OD Optometry at University of California, Berkeley

About the Program Optometrists provide primary eye and vision care, including comprehensive eye examinations and the diagnosis, treatment, and management of most eye conditions and diseases. To prepare you as a professional capable of meeting this broad scope of responsibilities, the curriculum at Berkeley Optometry is designed to provide first-rate clinical training as well as instruction in the science of vision. Our world-class faculty offer comprehensive clinical training enhanced by cutting-edge education in vision science.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Sci  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Doctoral Degree Requirements Curriculum by Year (OD Program) First-Year Curriculum (39.5 units) Course List CodeTitleUnits Fall OPTOM 200A Clinical Examination of the Visual System [2] OPTOM 200AL Clinical Examination of the Visual System [3] OPTOM 272A Health Economics, Law and Policy for Optometrists [2] VIS SCI 203A Course Not Available [4] VIS SCI 205 Course Not Available [4.5] VIS SCI 206A Course Not Available [2] VIS SCI 206D Course Not Available [2] Spring OPTOM 200B Clinical Examination of the Visual System [2] OPTOM 200BL Clinical Examination of the Visual System [3] OPTOM 222A Optics of Ophthalmic Lenses [4] VIS SCI 203B Course Not Available [4] VIS SCI 206B Course Not Available [3] VIS SCI 217 Course Not Available [2] VIS SCI 219 Course Not Available [2] Second-Year Curriculum (32 units) Course List CodeTitleUnits Fall OPTOM 200C Clinical Examination of the Visual System [2] OPTOM 200CL Clinical Examination of the Visual System [2] OPTOM 213 Evidence Based Optometry [1] OPTOM 222B Advanced Clinical Optics [2] OPTOM 226A Ocular & Systemic Pharmacology I [2.5] OPTOM 236A Systemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations [3] VIS SCI 215 Course Not Available [2] Spring OPTOM 200D Clinical Examination of the Visual System [2] OPTOM 200DL Clinical Examination of the Visual System [2] OPTOM 226B Ocular Pharmacology [2.5] OPTOM 236B Systemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations [3] OPTOM 240 Diagnosis and Treatment of Sensory/Motor Anomalies [3] OPTOM 260A Contact Lenses: Examination Principles and Practice [3] VIS SCI 206C Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Visual System [2] Third-Year Curriculum (45.5 units) Course List CodeTitleUnits Summer OPTOM 430A Optometry Clinics [8] OPTOM 432 Introduction to Clinical Topics for the New Clinician [2] Fall OPTOM 241 Advanced Management and Rehabilitation of Sensory/Motor Anomalies [3] OPTOM 246 Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior Segment Ocular Disease [4] OPTOM 251 Low Vision [2.5] OPTOM 430B Optometry Clinics [9] OPTOM 435 Advanced Procedures in Ocular Disease Diagnosis [2] Spring OPTOM 256 Diagnosis and Treatment of Posterior Segment Ocular Disease [4] OPTOM 270C Eyecare Business and Professional Management II [2] OPTOM 430C Optometry Clinics [9] Fourth-Year Curriculum (42 units) Course List CodeTitleUnits Summer OPTOM 440A Advanced Optometry Clinic [5] OPTOM 441A Specialty Clinics [5] Fall OPTOM 440B Advanced Optometry Clinic [9] OPTOM 441B Specialty Clinics [7] Spring OPTOM 440C Advanced Optometry Clinic [9] OPTOM 441C Specialty Clinics [7]

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