The Residency Program

The Optometric Residency Program at Berkeley Optometry and its affiliate programs seek to recruit and admit the best-qualified postgraduate optometrists. Our aim is to provide advanced clinical education and concentrated clinical experience in specialty areas of optometry in an institutional or hospital-based setting. This mentored educational and clinical experience will prepare optometrists for lifelong scholarship in patient care, education, and optometric leadership.

Goals To provide the resident with a mentorship setting that is conducive to the acquisition of advanced clinical training in one or two specialty areas of optometric practice from the following: primary care, ocular disease, contact lenses, low vision, and pediatrics/binocular vision. To prepare the resident for future leadership (clinical practice, education, or research) in optometry. To use a formal system of reviews to ensure that the Residency Program meets or exceeds the needs and obligations of its residency administration, chief mentors, and residents. To provide adequate facilities and resources for use by the Residents. To attract a qualified and diverse applicant pool.