Carl H. Jacobsen

Carl H. Jacobsen is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the School of Optometry. He serves as Chief of the Ocular Disease Clinic and oversees the Ocular Disease Specialty Residency Program, supervising students in clinical patient care and research opportunities.

• Chief, Ocular Disease Clinic
• Teaching Optometry 441A-C (Specialty Clinics)
• Chief Mentor, Ocular Disease Specialty

His work focuses on ocular disease diagnosis and management, emphasizing clinical patient care through collaborations with staff ophthalmologists and residency-trained optometrists specializing in general ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery, retina, and glaucoma. Research opportunities are linked to the School’s faculty research program.

Additional activities include supervising residency rotations in UCBSO specialty clinics (electrodiagnostics, contact lens-related eye disease, low vision) and integrating clinical training with interdisciplinary supervision.