Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science
Ralph S. Minor Hall, which houses Berkeley Optometry and Vision Science | |
Former name | UC Berkeley School of Optometry |
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| Type | Public professional school |
| Established | 1923 |
| Location | , 37°52′17.32″N 122°15′16.83″W / 37.8714778°N 122.2546750°W |
| Website | optometry |
The Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of California, Berkeley (also known as Berkeley Optometry) is an optometry school at the University of California, Berkeley. It offers a graduate-level, four-year professional program leading to the Doctor of Optometry degree (OD), and a one-year, ACOE-accredited residency program in clinical optometry specialties (primary care, ocular disease, contact lenses, low vision, binocular vision, and pediatrics). It is also the home department for the multidisciplinary Vision Science Group at UC Berkeley, whose graduate students earn either MS or PhD degrees.
The school is named after optometrist Herbert Wertheim, who pledged $50 million to the school in 2021 through the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation.