Optometry

SHS Optometry is open to all registered UC San Diego students by appointment only for your routine and urgent eye care needs! The Optometry Department vision care team is dedicated to providing high quality eye care and products to best fit your visual needs while keeping your safety and well-being a top priority during this pandemic. The optometrists are highly experienced in providing precise glasses and contact lens prescriptions as well as detecting and treating eye diseases such as dry eyes and red eyes. The eyewear collection is passionately cultivated by our optical staff to ensure you receive the most stylish and functional glasses to help you look and feel your best.

The Student Health Optometry Department has been in operation since February 1975. Because the department is non-profit, services are provided to students at low cost. Our mission is to facilitate the retention, academic advancement and graduation of UC San Diego students by maintaining their maximum eye health. View information about our Optometrists.

Make an Appointment

Schedule your comprehensive eye exam by logging onto MyStudentChart > Click on visits > Schedule an appointment > Choose Comprehensive Eye Exam

To place an order for glasses/contacts or schedule a glasses/contact lens order pick-up, call the Optometry Department at (858) 534-2602. If you have questions, email us at SHS-Opto@ucsd.edu.

Hours

Closed for lunch 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Please note: Optometry will be closed on university holidays.

Services

• Urgent Medical Office Visit
• Dry Eye Evaluation
• Comprehensive Eye Exam
• Contact Lens Evaluation
• Ordering of contact lenses with a valid prescription
• Ordering of glasses with a valid prescription

Forms

Authorization to Release Optometry Information (PDF)
If you would like your optometry records sent to another facility, download the authorization form and FAX to our office (858) 534-4749.

COVID-19

Your safety and well-being are our top priority.  To minimize risks for staff and patients and ensure social distancing, we have established safeguards in our facilities.  

• Patients are advised to come alone to their appointment.
• All patients and staff are screened for symptoms when entering the clinic.
• All patients and staff are required to wear a face mask in public areas of the clinic.
• Plexiglass shields have been installed in registration areas.
• We are limiting the amount of people in the clinic at any one time.

We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic creates an evolving environment, so procedures will be adjusted as needed. We are deeply committed to the safety of our patients and staff and want to ensure that patients feel comfortable coming in for their care.