-based learning approaches. Disease processes will be emphasized and include cellular injury and repair, inflammation, infection, degeneration, and neoplasia. Neurologic, cardiovascular, endocrine, pulmonary, and congenital disease and their relative ocular manifestations will be presented. The basic principles of pharmacology will be followed by overviews of drugs used to treat diseases of each system. The role of the optometrist in the health care system will be emphasized.

OPTOM 260A Contact Lenses: Examination Principles and Practice 3 Units

Examination procedures and instrumentation used in monitoring the ocular response to contact lenses. Contact lens inspection, care, and handling. Physical and optical properties of contact lenses. Fitting contact lenses to the human eye, clinical implications. The Sarver Lecture series in Contact Lenses (12 hours on a Saturday and Sunday.)

OPTOM 270B Eyecare Business and Professional Management I 2 Units

A review of the optometric profession and its opportunities. Debt management, goal setting, professional practice operations including accounting and finance, patient communications, fee calculation, scheduling, office systems flow and operations. Professional ethics, malpractice, and microeconomics as it affects the practice of optometry.

OPTOM 270C Eyecare Business and Professional Management II 2 Units

Entrepreneurship, financing alternatives, business loans, human resources, marketing, personal finance, business law as it affects optometry.

OPTOM 281A Graduate Clinical Rounds 1 - 3 Units

Presentation and discussion of the diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and treatment of selected clinical cases.

OPTOM 281B Graduate Clinical Rounds 1 - 3 Units

Presentation and discussion of the diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and treatment of selected clinical cases.

OPTOM 291A Optometry Research Project 1 Unit

Thesis research for optometry students. Presentation of research results.

OPTOM 291B Optometry Research Project 1 Unit

Thesis research for optometry students. Presentation of research results.

OPTOM 292A Graduate Optometry Seminar 1 - 3 Units

Graduate seminars on selected topics in clinical optometry.

OPTOM 292B Graduate Optometry Seminar 1 - 3 Units

Graduate seminars on selected topics in clinical optometry.

OPTOM 298A Independent or Group Studies 1 - 6 Units

Directed studies on a selected topic(s) within optometry.

OPTOM 298B Independent or Group Studies 1 - 6 Units

Directed studies on a selected topic(s) within optometry.

OPTOM 299A Graduate Optometry Research 2 - 4 Units

Directed research on a selected topic within clinical optometry.

OPTOM 299B Graduate Optometry Research 2 - 4 Units

Directed research on a selected topic within clinical optometry.

OPTOM 430A Optometry Clinics 4 Units

Clinical practice in examination techniques and interpretation of clinical data. Primary care optometric exams.

OPTOM 430B Optometry Clinics 9 Units

Examination of patients in a primary care setting, prescribing of optometric therapy, management of emergency procedures, and vision screenings of children and adults.

OPTOM 430C Optometry Clinics 9 Units

Examination of patients in a primary care setting, prescribing of optometric therapy, management of emergency procedures, and vision screenings of children and adults.

OPTOM 432 Introduction to Clinical Topics for the New Clinician 2 Units

This course emphasizes ocular conditions and diseases that are commonly encountered during patient care. The goal is to improve observational skills for new clinicians by presenting clinical information in a Grand Rounds format and to increase efficiency for comprehensive eye examinations by outlining alternative strategies for examining patients and analyzing clinical data.

OPTOM 435 Advanced Procedures in Ocular Disease Diagnosis 2 Units

Instrumentation, techniques, and principles for examination, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular disease. Introduction to optometric informatics related to ocular disease.

OPTOM 440A Advanced Optometry Clinic 2.5 Units

Optometric examination of patients in the primary care clinic performed independently by student clinicians under supervision of the clinical staff.

OPTOM 440B Advanced Optometry Clinic 9 Units

Examination of patients in a primary care setting. Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, patient management and follow-up.

OPTOM 440C Advanced Optometry Clinic 9 Units

Examination of patients in a primary care setting. Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, patient management and follow-up.

OPTOM 441A Specialty Clinics 2.5 Units

Examination, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and management of patients in the specialty clinics.

OPTOM 441B Specialty Clinics 7 Units

Examination, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and/or management of patients in specialty clinics; ocular disease, contact lenses, binocular vision, ophthalmic optics, and environmental and occupational vision.

OPTOM 441C Specialty Clinics 7 Units

Examination, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and/or management of patients in specialty clinics; ocular disease, contact lenses, binocular vision, ophthalmic optics, and environmental and occupational vision.

OPTOM 450A Grand Rounds and Seminar 2 Units

Presentation of clinical cases demonstrating basic and advanced optometric care, including diagnosis, treatment, and patient management.

OPTOM 450B Grand Rounds and Seminar 2 Units

Presentation of clinical cases demonstrating basic and advanced optometric care, including diagnosis, treatment, and patient management.

OPTOM 452 Current Concepts in Ocular Disease 1 Unit

Recent advances in the detection, diagnosis, and management of ocular disease.

OPTOM 490A Optometric Spanish - Beginner Level I 1 Unit

This course provides an introduction to Spanish in its uses in a clinical optometry setting with the Spanish-speaking patient. Basic vocabulary and grammar acquisition and skill building exercises will help the practitioner perform conversations and procedures in simple but accurate and clear communications. The sounds and structures of Spanish, including the present tense and some other verbs will be covered. All materials will be taught and practiced in relation to their practical application in a clinical setting.

OPTOM 490B Optometric Spanish - Intermediate Level II 1 Unit

This course provides vocabulary and grammar acquisition and skill building for the intermediate to advanced Spanish student who works with Spanish-speaking patients in the field of optometry. Emphasis is on practical, hands-on application of the materials: patient interviewing, doing various aspects of the eye exam, taking a history, and giving diagnostic, treatment, and follow-through information to the patient, with appropriate cultural sensitivity, taking into consideration the socio-cultural background of the patient. The goal is accurate and sophisticated communication.

OPTOM 499 Supervised Independent Study 1 - 12 Units

Independent study under control of Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

Faculty

Professors

Ian L. Bailey, Professor. Low vision, visual ergonomics, clinical optics, optometry.
Research Profile

Martin S. Banks, Professor. Stereopsis, virtual reality, optometry, multisensory interactions, self-motion perception, vision, depth perception, displays, picture perception, visual ergonomics.
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Shirin Barez, Professor.

Dennis S Burger, Professor.

Thomas Callan, Professor.

Stephen R. Chun, Professor.

Robert B. Di Martino, Professor. Ocular disease and ocular therapeutic pharmacology, electronic instructional technology.
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Robert E. Dister, Od, Professor.

John Gerard Flannery, PhD, Professor. Neurobiology, optometry, vision science, cell and molecular biology of the retina in normal and diseased states.
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Suzanne M J Fleiszig, Professor. Immunology, eye, microbiology, infectious disease, corneal physiology, tear film physiology, bacterial pathogenesis, contact lenses, pseudomonas aeruginosa, epithelial cell biology, innate immunity.
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Xiaohua Gong, Professor. Optometry, vision science, eye development and diseases, lens development.
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Robert B. Greer, Professor.

Gunilla Haegerstrom-Portnoy, Professor. Optometry, vision science, clinical psychophysics, color vision and color vision defects, vision and aging, children's vision, achromatopsia, electrodiagnostics.
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Patsy Harvey, Professor.

Pia Hoenig, Professor.

Carl H. Jacobsen, Professor.

Stanley A. Klein, Professor. Optometry, vision science, spatial vision modeling, psychophysical methods and vision test design, corneal topography and contact lens design, source localization of evoked potentials, fMRI, amblyopia.
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Dennis M. Levi, Professor. Optometry, vision science, pattern vision, abnormal visual development.
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Bruno A. Olshausen, Professor. Visual perception, computational neuroscience, computational vision.
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Deborah Ann Orel-Bixler, Professor. Optometry, vision science, visual abilities in infants, children and special-needs population, visual evoked potentials, vision screening, photorefraction.
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Austin John Roorda, Professor. Adaptive optics, eye, vision, ophthalmoscopy, scanning laser ophthalmoscope, ophthalmology.
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Donald S Sarver, Professor.

A. Lee Scaief, Professor.

Lawrence S. Thal, MBA Od, Professor.

Richard C. Van Sluyters, PhD Od, Professor. Optometry, vision science, Mammalian developmental visual neurobiology.
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Wayne Verdon, Professor. Optometry, clinical electrophysiology, color vision.
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Christine F Wildsoet, PhD, Professor. Optometry, vision science, myopia, refractive errors, accommodation, aberrations, eye growth, ocular therapeutics, optical myopia control, pharmacological myopia control, ocular tissue engineering, ocular stem cells.
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Associate Professors

Charles Bailey, Associate Professor.

Frank G Balestrery, Associate Professor.

Lu Chen, Associate Professor. Mechanisms of synapse formation during development, synapse modification in plasticity, protein composition of the synapse, glutamate receptor.
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Susana T Chung, Associate Professor. Optometry, low vision, vision science, pattern vision, reading.
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John C. Corzine, Associate Professor.

Darlene T. N. Fong, Associate Professor.

Karsten Gronert, PhD, Associate Professor. Mass spectrometry, inflammation, lipid mediators, wound healing, resolution, omega-3 fatty acids, leukocytes, ocular inflammatory diseases, diet, angiogenesis, lipidomics.
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Maziar Haririfar, O.D., Associate Professor.

Jeffrey Ko, Od, Associate Professor.

George K Lee, Associate Professor.

Meng Lin, Associate Professor. Contact lenses, vision, clinical trials (phase I - Phase IV), clinical trial designs, tear film, biomedical devices, ocular surface.
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Nancy Mcnamara, Associate Professor.

Randall Ray Mcpherran, Associate Professor.

Anne Mika Moy, Associate Professor.

Glen Ozawa, Associate Professor.

Paul H Peng, Associate Professor.

Michael Andrew Silver, PhD, Associate Professor. Cognitive neuroscience, pharmacology, learning, attention, visual perception, neuroimaging.
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Meredith Whiteside, Associate Professor.

Barry C. Winston, Associate Professor.

Assistant Professors

Karen Chester, Assistant Professor.

Marlena A Chu, Assistant Professor.

Jorge Anthony Cuadros Od PhD, Assistant Professor.

Sarah N G Fisher, Assistant Professor.

Sara L Frane, Assistant Professor.

Cheslyn M Gan, Assistant Professor.

Kenneth S Gee, Assistant Professor.

Harry Miguel Green, Assistant Professor.

Daniel Marc Harvitt, Assistant Professor.

Michelle J Hoff, Assistant Professor.

Kuniyoshi Kanai, Assistant Professor. Optomery, primary eye care, ocular disease, contact lens.
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Nicholas G Kerry, Assistant Professor.

Cindy Yumi Sakai Kim, Assistant Professor.

Debora Mingjai Lee, Od, Assistant Professor.

Scott Eunjohn Lee, Assistant Professor.

Garley Cheng Leon, Assistant Professor.

Mira Lim, Assistant Professor.

Yue Liu, Od, Assistant Professor. Epidemiology, optometry, vision science, myopia, refractive errors, accommodation, eye growth, contact lens, optical myopia control, pharmacological myopia control, aberration, bifocal, emmetropization, multifocal, orthokeratology, pediatric vision exam, RGP, clinical trials.
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Robert W. Melrose, Assistant Professor.

Anousheh Mortazavi, Assistant Professor.

Jeffrey Joseph Schultz, Assistant Professor.

Jennifer Yuka Seino, Od, Assistant Professor.

Mary Ann C. Shui, Assistant Professor.

Kelvin K. Tang, Assistant Professor.

Kathy Tran, Assistant Professor.

Lillian Ing-Ling Wang, Assistant Professor.

Tonya Watson, PhD, Assistant Professor.

Brian Wolff, Od, Assistant Professor.

Walter Andrew Wong, Assistant Professor.

Patrick H Woodring, Assistant Professor.

Contact Information

School of Optometry

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Department Chair/Head Graduate Adviser

Richard C. Van Sluyters, OD, PhD

Phone: 510-642-1235

rcvs@berkeley.edu

Graduate Student Affairs Officer

John Corzine

Phone: 510-643-2793

corzine@berkeley.edu

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