Meet our doctor and staff
The eyecare professionals at In Vision take the time to give you the best quality eye care possible. Our staff keeps up-to-date by attending ongoing courses, keeping them informed of the latest technology and stimulating them with ideas for new and expanded services.
Dr Jane Hafen, O.D.
Since acquiring In Vision in 1986, Dr. Jane Hafen, O.D. has built a solid reputation in the Bay Area for professional excellence in eye care. She is especially is interested in contact lenses. She welcomes the difficult to fit and those who have been unable to be successfully fit in the past. Dr. Hafen, O.D. received her Doctor of Optometry degree in 1984 and taught at UC Berkeley School of Optometry from 1989-1994. She has continually mentored students in her office allowing them to experience life in an optometric practice, practice management issues and lets them observe interesting findings. |
Dr. Hafen, O.D. participated as an expert examiner for both the State and National Boards' Licensure Exam. She was named "Optometrist of the Year" by the Alameda-Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society in 2002. Dr. Hafen, O.D. has served on the ACCCOS Emergency Doctors Panel and has volunteered to see patients in local doctors offices when they have suddenly become disabled and temporarily cannot practice.
Dr. Hafen, O.D. has served as an advisor and lecturer to many programs including the Berkeley Head Start Program, the San Leandro Senior Center, and at UC Berkeley and various elementary schools. Through her affiliation with the ACCCOS she has been involved in advising the MCT Vision Screening Program that screens 45,000 school age children each year. She has also been involved the California Vision Project and Vision USA and sees some patients for free. Dr. Hafen, O.D. also collects hundreds glasses for missions to Cambodia and VOSH.
Dr. Hafen, O.D. is active in her community. She mentored an "at risk" student through Youth Bridge for which she got recognition from U.S. Senator Barbara Lee in 2000. In 2007 she was a volunteer doctor for the Special Olympics held in Berkeley. She has served on committees for her Homeowners Association from1999 to present. She also participated as a classroom and fundraising volunteer at her son's various schools. She was active in vision screenings at those schools.
Her current and past memberships include the American Optometric Association (AOA), AOA Contact Lens Section, California Optometric Association, Oakland Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau, and she served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Alameda-Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society and on the California Optometric Insurance Services Board.
She lives in Oakland with her husband, Jef and son, Clayton. Her leisure activities include travel, camping, reading and digital crafts.
Dr. Hafen, O.D. has served as an advisor and lecturer to many programs including the Berkeley Head Start Program, the San Leandro Senior Center, and at UC Berkeley and various elementary schools. Through her affiliation with the ACCCOS she has been involved in advising the MCT Vision Screening Program that screens 45,000 school age children each year. She has also been involved the California Vision Project and Vision USA and sees some patients for free. Dr. Hafen, O.D. also collects hundreds glasses for missions to Cambodia and VOSH.
Dr. Hafen, O.D. is active in her community. She mentored an "at risk" student through Youth Bridge for which she got recognition from U.S. Senator Barbara Lee in 2000. In 2007 she was a volunteer doctor for the Special Olympics held in Berkeley. She has served on committees for her Homeowners Association from1999 to present. She also participated as a classroom and fundraising volunteer at her son's various schools. She was active in vision screenings at those schools.
Her current and past memberships include the American Optometric Association (AOA), AOA Contact Lens Section, California Optometric Association, Oakland Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau, and she served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Alameda-Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society and on the California Optometric Insurance Services Board.
She lives in Oakland with her husband, Jef and son, Clayton. Her leisure activities include travel, camping, reading and digital crafts.