Education
OD
University of California, Berkeley, 2016
Residency
Primary Care/Community Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2017
About Dr. Shahbazian
Dr. Angela Shahbazian provides primary eye care exams as well as medical exams including urgent care, glaucoma, complications from diabetes, and other conditions. She has a special interest in community health care. Dr. Shahbazian earned her doctor of optometry degree at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry and completed a residency in Primary Care and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry.
Dr. Shahbazian is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. When she is not in clinic, she enjoys spending her time hiking and swimming with her family.
Teaching
Optometry 200E Clinical Examination and Treatment of the Visual System
Optometry 200F Ophthalmic Laser and Minor Surgical Procedures
Optometry 236 A/B Systemic Disease and its Ocular Manifestations
Optometry 430C Optometry Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publications
“Xerophthalmia as the Initial Finding in a Patient with Multiple Vitamin Deficiencies and Alcoholic Cirrhosis: A Case Report” | Case Report 2024: Clinical Insights in Eyecare, 2024;2(5).
“Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration” | Case Study 2018: In Clinical Cases in Eye Care, Rosenfield et al. – Wolters Kluwer.
Peer-Reviewed Abstracts: Posters
“Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in a Patient with Bilateral Tonic Pupils” | Poster 2024: AAO Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
“Ocular Manifestations of Vitamin A Deficiency: That’s Not Fluorescein, Is It?” | Poster 2023: AAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
“Tattoo-Associated Bilateral Intermediate Uveitis in a Patient Without Confirmed Sarcoidosis” | Poster 2022: AAO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
“Pseudomembranous Conjunctivitis Secondary to Foreign Body” | Poster 2022: AAO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
“Retinal Detachment in Stickler Syndrome: Update on Treatment and Management” | Poster 2022: AAO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
“Reversible Skew Deviation After Cardiac Arrest” | Poster 2020: AAO Annual Meeting, Online
“A Rare Case of Presumed Peripheral Cone Dystrophy” | Poster 2016: AAO Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
“What’s Not Normal About Normal Tension Glaucoma” | Article Jan/Feb 2017: California Optometry Magazine
Invited Continuing Education
“Optic Neuropathies: A Systematic Approach” | Lecture 2025: UCSF Optometry Course, Online, 4/6/2025
“Your Vision and Parkinson’s Disease” | Lecture 2025: Parkinsonsresources.org, Online, 2/3/2025
“It Just Won’t Go Away: A Case of Ocular Surface Inflammation” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2024: Old Home Week, Berkeley, CA, 5/15/2024
“You’ve Got Some Nerve! An Inflammatory Tale” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2023: AAO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/14/2023
“Through Thick and Thin: A Case of Anterior Segment Inflammation” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2023: Centennial Alumni Reunion, Berkeley, CA, 9/23/2023
“Don’t Stay in Your Lane! Improving Health Outcomes Equitably” | Lecture 2023: OPTOx Lecture Series, Berkeley, CA, 4/4/2023
“The Winding Road to Glaucoma” | On-Demand Lecture 2023: UC Berkeley
“Just the Facts, Ma’am: Evidence-Based Guidance on Ocular Nutrition” | Lecture 2023: Northwest Permanente Ocular Pathology Conference, Online, OR, 2/7/2023
“The Winding Road to Glaucoma” | COPE-Approved Lecture 2022: National Capital Region Federal Optometric Society, Online, VA, 1 hour, 2/25/2022
“Beyond the Pale: Bravely Taking on Optic Nerve Pallor” | COPE-Approved Lecture 2022: National Capital Region Federal Optometric Society, Online, VA, 1 hour, 2/25/2022
“In the Same Vein” | Grand Rounds Lecture 2021: Berkeley Optometry Alumni Reunion, 9/28/2021
“Just the Facts, Ma’am: Evidence-Based Guidance on Ocular Nutrition”| On-Demand Lecture 2021: UC Berkeley
“Beyond the Pale: Bravely Taking on Optic Nerve Pallor” | COPE-Approved Lecture 2020: Berkeley Optometry Alumni Reunion, 10/12/2020
“Ocular Manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease” | Lecture 2017: UC Berkeley bTalks, 6/1/2017
“Adult-Onset Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy” | Lecture 2017: UC Berkeley bTalks, 1/19/2017
“Testing Contrast Sensitivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration” | Lecture 2017: Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society, 1/22/2017