Support the Vision Science program this Big Give!
The first event of its kind at our school!
From the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
John Flanagan is stepping down as dean after an exceptionally successful ten years leading the school.
For her research project: “Targeting Lipoxin B4 for Reversing Astrocyte-Mediated Neuroinflammation in Glaucoma.”
Apply by February 2, 2025 for the chance to participate in the Vision Science Undergraduate Research Program!
Welcome Dr. Emily Cooper, and thank you Dr. Rowland Taylor!
Regulation of Disease-Associated Microglia in the Optic Nerve by Lipoxin B4 and Ocular Hypertensionar Neurodegeneration.
Paving the way for continued advancements in evidence-based vision care.
Events led by Morgan and Alex from the Admissions and Student Affairs Office (ASAO).
This study, published in JOV, sought to investigate an incompatibility between two findings about human fixation.
Join us for a webinar on December 19, 2024 and apply by January 11, 2025!
We are delighted to welcome five new PhD students to the Vision Science program at Berkeley! Click to read more about them.
Inspiring high school and undergraduate students.
An intensive 8-week summer research program for undergraduates.
BAVRD 2024 will take place at International House on September 13th, 2024!
On new technology developed to combat deepfakes.
Stereoscopic video games may have therapeutic applications for the recovery of stereo vision in the disordered visual system.
Congratulations, Shruthi Karnam!
Congratulations to the brilliant minds of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science graduating class of 2024!
Dr. Gerald Westheimer turns 100 years old on May 13th, 2024. In April, we held a special event to celebrate this major milestone with him. Click here to see a video of Dr. Westheimer’s birthday event!
Meet third-year VS student Pabita Dhungel and learn about her life as a Vision Science PhD student at Berkeley!
Vision Science PhD students teach science lessons to Bay Area kids.
On May 24, featuring Giessen University’s Dr. Karl R. Gegenfurtner.
Welcoming prospective Vision Science PhD students!
A visual psychophysics paradigm that could serve as a biomarker to improve ADHD evaluation and classification.
Highlighting research on how psilocybin shapes human perception.
New tool for comprehensive structure-function assessment of the macula across various eye disorders.
Sharon A. Bentley has been selected as the 9th dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science.
March 17, 2025 – Yuchen Wang, Assistant Professor Department of Optometry and Vision Science University of Alabama at Birmingham Host: Teresa Puthussery
Recognizing her outstanding work in vision science.
Not exactly a dance party, but a CIVO-sponsored demo day!
A new paper published in PNAS by the Roorda Lab.
Election Day is November 5th, 2024.
Dr. Suzanne Fleiszig takes on postdoc advisor role.
Presented to PhD Student Josephine D’Angelo.
We hosted the 36th annual Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD)!
Oxyopia is a seminar series featuring lectures on basic, clinical, and applied research in vision.
In the photo: Vision Science PhD students, entering Fall 2024.
Apply for the Data Analyst-Bioinformatics Specialist position.
Learn more about third-year VS student, Sonali Singh!
Congratulations, Pabita and Vivien!
For the discovery of a highly localized and specialized system for representation of faces in human and non-human primate neocortex.
By amplifying the lipoxin pathway, it may be possible to disrupt or prevent astrocyte reactivity, providing a new therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative conditions.
Graduating Vision Science PhD students met with classmates and faculty to celebrate and to present their research.
Held at Stanford, the Bay Area Young Investigators Research Conference featured 16 UC Berkeley presenters, including undergraduates, PhD students, postdocs, and visiting scholars.
How small changes to one eye’s retinal image can transform the perceived shape of a very familiar object.
Maggie completed her Honors Thesis on Morphological Characterization of Microglia During Ocular Hypertension Insult, with a BS in Molecular & Cell Biology as well as Computer Science.
Join us as we come together with the Cal community for this online fundraising tradition.
Lawrence will receive a cash prize of $500 and will be nominated for a campus-wide Outstanding GSI Award. Congrats Lawrence!
