Dr. Berry grew up in West Virginia before moving to North Carolina for her undergraduate education. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Mars Hill College in 2004, and she went on to earn her doctorate of optometry in 2008 from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. The following year, she began her career with Indian Health Services, and she completed a residency in primary eyecare and ocular disease at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico.
Before moving to Durango, Dr. Berry was practicing at the Zuni Indian Hospital and played an instrumental role in developing a new optometry residency program as the founding program director through the Southern California College of Optometry. While there, she also served on the hospital’s Diabetic Collaborative Team and helped implement the Optometry Special Needs Children’s Clinic.
Dr. Berry specializes in dry eye treatment, glaucoma management, ocular disease, specialty contact lens fittings, myopia control, and pediatric and adult optometry. While in Durango, she acted as the vision specialist for the San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Durango 9-R Student Fund, providing complementary vision screenings and follow-up care for children who have potential barriers to learning. Dr. Berry is also a CooperVision Brilliant Futures Program Certified Provider for myopia control and participates in InfantSEE, a national program that provides free eye exams to infants.
She has served as president of the Durango Business Association and is an active member of the American Optometric Association and the Colorado Optometric Association. She has also done volunteer work for the La Plata County Eye & Ear Program, the Lion’s Club of Durango and Bayfield, and the Sight for Students program.
In her spare time, Dr. Berry enjoys mountain biking, camping, cross-country and downhill skiing, and all forms of dance. You might just run into her on her bike on local trails or enjoying the San Juan Mountains!
Contact Dr. Berry, Optometrist in Durango, CO
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Berry, contact Southwest Eye Consultants at (970) 828-2200 or you can request a consultation online.
