Dr. Steve Berry, OD, serves on the Board of Vision Care Direct, a physician-led prepaid vision plan option, and brings more than two decades of clinical practice and organizational leadership. He earned his Doctor of Optometry and a B.S. in Visual Sciences from the Illinois College of Optometry after completing a B.S. in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His training included rotations at VA hospitals, military medical centers, and a regional eye institute, building depth in ocular disease, surgical co-management, and primary eye care. Since 2005 he has been a partner at Albuquerque Vision Clinic and has also provided care through Optomeyes, Inc., with earlier roles at Eye Associates of New Mexico, the Albuquerque VA Hospital, and practices in Colorado and New Mexico.
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