Congrats Graduates!
By Liza Shevchuk
We are proud to celebrate the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science Class of 2026 and all they have accomplished throughout their time at Berkeley. We look forward to seeing the impact they will make as clinicians, researchers, leaders, and advocates for vision health. Congratulations to the Class of 2026, and welcome to the Berkeley alumni community!
Alexander Belsten
Efficient Coding of Color in Natural Images
Chair: Bruno Olshausen, PhD
Josie D’Angelo
Misperceptions of Motion During Visual Fixation and Smooth Pursuit
Chair: Austin Roorda, PhD
Matangi N. Kumar
Müller Glia as a Source and Target of Lipoxin B4: Neurodegenerative and Neuroprotective Roles of Retinal Glia in Glaucoma
Chairs: Karsten Gronert, PhD & John Flanagan, PhD, DSc, FCOptom
Sonali Singh
Discovering a Novel AAV2-Based Capsid for RPE Transduction via Intravitreal Injection for Retinal Degenerative Disease Gene Therapy
Chair: John Flannery, PhD
Vivien Tse
Clinical Impacts of Scleral Lens Wear on Intraocular Pressure Measurement, Ocular Surface Responses, and Patient Tolerance
Chair: Meng Lin, OD, PhD
Chun-Hsiao (Daniel) Yeh
Multimodal Representation Learning with Applications to Ocular Surface Disease Diagnosis
Chairs: Meng Lin, OD, PhD & Yi Ma, PhD