We’ve got 2 copies of Part I of The Berkeley Study Guide: Preparation for the Optometry National Boards available in our Test Prep section near the HUB.   Written and edited by the students at UC Berkeley School of Optometry, Part I covers Applied Basic Science.  Study questions and answers are included for each chapter.

Book 1 discusses:

  • Optics — Geometrical, Physical, and Physiological
  • Ophthalmic Optics/Spectacles
  • Contact Lenses
  • Low Vision
  • Accommodative, Vergence, and Oculomotor Anomolies
  • Amblyopia/Strabismus
  • Perceptual Function/Color Vision
  • Visual and Human Development
  • Lids/Lashes/Lacrimal System/Ocular Adnexa/Orbit Anatomy
  • Conjuntiva/Cornea/Refractive Surgery
  • Lens/Cataract/IOL/Pre- and Post-Operative Care
  • Episclera/Sclera/Anterior Uvea
  • Vitreous/Retina/Choroid
  • Optic Nerve/Neuro-Ophthalmic Pathways
  • Pharmacology
  • Glaucoma
  • Ocular Emergencies and Trauma

Book 2 covers:

  • Systemic Health Gross Anatomy
  • Systemic Health Neuroanatomy
  • Histology
  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology

Let us know what you think of The Berkeley Guide and if there are other NBEO study resources you need.