This year’s retreat took place in Tahoe City!
“Modeling the Effect of Gravity on Periodic Alternating Nystagmus.”
The Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD) conference is now open for registration and abstract submission!
Solving Neurodegeneration: Common Mechanisms and Strategies for New Treatments.
Congratulations Dr. Charlotte Yiyi Wang!
In honor of Pride Month, we’ve made pins for the whole school! Students, faculty, and staff can stop by ASAO starting Tuesday 6/21 to pick up a pin. We’ve also included a link to free Pride-themed Zoom backgrounds below. Pride Month is celebrated annually in the month of June to “honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising […]
Congratulations to our Vision Science Class of 2022 Graduates!
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Emily Cooper!
The gene therapy offers hope for treating a similar condition in people.
Artists have long been drawn to the eyes. And for good reason.
Charlotte Wang wins the Outstanding Teacher Award!
First paper to be published using the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science name!
A new project funded through the prestigious National Eye Institute’s Audacious Goals Initiative.
Outcomes of Progranulin Gene Therapy in the Retina are Dependent on Time and Route of Delivery.
Using cue scaffolding and dichoptic perceptual learning in VR to train stereovision.
Celebrations and presentations from the VS Class of 2021.
Click the red arrow to learn more and to read about all of our recent grants.
Recognition of outstanding minority graduate students poised to make an impact on the academy.
The pandemic forced our vision science labs to devise new ways to run experiments.
The challenge of replicating the awesome power of the human visual system
In celebration, we are sharing the experience of PhD student Steven Shepard.
For her project, “Relationship between COVID-19 and the Eye.”
Vision Science professor Michael Silver is the inaugural director.
Research interests: eye movements and perception, improving the diagnosis and treatment of visual, vestibular, and neurological disorders.
Dr. Mason held beliefs and behaved in a manner that is wholly unworthy of the honor bestowed upon him.
“An Inside Look: UC Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics.”
“A synthetic tear protein resolves dry eye through promoting corneal nerve regeneration.”
“The Statistics of Eye Movements and Binocular Disparities during VR Gaming: Implications for Headset Design”
This summer saw the inaugural launch of the ViSUR program.
Sunwoo Kwon is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Levi Lab.
A Message from DEIB Director, Dr. Ruth Shoge.
62 optometry students and 12 vision science students received their degrees!
New paper in Frontiers in Neurology from Dr. Jorge Otero-Millan.
A commonly available drug may help reverse some forms of blindness.
A growing number of Vision Science PhDs are finding scientific satisfaction in a demanding and rewarding new industry environment.
2nd year Vision Science student Alisa Braun wins the Young Investigator Award from the Optica Fall Vision Meeting.
Dr. Jorge Otero-Millan receives 2021 Faculty Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring.
This transformational commitment constitutes the lead gift for a 10-year, $100 million investment. Click the arrow to read the campus press release.
Congratulations to our Vision Science students, Young Hyun Kim and Charlotte Wang, OD, FAAO!
Modeling the interaction among three cerebellar disorders of eye movements: periodic alternating, gaze‑evoked and rebound nystagmus
We celebrate your many accomplishments and look forward to witnessing your future successes and contributions.
Lecture May 12: Wiring Up Direction Selective Circuits in the Retina
A five-year NSF Faculty Early Career Development Grant for Dr. Emily Cooper.
A Novel Approach to Assess Selective Ganglion Cell Vulnerability in Glaucoma.
Novel optogenetic gene therapy technology from the Flannery Lab.
Click the red arrow to read their stories!
A new paper from the lab of Optometry and Vision Science professor Emily Cooper.
The Vision Science program has taken measures to keep our students, faculty, and staff healthy.
Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on how disinformation online is dividing the nation.
Professors Puthussery and and Tuten receive Hellman Awards in support of their research.
This year’s retreat took place in Tahoe City!
“An Inside Look: UC Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics.”
“Modeling the Effect of Gravity on Periodic Alternating Nystagmus.”
“A synthetic tear protein resolves dry eye through promoting corneal nerve regeneration.”
The Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD) conference is now open for registration and abstract submission!
“The Statistics of Eye Movements and Binocular Disparities during VR Gaming: Implications for Headset Design”
Solving Neurodegeneration: Common Mechanisms and Strategies for New Treatments.
This summer saw the inaugural launch of the ViSUR program.
Congratulations Dr. Charlotte Yiyi Wang!
Sunwoo Kwon is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Levi Lab.
In honor of Pride Month, we’ve made pins for the whole school! Students, faculty, and staff can stop by ASAO starting Tuesday 6/21 to pick up a pin. We’ve also included a link to free Pride-themed Zoom backgrounds below. Pride Month is celebrated annually in the month of June to “honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising […]
A Message from DEIB Director, Dr. Ruth Shoge.
Congratulations to our Vision Science Class of 2022 Graduates!
62 optometry students and 12 vision science students received their degrees!
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Emily Cooper!
New paper in Frontiers in Neurology from Dr. Jorge Otero-Millan.
The gene therapy offers hope for treating a similar condition in people.
A commonly available drug may help reverse some forms of blindness.
Artists have long been drawn to the eyes. And for good reason.
A growing number of Vision Science PhDs are finding scientific satisfaction in a demanding and rewarding new industry environment.
Charlotte Wang wins the Outstanding Teacher Award!
2nd year Vision Science student Alisa Braun wins the Young Investigator Award from the Optica Fall Vision Meeting.
First paper to be published using the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science name!
Dr. Jorge Otero-Millan receives 2021 Faculty Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring.
A new project funded through the prestigious National Eye Institute’s Audacious Goals Initiative.
This transformational commitment constitutes the lead gift for a 10-year, $100 million investment. Click the arrow to read the campus press release.
Outcomes of Progranulin Gene Therapy in the Retina are Dependent on Time and Route of Delivery.
Congratulations to our Vision Science students, Young Hyun Kim and Charlotte Wang, OD, FAAO!
Using cue scaffolding and dichoptic perceptual learning in VR to train stereovision.
Modeling the interaction among three cerebellar disorders of eye movements: periodic alternating, gaze‑evoked and rebound nystagmus
Celebrations and presentations from the VS Class of 2021.
We celebrate your many accomplishments and look forward to witnessing your future successes and contributions.
Click the red arrow to learn more and to read about all of our recent grants.
Lecture May 12: Wiring Up Direction Selective Circuits in the Retina
Recognition of outstanding minority graduate students poised to make an impact on the academy.
A five-year NSF Faculty Early Career Development Grant for Dr. Emily Cooper.
The pandemic forced our vision science labs to devise new ways to run experiments.
A Novel Approach to Assess Selective Ganglion Cell Vulnerability in Glaucoma.
The challenge of replicating the awesome power of the human visual system
Novel optogenetic gene therapy technology from the Flannery Lab.
In celebration, we are sharing the experience of PhD student Steven Shepard.
Click the red arrow to read their stories!
For her project, “Relationship between COVID-19 and the Eye.”
A new paper from the lab of Optometry and Vision Science professor Emily Cooper.
Vision Science professor Michael Silver is the inaugural director.
The Vision Science program has taken measures to keep our students, faculty, and staff healthy.
Research interests: eye movements and perception, improving the diagnosis and treatment of visual, vestibular, and neurological disorders.
Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on how disinformation online is dividing the nation.
Dr. Mason held beliefs and behaved in a manner that is wholly unworthy of the honor bestowed upon him.
Professors Puthussery and and Tuten receive Hellman Awards in support of their research.