Dr. Karen Molina received her Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley. She taught figure skating for a few years before completing her Doctorate of Optometry at State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry. After graduation, she returned to UC Berkeley to complete a Primary Care and Contact Lens residency. She currently works as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Berkeley Optometry, participating in myopia research and teaching students and residents in the myopia control, primary care, and contact lens clinics.