Morris S. Berman, O.D., M.S.
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor
Joined us in 1985
Dipl. Optom., Witwatersrand Institute of Technology
O.D., University of Houston
M.S., University of Houston
Residency in Optometry, Optometric Center of New York
714.449.7455 • Fax 714.992.7809
mberman@scco.edu
Dr. Morris Berman serves as Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO). Prior to joining SCCO in 1985, he was the Assistant Dean for Education at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago and also served as a faculty member at the University of Houston College of Optometry. A second generation optometrist, Dr. Berman completed his optometric training in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967. He completed a residency program at the Optometric Center of New York in 1968 and earned the degrees Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) and Master of Science in Physiological Optics (M.S.) at the University of Houston College of Optometry. He has taught strabismus/amblyopia, electrodiagnosis, and ocular physiology; current teaching includes a course in Professional Ethics at SCCO. Dr. Berman has published over 30 papers on clinical topics; his more recent publications focus on the optometric curriculum and a model for entry level determination. He is a co-author of the Dictionary of Visual Sciences and Related Clinical Terms, published in 2000. Dr. Berman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and Chaired the AAO Education Program Committee (formerly Ellerbrock Memorial CE Committee) in 2001-02. He has served as the Chair, Academic Affairs Committee of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), and as editor of ASCO’s bi-monthly publication Eye on Education. Dr. Berman also chaired a national conference on the Optometry Curriculum Model in 1992 which formed part of the Summit in Optometric Education series. He currently serves as chair of the American Academy of Optometry Nominating Committee and is past chair of the American Optometric Association Ethics and Values Committee. Dr. Berman has served on the Task Force on Para-optometric continuing education of the California Optometric Association (COA) in 1987-88, as well as the TPA Study Committee of the COA in 1996-97.
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor
Joined us in 1985
Dipl. Optom., Witwatersrand Institute of Technology
O.D., University of Houston
M.S., University of Houston
Residency in Optometry, Optometric Center of New York
714.449.7455 • Fax 714.992.7809
mberman@scco.edu
Dr. Morris Berman serves as Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO). Prior to joining SCCO in 1985, he was the Assistant Dean for Education at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago and also served as a faculty member at the University of Houston College of Optometry. A second generation optometrist, Dr. Berman completed his optometric training in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967. He completed a residency program at the Optometric Center of New York in 1968 and earned the degrees Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) and Master of Science in Physiological Optics (M.S.) at the University of Houston College of Optometry. He has taught strabismus/amblyopia, electrodiagnosis, and ocular physiology; current teaching includes a course in Professional Ethics at SCCO. Dr. Berman has published over 30 papers on clinical topics; his more recent publications focus on the optometric curriculum and a model for entry level determination. He is a co-author of the Dictionary of Visual Sciences and Related Clinical Terms, published in 2000. Dr. Berman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and Chaired the AAO Education Program Committee (formerly Ellerbrock Memorial CE Committee) in 2001-02. He has served as the Chair, Academic Affairs Committee of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), and as editor of ASCO’s bi-monthly publication Eye on Education. Dr. Berman also chaired a national conference on the Optometry Curriculum Model in 1992 which formed part of the Summit in Optometric Education series. He currently serves as chair of the American Academy of Optometry Nominating Committee and is past chair of the American Optometric Association Ethics and Values Committee. Dr. Berman has served on the Task Force on Para-optometric continuing education of the California Optometric Association (COA) in 1987-88, as well as the TPA Study Committee of the COA in 1996-97.