Our annual optometry trivia competition. On April 10th, the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) Trustee, Alin Torosian, and Treasurer, Muhammad Muhanna, held the annual buzzer-based trivia competition known as Quiz Bowl to put Berkeley Optometry students’ optometry knowledge to the test. Drew Salmon, third-year optometry student, is this year’s Quiz Bowl champion. We are all so proud of him as he has a chance to represent UC Berkeley School of Optometry at the National Student Bowl at Optometry’s Meeting this summer in Nashville, Tennessee! Special thanks to our fabulous judges, De ..read more

Dean Flanagan presides over installation of new board of directors and accepts the proclamation from Mayor Jesse Arreguín. At the 118th Alameda Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society (ACCCOS) Annual Installation meeting this past weekend, Dean Flanagan had the honor of presiding over the installation of the new board of directors. The dean also received a proclamation from the City of Berkeley’s Mayor (also candidate for our California State Senate District), Jesse Arreguín, honoring the 100th anniversary of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science ..read more

match results Congratulations Class of 2024! With the post-match process coming to a close, we wanted to recognize all of our students who will be starting a residency this year. Of the applicants who applied for residencies, we had a 96% success rate in matching this year! Below you will find a list of our students from the Class of 2024 and the programs they matched to. Congratulations everyone on your success and the next step in your journey! Name Program Site Program Ahmad Ahmadzada VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System, Reno Ocular Disease Amber Candelaria Eye Care Institu ..read more

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. This week, the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science hosted the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) for their spring Board of Directors Meeting, which took place in the Minor Hall Library. The board met to discuss strategic initiatives, such as opportunities for collaboration addressing the shortage of faculty; an idea to create a student prep course for undergraduates and optometry school applicants/new matriculants; and how ASCO can/should enhance its ability to support optometric education through ..read more

Celebrating Dr. Westheimer: 100 Years of Optometry & Vision Science. As we close out the first 100 years of Optometry and Vision Science at Berkeley, we are also closing out the first 100 years in the life of Dr. Gerald Westheimer (b May 13, 1924), a true icon in the field. We are holding a special event to celebrate this major milestone with Gerald, to recognize his many contributions to the field, and to look forward to what is in store for the next 100 years. All are welcome to attend the event virtually via live-stream! Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 6:30 PM Find the live-s ..read more

Congrats, Dr. Cade Oost! We are proud to announce that our resident, Dr. Cade Oost, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Bill Mattingly Memorial Low Vision Scholarship. Dr. Oost is the Ian L. Bailey Low Vision Rehabilitation Resident and a 2023 graduate of the Southern California College of Optometry; where he earned an OD as well as an MS in Vision Science for his research on cone function in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Dr. Marlena Chu, Chief of Low Vision Services, shared the following congratulatory message in honor of Dr. Oost’s award. “As we know, Cade is so well deserv ..read more

Featuring Giessen University’s Dr. Karl R. Gegenfurtner. Please join us on Friday, May 24, 2024 for our annual Russell De Valois Memorial Lecture, featuring Dr. Karl R. Gegenfurtner. This lecture will be open to the public, spread the word! Date: Fri. May 24, 2024 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Location: 489 Minor Hall, UC Berkeley Campus About the Lecture Series The Russell De Valois Memorial Lectures series commemorates our beloved friend and colleague Russell De Valois (pictured above), who pioneered the systematic analysis of color and spatial vision while he was a faculty member at UC Berkele ..read more

As the Patient Services Supervisor at the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, I’ve witnessed first hand the incredible strides we’ve made in eye care over the past three and a half years. My journey in optometry started when I was just 19, and since then, my passion for the field has only grown, fueled by the academic challenges and the joy of learning on the job. Our clinic is unique in its patient care and services, primarily due to our diverse demographic. We have the privilege of serving many low-income patients, providing them access to quality eye care they might ..read more

Join Dr. Michael Harris in Supporting Our Satellite Campus in Emeryville. We invite you to learn why Dr. Michael G. Harris – the Godfather of Big Give and a member of our Hall of Fame – has decided to make a major gift to our new Emeryville Satellite Campus. Dr. Harris is Clinical Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer Emeritus at our school, where he has served as a faculty member for nearly 60 years! Read about his journey as a distinguished alum and influential educator at the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science. We hope his story will inspire you. My passion for corn ..read more

Join us as we come together with the Cal community for this online fundraising tradition. Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD) is a one-day research conference organized by first-year graduate students from the Vision Science Graduate Group at UC Berkeley. Your generosity helps foster collaboration and innovation in vision research across the Bay Area. Big Give runs from 9 p.m. PT on March 13 to 9 p.m. PT on March 14, 2024. Every gift counts, and there are exciting contests and prizes to amplify your impact! Donate Here The post Support BAVRD During Big Give! appeared first on UC Berkeley Sch ..read more