Melanie Mason

Melanie Mason is a part-time Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and practices optometry in private practice. She teaches third- and fourth-year optometry students during patient examinations and co-instructs the Anterior Segment Disease course. Her clinical work includes primary eye care, pediatric exams, custom contact lenses, and managing chronic conditions like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.

Education: BS from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (2005), OD from UC Berkeley (2011), and a Primary Care and Contact Lens Residency at UC Berkeley (2012).

Professional roles include EyePACS Consultant, InfantSEE Provider Educator, and co-instructor for Anterior Segment Disease. She holds the FAAO distinction.

Her teaching and clinical focus emphasizes hands-on patient care, anterior segment pathology, and pediatric optometry. No grants or lab affiliations are explicitly mentioned.