Posted 04/18/2008
Eyes on New York Gala 
Posted 03/26/2008
MOU Signed With Purchase College and Its Neuberger Museum
Posted 02/06/2008
SUNY Opens New Vision Care Referral Service
Posted 02/04/2008
Agreements signed with Chinese Medical Schools
Eyes on New York Gala
Julian Gangolli, Dr. David Heath and Richard Elias pose
before the awards ceremony in the Rainbow Room
Two prominent ophthalmic industry leaders were honored at the annual Eyes on New York Gala, April 11, during Vision Expo East. Sponsored by the Optometric Center of New York, the foundation of the SUNY College of Optometry, the gala, held in the famous Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center, paid tribute to Richard Elias, President of Transitions Optical and Julian Gangolli, Corporate Vice President and President of North America Pharmaceuticals for Allergan.
More than 300 people attended the annual fundraiser which supports vision care for the homebound elderly and indigent, as well as scholarships and vision science research.
R. Michael Daley, President of Essilor of America and Ed Greene, President of the Vision Council of America served as Corporate Co-chairs.
“ This annual event brings together industry executives, our foundation Trustees and friends of the College in a wonderful evening that supports important patient care and vision research projects,” said Richard Feinbloom, OCNY President.
MOU Signed With Purchase College and Its Neuberger Museum
The College has entered into a special collaboration with Purchase College and its Neuberger Museum of Art to open an exhibition site. The Neuberger Museum of Art, the tenth largest university museum in the United States, is home to internationally renowned collections of over 6,000 works of twentieth century American, European, African and Ancient art.
"This agreement demonstrates the positive potential of collaboration between SUNY campuses" said President Heath. "The establishment of exhibition space will create a distinctive environment for the College of Optometry programs, while providing the Neuberger Museum and Purchase College with needed visibility in New York City. The agreement also provides an opportunity for co-branding and increased public exposure for the College of Optometry including our eyecare facility, the University Optometric Center and Purchase College.
Mr. Thom Collins, Director of the Museum said the Museum's new satellite exhibition space will be renovated in coming months as part of an overall renovation project at the College. "Our new location will make the Neuberger's outstanding collection, special touring exhibitions, and new artist projects even more accessible to thousands of New Yorkers. This collaboration unfolds against a backddrop of dynamic institutional growth and change."
The exhibition space will be located on the ground floor of the College's historic building.
SUNY Opens New Vision Care Referral Service
The SUNY College of Optometry recently announced the opening of a new comprehensive referral service for optometrists and ophthalmologists in the metropolitan New York area.
The University Optometric Center, (UOC) the College’s patient care facility, is one of the country’s largest outpatient vision care clinics, serving men, women and children from around the world. Because it is a teaching facility too, the UOC has the latest and most comprehensive diagnostic and treatment technologies. The UOC faculty consists of eye care specialists who treat many ocular conditions that most eye care providers never see.
" If there is a new and better way to treat ocular disease or vision problems, chances are we’re already doing it, " said Dr. Harriette Canellos, Director of the Referral Service.
The services range from Laser Refractive Surgery and Ocular Disease and Special Testing , Vision Therapy Pediatrics, Low Vision to Specialty Contact Lenses. Among the more unique units within the UOC is the Head Trauma Unit providing comprehensive visual evaluations and visual services to individuals with acquired head trauma and strokes.
For additional information about the UOC Referral Service contact Dr. Canellos at 212-938-5920.
Agreements signed with Chinese Medical Schools
On a recent trip to China, Dr. David Heath, President of the SUNY College of Optometry, and Dr. Michael Heiberger, the College’s Interim Dean for Academic Affairs, signed affiliation agreements with two of China’s most prestigious medical institutions; The Wenzhou Medical College and the Zhejiang University.
The Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province is noted for its school of optometry and ophthalmology. Established in 1987, it was the first department in China committed to optometry and vision science research. China’s central government established the National Optometry Research Center at Wenzhou Medical College in 1993, and it is now widely recognized as a national leader in optometry, vision care and research.
Under the terms of the agreement, SUNY College of Optometry and the Wenzhou Medical College will pursue collaborative education programs, cooperative research, along with faculty and student exchange. A delegation from Wenzhou will visit SUNY Optometry in May. Fourth-year SUNY College of Optometry students will begin to participate in 10-week clinical internships at the Wenzhou Medical College’s Eye Hospital in June 2008. The Eye Hospital typically cares for 1,000 outpatients per day.
The Affiliated Second Hospital of the School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, (also in Zhejiang Province) will also host SUNY fourth-year student interns in the hospital’s Eye Center beginning in the fall of 2009. The 2nd Affiliated Hospital was first established in 1869, with governmental oversight assumed in 1952. With over 1.3 million patient visits per year, the hospital and the medical college are nationally renowned for its patient care and research efforts.
Dr. Heath, who has worked with medical universities in China since 1994, notes “The SUNY College of Optometry holds a leadership position in Optometry nationally. The extension of our program internationally is a natural step and one very much in line with the aspirations of the SUNY system. These affiliation agreements provide exciting opportunities for faculty and student exchanges, as well as for collaborative research.”
Signing Ceremony at Wenzhou Medical College:
L to R: Dr. Michael Heiberger, Dr. David Heath and Dr. Jia Qu,
President of the Wenzhou Medical College.
Signing Ceremony at the Zhejiang Univeirsty:
L to R: Dr. Jianhong Lou, Executive Vice Dean, Zhejiang Univeristy School of Medicine, Dr. Suzhan Zhang, President-2nd Affiliated Hospital, Dr. Michael Heiberger, Interim Vice-President for Academic Affairs SUNY Optometry, Dr. David Heath – President SUNY Optometry
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