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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 8:30am - 3:30pm Sunday 8:30am - 3:30pm

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Meredith W. Morgan Eye Center

Thank you for choosing the Meredith W. Morgan University Eye Center. We have cared for the eyes and U.C. Located in the Minor Hall Addition, the Meredith W.

Berkeley's School of Optometry is internationally recognized for its excellence in patient care as well as its leadership in vision research. Morgan University Eye Center is open to the public, as well as to the campus community of faculty, staff and students. The vision care needs of infants through the elderly are met. Doctors, working in our modern state-of-the-art facilities, can meet all of your vision care needs-from glasses and complete contact lens care to the specialized optometric and ophthalmological treatment of serious vision problems.

02/03/2026

We are proud to announce that Associate Director of Admissions Ardi Samonte has been selected as incoming Vice Chair of the Student Affairs and Admissions Professional Group for the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, with his leadership term beginning in July 2026.

In this national role, Ardi will support student affairs and admissions professionals across member institutions while helping advance optometric education. Please join us in congratulating Ardi on this outstanding achievement and continued leadership at Berkeley!

Read More: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/national-leadership-appointment/

01/27/2026

Congratulations to Class of 2025 Optometry Resident Dr. Eva Chung on being selected as the recipient of the 2025 American Academy of Optometry Foundation’s (AAOF) Dr. Douglas Hopkins (Primary) Comprehensive Eye Care Residency Award.

This national honor recognizes outstanding residents in primary eye care. The Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science now proudly counts five Hopkins Award recipients since the award’s inception in 2012!

Learn More: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/celebrating-excellence-in-residency/

01/16/2026

Full-Time Faculty Position Available: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Vision Research

Application Deadline: January 23, 2026 (all application materials must be received by that date).

To learn more and to apply, visit: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/about-us/jobs/

01/14/2026

Registration closes on January 14th, 2026 at 11:59 PM for Berkeley Practicum 2026!

Berkeley Practicum is a three-day virtual Continuing Education (CE) event taking place January 17–19, 2026, and offering up to 12 hours of COPE-accredited CE.

This year’s Karen Walker-Brandreth Lecture will be delivered by D**g Feng Chen, MD, PhD: “Thinking Glaucoma Through the Lens of Neuroinflammation.”

Learn more and register at: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/continuing-education/berkeley-practicum/

01/07/2026

The Spring 2026 Oxyopia lecture schedule has been posted to our website.

Oxyopia is a seminar series featuring lectures on basic, clinical, and applied research in vision. Unless otherwise noted, these lectures take place on Mondays 11:10 am to 12:30 pm in 489 Minor Hall. The lectures are free and open to the public.

Learn More: https://vision.berkeley.edu/events/oxyopia/

12/09/2025

The Scholarship and Awards Committee has announced the recipients for the Professional Student Support Fund (PSSF) awards for the 2025-2026 academic year – 148 students received a $1,200 award for their spring tuition and fees! In total, we were able to award $177,600.

These awards, available to continuing students, are made possible through the generosity of faculty and alumni of the school.

Thank you to the Scholarships and Awards Committee, led by Dr. Vikki Yu, as well as to the donors who contributed to these scholarship funds. Congratulations to our 2025-26 awardees!

Learn More: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/2025-26-pssf-awards/

12/04/2025

Registration is now open for the 37th Annual Berkeley Practicum – taking place on January 17–19, 2026.

Berkeley Practicum is a three-day virtual Continuing Education (CE) event offering up to 12 hours of COPE-accredited CE.

This year’s Karen Walker-Brandreth Lecture will be delivered by D**g Feng Chen, MD, PhD: “Thinking Glaucoma Through the Lens of Neuroinflammation.”

Learn more and register today at: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/continuing-education/berkeley-practicum/

11/26/2025

Full-Time Faculty Position Available:
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Vision Research

Our goal is to recruit an outstanding colleague with strong interests in ocular disease, ocular biology, and therapeutics, or a related research area relevant to the eye or vision. The application deadline is December 31st, 2025, and all application materials must be received by that date.

To learn more and to apply, visit optometry.berkeley.edu/jobs

11/25/2025

At the 2025 Academy Meeting in Boston, Berkeley Optometry Hall of Fame member Donald O. Mutti, OD, PhD, FAAO received this year’s Charles F. Prentice Medal and Lecture Award.

The Charles F. Prentice Medal is the Academy’s top award at the annual meeting, presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge through research in the visual sciences. Congratulations to Dr. Mutti!

Learn More: https://optometry.berkeley.edu/dr-mutti-receives-prentice-award/

Photo courtesy of the American Academy of Optometry, 2025.

11/17/2025

This semester, Assistant Director of the Vision Science & Residency Programs Alex Marquez organized a peaceful yoga session on the Faculty Glade. The relaxing hour of stretching and mindfulness was expertly led by third-year optometry student Jillian Fahey.

It was a perfect opportunity for students to decompress and focus on well-being. A huge thank you to Jillian for leading the class and to everyone who came out to participate!

Learn More: https://vision.berkeley.edu/posts/yoga-on-faculty-glade/

11/15/2025

Vision Science PhD student Emily L. Ward is first author on a new open-access review in Molecular Neurodegeneration: “Modeling neurodegeneration in the retina and strategies for developing pan-neurodegenerative therapies.”

The paper positions the retina as a powerful model for investigating the mechanisms of neurodegeneration and advancing therapies that could apply across diseases such as glaucoma, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.

Berkeley co-authors include Karthik Shekhar (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute) and John G. Flanagan (Optometry & Vision Science).

Congratulations to Emily and the full research team!

Learn More: https://vision.berkeley.edu/posts/new-paper-in-molecular-neurodegeneration/

11/13/2025

On the weekend of October 18th, 31 students, postdocs, faculty, and staff from the Berkley Vision Science community gathered at Saratoga Springs for the annual fall retreat, featuring seminars on current research alongside team-building activities and social events.

Congratulations to students Tejas Kothapalli, winner of the Eye for Design award; Jocelyn Tao, recipient of the 20/20 Communication award; and Emily Ward, honored with the 2024 Outstanding GSI award.

Learn More: https://vision.berkeley.edu/posts/vs-retreat-2025/

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200 Minor Hall
Berkeley, CA
94720

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	8:30am - 3:30pm
Sunday	8:30am - 3:30pm

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http://www.CalEyeCare.org/

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