Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science
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The Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science at the University of California, Berkeley[2] (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.
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Former name | UC Berkeley School of Optometry |
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Type | Public professional school |
Established | 1923[1] |
Location | , 37°52′17.32″N 122°15′16.83″W |
Website | optometry |
Its namesake is American optometrist Herbert Wertheim, due to his $50 million pledge to the school in 2021 through the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation.[2][3]